Bromley South

Bromley · London · population 10,178 · 6 LSOAs

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

85Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,054 of 6,856 in England
  • #104 of 1,002 in London
  • #16 of 39 in Bromley
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,062
Median age (est.)38
Density5,069per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above55%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 8%25–44 36%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 6%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 34% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional34%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors16%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure5%
Elementary4%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 70%Asian: 14%Black: 6%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 70%Asian 14%Black 6%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 37% · Hindu 5%

Born outside the UK: 33%

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 South is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,054 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 39 in Bromley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (97) but weak on Living environment (36). Typical homes here sold for about £488,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 124 sales), 7% below the wider Bromley median of £525,000. Typical household take-home income is around £64,568 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 174 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 78 · #1,479
Employment 82 · #1,198
Education 97 · #197
Health 94 · #430
Crime 54 · #3,124
Housing & access 54 · #3,138
Living environment 36 · #4,351

House prices ?

£488,000median (12m) · +1.7% yr · n=124
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£488,000124+1.7%+4.3%
Detached£865,00020-2.0%+2.1%
Semi-detached£620,00023-19.7%+12.7%
Terraced£547,50026-4.8%+16.7%
Flat£355,00055+19.9%-5.3%
This area£488,000
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)£64,568±£9,301 · #70 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£50,466
Price-to-income ?7.6×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

174 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,772 offences
Bromley72
London102
England83

Rank #6,062 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences467
Theft636
Burglary41
Vehicle crime94
Criminal damage & arson112
Public order & weapons181
Drugs145
Robbery75
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 314 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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