SE20 postcode area · Bromley

The SE20 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bromley. Area Scores range from 14 to 74 across them. Every full SE20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SE20 district contains both ends of the scale: Clock House & Cator Park at 74 out of 100 (#1,780 of 6,856 in England) against Anerley North & Penge West at 14, a 60-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood 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 £363,750 in Anerley North & Penge West to £647,500 in Penge East — a 1.8× gap within the SE20 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£53,722a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime91per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied50%

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 SE20 district

£411,500median home sold over the past year · +6.1% over 5 years · -0.8% over the year · 273 sales
Detached
Semi-detached£690,000
Terraced£593,750
Flat£327,970
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
Clock House & Cator ParkBromley 1,78074 £550,000
Anerley SouthBromley 2,82959 £465,000
Penge EastBromley 3,28252 £647,500
Crystal Palace ParkBromley 3,61147 £405,000
Anerley North & Penge WestBromley 5,88014 £363,750

People living in SE20 Census 2021

Residents43,728
Median age (est.)38
Density6,356per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above50%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 36%45–64 26%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 24%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 15%Other: 11%
One person 34%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 15%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 65%Asian: 6%Black: 17%Mixed: 9%Other: 3%
White 65%Asian 6%Black 17%Mixed 9%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 41% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 27%

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 SE20

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SE20 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around 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.