Penge East

Bromley · London · population 8,393 · 5 LSOAs

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

52Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,282 of 6,856 in England
  • #356 of 1,002 in London
  • #31 of 39 in Bromley
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,425
Median age (est.)39
Density5,670per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above56%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 8%25–44 33%45–64 27%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 18%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Associate professional 20% · Managers & directors 18%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Associate professional20%
Managers & directors18%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 68%Asian: 6%Black: 14%Mixed: 8%Other: 3%
White 68%Asian 6%Black 14%Mixed 8%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 43% · Christian 40% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 25%

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

Penge East sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,282 of 6,856 in England, and #31 of 39 in Bromley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (86) but weak on Living environment (12). Typical homes here sold for about £647,500 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 102 sales), 23% above the wider Bromley median of £525,000. Typical household take-home income is around £58,681 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 108 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 45 · #3,741
Employment 51 · #3,357
Education 86 · #992
Health 70 · #2,027
Crime 36 · #4,413
Housing & access 55 · #3,090
Living environment 12 · #6,024

House prices ?

£647,500median (12m) · +12.6% yr · n=102
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£647,500102+12.6%+17.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£930,00023+10.7%+44.2%
Terraced£715,00048+14.4%+20.2%
Flat£390,00029+4.3%+8.3%
This area£647,500
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)£58,681±£8,364 · #241 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£46,482
Price-to-income ?11.0×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 ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

108 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 906 offences
Bromley72
London102
England83

Rank #5,150 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences212
Theft338
Burglary42
Vehicle crime108
Criminal damage & arson61
Public order & weapons81
Drugs29
Robbery24
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 212 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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