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Bellingham · Lewisham

Bellingham: your neighbourhood

Bellingham electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 47% here, compared with 29% across Lewisham (18.3 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 34.5% here, compared with 49.8% across Lewisham (15.3 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 28.6% here, compared with 20.3% across Lewisham (8.3 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

9%

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,052 out of 11,661.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6%

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

696 out of 11,661.

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People counted in the census

11,661

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

11,661 out of 11,661.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

34.5%

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,094 out of 8,962.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

63.7%

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,957 out of 4,642.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

28.6%

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,328 out of 4,642.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.8%

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,289 out of 8,947.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57%

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

5,100 out of 8,947.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

6.4%

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

575 out of 8,947.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

20.9%

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,875 out of 8,962.

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Homes rented privately

21%

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

980 out of 4,643.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

10.7%

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

957 out of 8,947.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

47%

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,205 out of 4,643.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

6.2%

21 March 2021 · Bellingham

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

558 out of 8,947.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Bellingham ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

1,589 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,604 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Bellingham ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 126 mapped crimes in September 2024; 112 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Bellingham
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202412633
October 202414620
November 202412023
December 202414018
January 202513838
February 202512324
March 202512139
April 202513125
May 202514538
June 202514438
July 202513439
August 202513632
September 202512334
October 202514644
November 202514624
December 202511527
January 202612827
February 202611120
March 202611615
April 202616616
May 202612126
June 202615345
July 202615254
August 202611231
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bellingham
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime619
shoplifting175
vehicle crime156
public order134
other theft109
criminal damage arson87
drugs87
burglary61
robbery59
theft from the person49
possession of weapons26
other crime20
bicycle theft7
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Lewisham →