Bromley Common

Bromley · London · population 8,038 · 4 LSOAs

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

45Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,775 of 6,856 in England
  • #442 of 1,002 in London
  • #34 of 39 in Bromley
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,960
Median age (est.)38
Density3,095per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above35%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 27%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 18%Other: 13%
One person 27%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 18%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 8%Black: 9%Mixed: 7%Other: 3%
White 73%Asian 8%Black 9%Mixed 7%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 36% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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

Bromley Common is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,775 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #34 of 39 in Bromley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (69) and lowest on Employment (36). Typical homes here sold for about £510,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 70 sales), in line with the wider Bromley median of £525,000. Typical household take-home income is around £51,468 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 36 · #4,365
Employment 36 · #4,406
Education 46 · #3,707
Health 47 · #3,638
Crime 40 · #4,125
Housing & access 52 · #3,282
Living environment 69 · #2,144

House prices ?

£510,000median (12m) · -1.9% yr · n=70
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£510,00070-1.9%+14.6%
Detached£810,0007+10.6%+25.6%
Semi-detached£540,00025+2.9%+13.7%
Terraced£525,00019-3.7%+17.7%
Flat£315,000190.0%+8.6%
This area£510,000
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)£51,468±£7,276 · #839 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,606
Price-to-income ?9.9×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 ?

20Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 557 offences
Bromley72
London102
England83

Rank #3,485 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences244
Theft59
Burglary16
Vehicle crime75
Criminal damage & arson60
Public order & weapons40
Drugs44
Robbery6
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 199 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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