Biggin Hill West

Bromley · London · population 7,047 · 5 LSOAs

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

80Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,376 of 6,856 in England
  • #149 of 1,002 in London
  • #20 of 39 in Bromley
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents7,171
Median age (est.)42
Density1,267per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above27%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 48%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 48%Social rent 5%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 11%Other: 18%
One person 21%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 11%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 16% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional16%
Skilled trades14%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 2%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 0%
White 92%Asian 2%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Biggin Hill West is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,376 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 39 in Bromley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (93) but weak on Housing & access (37). Typical homes here sold for about £437,500 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 90 sales), 17% below the wider Bromley median of £525,000. Typical household take-home income is around £54,587 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 44 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 75 · #1,726
Employment 81 · #1,328
Education 46 · #3,672
Health 83 · #1,163
Crime 63 · #2,528
Housing & access 37 · #4,303
Living environment 93 · #485

House prices ?

£437,500median (12m) · +2.9% yr · n=90
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£437,50090+2.9%+18.2%
Detached£490,00025-6.7%+11.4%
Semi-detached£470,00021+9.9%+12.6%
Terraced£395,00031-2.8%+12.9%
Flat£305,00013+0.8%+27.1%
This area£437,500
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)£54,587±£7,883 · #501 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,631
Price-to-income ?8.0×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 ?

50Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

44 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 308 offences
Bromley72
London102
England83

Rank #1,570 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences143
Theft39
Burglary16
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson30
Public order & weapons23
Drugs9
Robbery4
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 118 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 →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in Bromley

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.