West Wickham

Bromley · London · population 12,171 · 8 LSOAs

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

96Area Score / 100 ?
  • #265 of 6,856 in England
  • #23 of 1,002 in London
  • #9 of 39 in Bromley
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,294
Median age (est.)47
Density3,198per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above40%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 5%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 25%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional17%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 6%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 6%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 34% · Hindu 3%

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

West Wickham is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #265 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #9 of 39 in Bromley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (95) and lowest on Living environment (40). Typical homes here sold for about £691,700 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 125 sales), 32% above the wider Bromley median of £525,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,024 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £57,516 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 49 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 94 · #389
Employment 94 · #423
Education 92 · #512
Health 95 · #341
Crime 94 · #409
Housing & access 84 · #1,122
Living environment 40 · #4,091

House prices ?

£691,700median (12m) · +8.0% yr · n=125
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£691,700125+8.0%+14.0%
Detached£895,00019+4.4%+17.4%
Semi-detached£755,00059+11.9%+18.0%
Terraced£610,00018+8.1%+16.7%
Flat£298,00029-3.9%+5.3%
This area£691,700
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)£57,516±£8,200 · #297 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£51,140
Price-to-income ?12.0×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 ?

12Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

49 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 592 offences
Bromley72
London102
England83

Rank #1,995 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences130
Theft164
Burglary33
Vehicle crime122
Criminal damage & arson66
Public order & weapons31
Drugs15
Robbery23
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 79 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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