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BR1 postcode area · Bromley

The BR1 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bromley, Lambeth, Lewisham. Area Scores range from 14 to 97 across them. Every full BR1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BR1 district: Chislehurst West & Elmstead scores 98 out of 100 (#142 of 6,856 nationally) while Downham East sits at 15 — neighbours on the map, 83 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £385,000 in Downham East to £791,250 in Chislehurst West & Elmstead — a 2.1× gap within the BR1 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bromley, Lambeth and Lewisham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£54,826a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime84per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BR1 district

£450,000median home sold over the past year · +5.9% over 5 years · -1.9% over the year · 619 sales
Detached£995,000
Semi-detached£605,000
Terraced£450,000
Flat£327,250
Bromley£525,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Chislehurst West & ElmsteadBromley 14298 £791,250
Bickley EastBromley 20497 £720,000
WidmoreBromley 43794 £510,000
Shortlands Bromley RoadBromley 64990 £445,000
Bromley SouthBromley 1,05485 £488,000
Bickley WestBromley 1,34980 £506,000
Plaistow (Bromley)Bromley 3,07655 £500,000
Bromley North & SundridgeBromley 3,17954 £420,000
Streatham CommonLambeth 4,17339 £430,500
Downham WestLewisham 5,52319 £397,500
Further GreenLewisham 5,61918 £400,000
Forster Park & SouthendLewisham 5,64718 £502,000
Downham EastLewisham 5,83215 £385,000

People living in BR1 Census 2021

Residents114,701
Median age (est.)39
Density4,333per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above45%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 30%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 16%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 65%Asian: 10%Black: 15%Mixed: 7%Other: 3%
White 65%Asian 10%Black 15%Mixed 7%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 34% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 28%

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.

Towns & places in BR1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BR1 district.

Bickley Bromley Chislehurst Downham Streatham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BR1.

BR3 BR2 SE6 SE12 BR4 BR7 SE26 SE20

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.