Beckenham East & Kelsey Park

Bromley · London · population 8,477 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #204 of 6,856 in England
  • #15 of 1,002 in London
  • #7 of 39 in Bromley
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,502
Median age (est.)45
Density4,078per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above54%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 7%25–44 29%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 4%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 7%Other: 15%
One person 39%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 7%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional17%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service4%
Elementary4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 7%Black: 5%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 80%Asian 7%Black 5%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 36% · Hindu 3%

Born outside the UK: 25%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Beckenham East & Kelsey Park is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #204 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #7 of 39 in Bromley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (98) and lowest on Living environment (48). Typical homes here sold for about £477,500 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 162 sales), 9% below the wider Bromley median of £525,000. Typical household take-home income is around £57,315 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 40 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 92 · #519
Employment 95 · #348
Education 98 · #142
Health 97 · #197
Crime 81 · #1,321
Housing & access 76 · #1,678
Living environment 48 · #3,563

House prices ?

£477,500median (12m) · +1.6% yr · n=162
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£477,500162+1.6%+15.8%
Detached£1,087,50018+5.1%+9.8%
Semi-detached£880,00016-11.3%+15.4%
Terraced£655,00024-5.1%+15.9%
Flat£387,500104-0.6%+9.2%
This area£477,500
Bromley£525,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£57,315±£8,309 · #314 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£53,250
Price-to-income ?8.3×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

46Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

40 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 341 offences
Bromley72
London102
England83

Rank #1,268 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences101
Theft29
Burglary40
Vehicle crime81
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order & weapons22
Drugs22
Robbery6
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 82 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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