St Mary Cray East
Bromley · London · population 8,786 · 5 LSOAs
Part of St Mary Cray · Postcode BR5 · BR8 · DA14
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,468 of 6,856 in England
- #818 of 1,002 in London
- #38 of 39 in Bromley
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Associate professional 12% · Managers & directors 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 37% · Muslim 4%
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
St Mary Cray East is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,468 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #38 of 39 in Bromley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (54) and lowest on Crime (14). Typical homes here, about £377,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 52 sales), 28% below the wider Bromley median of £525,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,350 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 142 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £377,500 | 52 | +7.9% | +28.3% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Semi-detached | £425,000 | 18 | +10.4% | +22.3% |
| Terraced | £351,250 | 26 | +0.4% | +19.4% |
| Flat | £270,000 | 5 | +22.7% | +39.4% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #5,408 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,831 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 348 |
| Theft | 332 |
| Burglary | 59 |
| Vehicle crime | 186 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 106 |
| Public order & weapons | 82 |
| Drugs | 77 |
| Robbery | 39 |
| Other | 19 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 195 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Bromley
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Tatem ParkEnfield20£470,000
- Hadfield West & GamesleyHigh Peak20£225,000
- South Reddish & Heaton NorrisStockport20£220,000
- Wath upon DearneRotherham20£176,000
- Castleton & TrubRochdale20£166,000
- Bricknell WestKingston upon Hull, City of20£155,000