Chislehurst West & Elmstead

Bromley · London · population 10,728 · 6 LSOAs

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

98Area Score / 100 ?
  • #142 of 6,856 in England
  • #13 of 1,002 in London
  • #6 of 39 in Bromley
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,753
Median age (est.)45
Density1,799per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above53%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 3%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 7%Other: 17%
One person 25%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 7%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 27% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors27%
Associate professional17%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure4%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades4%
Elementary2%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 10%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 79%Asian 10%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 33% · Hindu 3%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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

Chislehurst West & Elmstead is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #142 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #6 of 39 in Bromley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (98) and lowest on Living environment (50). Typical homes here sold for about £791,250 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 152 sales), 51% 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 #6,447 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £65,989 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 36 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 98 · #135
Employment 98 · #142
Education 98 · #101
Health 98 · #101
Crime 86 · #978
Housing & access 61 · #2,672
Living environment 50 · #3,391

House prices ?

£791,250median (12m) · +11.4% yr · n=152
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£791,250152+11.4%+4.1%
Detached£1,160,00061-2.9%+22.1%
Semi-detached£907,50018+39.1%+58.5%
Terraced£666,76026+15.8%+14.0%
Flat£407,00047+13.1%+5.7%
This area£791,250
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)£65,989±£9,801 · #51 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£55,880
Price-to-income ?12.0×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 ?

6Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

36 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 387 offences
Bromley72
London102
England83

Rank #922 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences120
Theft38
Burglary42
Vehicle crime92
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons39
Drugs18
Robbery3
Other2

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 87 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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