Farnborough

Bromley · London · population 7,115 · 4 LSOAs

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

76Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,657 of 6,856 in England
  • #181 of 1,002 in London
  • #22 of 39 in Bromley
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,125
Median age (est.)46
Density558per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above34%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 26%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 17%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 31%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 9%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 83%Asian 9%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 34% · Hindu 4%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

Farnborough is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,657 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #22 of 39 in Bromley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (84) and lowest on Living environment (53). Typical homes here sold for about £555,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 90 sales), 6% above the wider Bromley median of £525,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,276 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 76 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 66 · #2,315
Employment 65 · #2,390
Education 72 · #1,938
Health 84 · #1,115
Crime 66 · #2,342
Housing & access 58 · #2,857
Living environment 53 · #3,247

House prices ?

£555,000median (12m) · +12.7% yr · n=90
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£555,00090+12.7%+6.6%
Detached£700,00022-2.8%+17.6%
Semi-detached£581,00025+13.9%+11.2%
Terraced£480,00021+3.2%-13.5%
Flat£269,50022-19.6%-1.6%
This area£555,000
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)£52,276±£7,452 · #750 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£45,750
Price-to-income ?10.6×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 ?

24Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

76 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 544 offences
Bromley72
London102
England83

Rank #3,901 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences237
Theft78
Burglary10
Vehicle crime42
Criminal damage & arson62
Public order & weapons83
Drugs20
Robbery2
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 104 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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