St Mary Cray South

Bromley · London · population 8,193 · 5 LSOAs

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

44Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,823 of 6,856 in England
  • #447 of 1,002 in London
  • #35 of 39 in Bromley
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,167
Median age (est.)39
Density4,346per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 27%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 20%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 27%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 7%Black: 7%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 80%Asian 7%Black 7%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 41% · Muslim 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

St Mary Cray South is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,823 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #35 of 39 in Bromley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (63) and lowest on Employment (34). Typical homes here sold for about £450,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 99 sales), 14% below the wider Bromley median of £525,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,122 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 35 · #4,454
Employment 34 · #4,488
Education 36 · #4,399
Health 52 · #3,288
Crime 47 · #3,618
Housing & access 63 · #2,562
Living environment 51 · #3,343

House prices ?

£450,000median (12m) · +9.4% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£450,00099+9.4%+17.6%
Detached£772,5008+32.7%+43.1%
Semi-detached£473,00053+5.1%+16.7%
Terraced£430,00029+23.9%+32.3%
Flat£257,5009+6.2%+15.7%
This area£450,000
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)£49,122±£6,975 · #1,217 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,241
Price-to-income ?9.2×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 ?

28Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

67 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 548 offences
Bromley72
London102
England83

Rank #3,332 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences189
Theft58
Burglary34
Vehicle crime127
Criminal damage & arson52
Public order & weapons41
Drugs33
Robbery5
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 155 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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