Shortlands Bromley Road

Bromley · London · population 8,334 · 5 LSOAs

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

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #649 of 6,856 in England
  • #71 of 1,002 in London
  • #14 of 39 in Bromley
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,397
Median age (est.)42
Density4,513per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above51%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 7%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 7%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional16%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure5%
Elementary4%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 8%Black: 6%Mixed: 7%Other: 2%
White 77%Asian 8%Black 6%Mixed 7%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 37% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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

Shortlands Bromley Road is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #649 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 39 in Bromley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (97) but weak on Living environment (39). Typical homes here sold for about £445,000 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 141 sales), 15% below the wider Bromley median of £525,000. Typical household take-home income is around £58,180 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 44 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 84 · #1,061
Employment 86 · #992
Education 97 · #224
Health 85 · #1,019
Crime 78 · #1,527
Housing & access 57 · #2,946
Living environment 39 · #4,152

House prices ?

£445,000median (12m) · -1.7% yr · n=141
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£445,000141-1.7%+8.5%
Detached£1,085,00023-4.5%+19.2%
Semi-detached£807,00023-1.6%+7.1%
Terraced£610,00017+8.2%+19.0%
Flat£350,00078-4.1%+6.1%
This area£445,000
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)£58,180±£8,327 · #260 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£50,557
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 ?

53Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

44 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 369 offences
Bromley72
London102
England83

Rank #1,618 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences123
Theft37
Burglary37
Vehicle crime103
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order & weapons21
Drugs16
Robbery7
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 92 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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