Bromley

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• Today: 11° / 9° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Greenwich - Fiveways Sidcup Rd A20, United Kingdom

• 8.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 6.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

620 reported road collisions (2025)

121 killed or seriously injured · 726 casualties · 18.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

326 food businesses within 2 miles

• 254 rated 4–5 ★ (212 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Petts Wood (2.1 km)
• 20 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£520,253 average▼ 0.5% YoY

Across Bromley · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,684 average monthly rent▲ 2.7% YoY

• 1 bed £1,312
• 2 bed £1,641
• 3 bed £1,990

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

12.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 12.1 times median annual pay (12.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

3,923 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · BP (7.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (6.7 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

104 charging locations within ~8 km

• 27 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Chapter One Restaurant (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools25
• Sports pitches42
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Families connect with local support at SEND Local Offer Live· 4 Nov 2026
• Autumn leaf clearance getting in full swing· 28 Oct 2026
• Waste offences and failure to comply lead to prosecutions· 28 Oct 2026
• Business mentor scheme supports entrepreneurs to thrive in Bromley· 27 Oct 2026
• Half term activities on offer across Bromley· 23 Oct 2026

Source: Bromley Council

329,994 residents in Bromley · 2,198/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK23,238
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK22,655
• Net moves+583

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 248 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,140 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (25% of 143,430)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

120 schools · 57,429 pupils

76 primary · 19 secondary · 25 other

Ofsted: 40 of 41 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (98%)

100 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bromley

323 CQC-registered services

• Care homes53
• GP practices60
• Dentists91
• Homecare agencies88
• Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bromley

• Within the Green Belt
• 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

604 applications decided

71.4% granted · 431 granted, 173 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Conservative majority

• Lab 8
• Con 35
• LD 6
• Ref 6
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens15
• Restaurants & cafés19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

16,305 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

906 jobs advertised · £41,177 avg

e.g. RAC Vehicle Technician - London and Greater London, SEN Teacher - Post 16, Superflex Roadside Technician

Source: Adzuna

£965 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£34,389 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 148,193 certificates

8.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Life expectancy: 85.9 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 67.7 women · 67.5 men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bromley and Biggin Hill:

• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death395 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases209 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks198 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth184 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND184 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• Bishop Justus Church of England School · 0.4 km

  Bishop Justus Church of England School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in the Bromley area of the London Borough of Bromley, England.

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  Petts Wood & Holmesdale F.C. · 0.9 km

  Petts Wood & Holmesdale Football Club is a football club originally based in South Norwood, London, England. Affiliated to the Kent County Football Association, they are currently members of the Southern Counties East…

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  Crofton Wood · 1.0 km

  Crofton Wood or Crofton Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation in Crofton in the London Borough of Bromley. Kyd Brook goes through the Wood.

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  Bromley Common · 1.1 km

  Bromley Common is an unincorporated village in Greater London, within the London Borough of Bromley. Prior to 1965 it was within the historic county of Kent. It is south of Bromley town centre and Bickley, west of Sou…

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  Locksbottom · 1.3 km

  Locksbottom is a suburb of Orpington within the London Borough of Bromley, Greater London. Prior to 1965 it was within the historic county of Kent. It is located south of Bromley Common, west of Crofton, north-west of…

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  Southborough, Bromley · 1.3 km

  Southborough is an area of South East London, within the London Borough of Bromley, Greater London. Prior to 1965 it was within the historic county of Kent. It is located south of Bickley and Bromley, east of Bromley…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)