Lifestyle

Bexley is a place where residents feel their goals can be achieved and where residents feel they can trust their neighbours

Bexley residents have low levels of anxiety and high levels of life satisfaction, happiness and worthwhileness¹
in 2019, there were 800 voluntary organisations in Bexley, including 407 registered charities, rising to 1200 with the inclusion of very small, issue or local community-focused groups ²
throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, BVSC had over 1000 new volunteers to help deliver services ³
almost 500 Community Champions signed up to help their community stay healthy and well by sharing information and joining in with health and wellbeing initiatives ⁴

Women are more active than men in Bexley - 35% of male residents are inactive compared to 29% of inactive female residents

39% of disabled residents are likely to be active

The most active age group is 16-34 ⁵

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

7 music venues
2 museums
1 major outdoor cultural space (Danson Park)
4 theatres
70 listed buildings
16 community centres
85 pubs and bars ⁶
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

6 are council managed ⁷
in 2019-20 the Council-run libraries had 989,825 visits, there were 35,116 active members and 13,635 new members ⁸

2% of adult residents have not used the internet in the last 3 months or have never used it (Bexley and Greenwich) which is lower than the London and UK averages
For the UK, older people (aged over 65, particularly over 75) and those with a disability are less likely to use the internet ⁹

Sources

Bexley Data Hub