Bromley

18°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 20° / 18° · 75% rain
• Tomorrow: 26° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

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

6US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

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

118 reported · July 2026▼ 9% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour39
• Violence & sexual offences27
• Shoplifting14
• Public order12

13 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Farnborough and Crofton · 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)

438 food businesses within 2 miles

• 338 rated 4–5 ★ (272 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

£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 (6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Jet (9.3 km)

35 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)

• 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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 8 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

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)

16,030 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

10% low-carbon electricity

Imports 65% · Gas 25% · Wind 7% · Solar 2%

160 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Orpington:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership321 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office313 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test307 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s281 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership233 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

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

• 
  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)