Bromley

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• Today: 10° / 9° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:28

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US 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

106 reported · August 2026▼ 11% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour35
• Violence & sexual offences20
• Vehicle crime13
• Public order11

Neighbourhood team: Farnborough and Crofton · Metropolitan

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

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)

438 food businesses within 2 miles

• 338 rated 4–5 ★ (275 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Orpington (1.0 km)
• 32 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 (6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.3 km)

18 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

82 charging locations within ~8 km

• 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Extra - Orpington (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools14
• Sports pitches19
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds8

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 8 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

Gareth Bacon

Conservative

Orpington

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

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

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

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés43

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

16,305 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

906 jobs advertised · £41,339 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Patrol - Esher, Superflex Roadside Technician, SEN Teacher - Post 16

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

51% low-carbon electricity

Gas 49% · Wind 37% · Nuclear 8% · Biomass 5%

198 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

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

10 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in BR5

• Derry Downs Surgery
• Poverest Medical Centre
• St Mary Cray Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Orpington:

• Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence386 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND212 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases202 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death167 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Review discharge of mental health patients154 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide

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

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  Orpington engine shed · 0.7 km

  The former Orpington engine shed is located in Orpington, Greater London, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the South East Main Line and to the north of Orpington station.

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  Crofton Wood · 0.9 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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  Orpington railway station · 1.0 km

  Orpington railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving the town of Orpington in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London. It is 13 miles 65 chains (22.2 km) down the line from London Charing Cros…

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  Crofton Roman Villa · 1.0 km

  Crofton Roman Villa in Crofton, Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, is a Roman villa which was inhabited between approximately 140 and 400 AD. It was the centre of a farming estate of about 500 acres (200 ha)…

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  Newstead Wood School · 1.1 km

  Newstead Wood School is a selective girls' grammar school in Avebury Road, Orpington, south east London, England. The school has been admitting boys into the sixth form since 2012.

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  Locksbottom · 1.2 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)