Bickley East

Bromley · London · population 6,716 · 4 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

Residents6,723
Median age (est.)45
Density2,395per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above46%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 7%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 25%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional15%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary3%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 9%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 82%Asian 9%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 34% · Hindu 3%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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

Bickley East 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 (96) and lowest on Living environment (56). Typical homes here sold for about £720,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 71 sales), 37% above the wider Bromley median of £525,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,151 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £61,628 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 48 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 93 · #492
Employment 92 · #581
Education 96 · #252
Health 96 · #286
Crime 87 · #917
Housing & access 82 · #1,198
Living environment 56 · #3,014

House prices ?

£720,000median (12m) · +5.9% yr · n=71
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£720,00071+5.9%+3.6%
Detached£1,000,000150.0%+2.6%
Semi-detached£715,00039+14.4%+4.8%
Terraced£653,0007+20.9%+16.6%
Flat£322,50010-0.8%+20.3%
This area£720,000
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)£61,628±£8,901 · #133 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£51,360
Price-to-income ?11.7×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 326 offences
Bromley72
London102
England83

Rank #1,983 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences77
Theft36
Burglary30
Vehicle crime81
Criminal damage & arson52
Public order & weapons19
Drugs16
Robbery7
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 63 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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