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BR3 postcode area · Bromley

The BR3 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bromley, Croydon, Lewisham. Area Scores range from 10 to 99 across them. Every full BR3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BR3 district contains both ends of the scale: Langley Park at 99 out of 100 (#60 of 6,856 in England) against Beckenham Hill at 11, an 88-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £340,000 in Beckenham Hill to £835,000 in Langley Park — a 2.5× gap within the BR3 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bromley, Croydon and Lewisham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£56,057a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime69per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied65%

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 BR3 district

£550,000median home sold over the past year · +13.4% over 5 years · +0.5% over the year · 713 sales
Detached£1,155,000
Semi-detached£782,500
Terraced£626,000
Flat£350,000
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
Langley ParkBromley 6099 £835,000
Beckenham East & Kelsey ParkBromley 20497 £477,500
West WickhamBromley 26596 £691,700
Shortlands Bromley RoadBromley 64990 £445,000
Eden Park & BethlemBromley 1,03385 £636,250
Elmers EndBromley 1,36980 £600,000
Clock House & Cator ParkBromley 1,78074 £550,000
New BeckenhamBromley 1,90472 £385,000
Anerley SouthBromley 2,82959 £465,000
Penge EastBromley 3,28252 £647,500
Shirley EastCroydon 4,35836 £575,000
Downham WestLewisham 5,52319 £397,500
Beckenham HillLewisham 6,12011 £340,000

People living in BR3 Census 2021

Residents109,175
Median age (est.)41
Density4,432per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above46%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 28%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 15%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional16%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 70%Asian: 8%Black: 13%Mixed: 7%Other: 3%
White 70%Asian 8%Black 13%Mixed 7%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 36% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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 BR3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BR3 district.

Anerley Downham Shirley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BR3.

SE20 BR1 BR4 SE26 SE25 BR2 SE6 SE19

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.