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BR7 postcode area · Bromley

The BR7 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bromley, Greenwich. Area Scores range from 26 to 97 across them. Every full BR7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BR7 district contains both ends of the scale: Chislehurst West & Elmstead at 98 out of 100 (#142 of 6,856 in England) against Mottingham at 27, a 71-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £405,000 in Mottingham to £791,250 in Chislehurst West & Elmstead — a 2.0× gap within the BR7 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bromley and Greenwich — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£55,881a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime86per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied67%

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 BR7 district

£650,000median home sold over the past year · +19.3% over 5 years · +8.3% over the year · 279 sales
Detached£1,230,000
Semi-detached£692,500
Terraced£575,000
Flat£365,000
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
Chislehurst West & ElmsteadBromley 14298 £791,250
Orpington WestBromley 1,19882 £465,500
Chislehurst NorthBromley 1,54777 £550,750
New ElthamGreenwich 2,19968 £570,000
Chislehurst East & Hoblingwell WoodBromley 2,95357 £687,500
Bromley North & SundridgeBromley 3,17954 £420,000
MottinghamBromley 5,02327 £405,000

People living in BR7 Census 2021

Residents60,325
Median age (est.)40
Density2,927per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above43%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 14%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 9%Black: 7%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 76%Asian 9%Black 7%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 36% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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 BR7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BR7 district.

Bromley Chislehurst Orpington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BR7.

SE9 BR1 DA14 DA15 BR2 BR5 SE12 BR4

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.