Lifestyle

Bexley residents have low levels of anxiety and high levels of life satisfaction, happiness and worthwhileness.

Bexley is a place where residents feel their goals can be achieved, and where residents feel they can trust their neighbours
400 voluntary organisations and 1000 informal community groups in Bexley
Bexley Voluntary Service Council (BVSC) had 835 volunteers in 2020
throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, BVSC had over 1000 new volunteers to help deliver services
500 people signed up as Community Champions – the main reason people gave for signing up was that ‘they wanted to help out their community in their time of need’

Women are more active than men in Bexley - 33% of male residents are inactive compared to 30% of inactive female residents

41% of disabled residents are likely to be active

The most active age group is 16-34

Bexley has various places of culture, with a strong focus on heritage.

5 music venues
2 museums
1 major outdoor cultural space (Danson Park)
4 theatres
67 listed buildings
16 community centres
85 pubs and bars
the Council has been involved with local cultural events in the past few years, including Faith in the Community Awards, Windrush Day celebrations, LGBTQ+ Pride football tournament and Holocaust Memorial Day

9% of people in Bexley do not have digital skills to complete tasks like online shopping, filling in a form or creating an account online
wards with the highest risk of digital exclusion are Sidcup and Longlands in the South of the borough and Slade Green & North End and Crayford in the north

8.9%

of adult residents have not used the internet in the last 3 months or have never used it

7%

people say they do not have internet at home

15%

of people in Bexley don’t have a laptop or a desktop PC at home

Sources

Bexley Data Hub