Bromley

18°COvercast

• Today: 22° / 18° · 81% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:21

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

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

153 reported · July 2026▼ 19% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences54
• Anti-social behaviour34
• Public order17
• Vehicle crime14

5 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Bromley Common and Holwood · Metropolitan

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

558 reported road collisions (2024)

83 killed or seriously injured · 655 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

324 food businesses within 2 miles

• 256 rated 4–5 ★ (209 top)
• 7 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

£518,235 average▼ 1.4% YoY

Across Bromley · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,681 average monthly rent▲ 2.6% YoY

• 1 bed £1,309
• 2 bed £1,638
• 3 bed £1,986

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · BP (7.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · ESSO (3.5 km)

39 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)

• Open House Festival returns with an exciting programme celebrating heritage across Bromley· 11 Sept 2026
• Diagrama Foundation appointed to deliver Day Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs in Bromley· 9 Sept 2026
• Have your say on Bromley's future Air Quality Action Plan· 7 Sept 2026
• Dog control order renewal following consultation· 4 Sept 2026
• Know Your Blood Pressure Numbers and Give Your Heart Some Support· 3 Sept 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)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 230 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bromley

321 CQC-registered services

• Care homes53
• GP practices59
• 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)

522 applications decided

75.7% granted · 395 granted, 127 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

16,030 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1,544 jobs advertised · £42,010 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Mechanic, Superflex Roadside Technician, IT Technician - South East

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:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership388 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s310 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test288 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office281 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership274 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• 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)