Bromley
Bromley is a town in Surrey, England. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés and 31 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Oxted, 5.8 km away. The average sold house price is around £549,242. In June 2026, there were around 64 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bromley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Tandridge area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 87,874 residents at roughly 354 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 63rd of 294 English council areas — better than 79% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
16°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 12° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:28
13h 3m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
7US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Greenwich - Fiveways Sidcup Rd A20, United Kingdom
Crime
83 reported · July 2026▲ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences28
- Anti-social behaviour20
- Other theft8
- Shoplifting7
4 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Warlingham, Woldingham, Chelsham, Farleigh & Tatsfield · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Anti Social driving involving E-Bikes and E-Scooters in Warlingham and the surrounding area causing alarm and distress to other road user…
- The Warlingham area in the north of the borough has recently seen the majority of recorded burglary offences, likely due to the vicinity…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
234 reported road collisions (2024)
79 killed or seriously injured · 339 casualties · 26.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
54 food businesses within 2 miles
- 41 rated 4–5 ★ (37 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Oxted (5.8 km)
- 31 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Oxted (5.8 km):
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Live buses at Charlton Drive:
- 464 → New Addington · 23 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£475,344 average▼ 5.6% YoY
Across Tandridge · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,634 average monthly rent▲ 3.9% YoY
- 1 bed £1,156
- 2 bed £1,464
- 3 bed £1,828
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
13.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 13.2 times median annual pay (15.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · ESSO (9.9 km)
20 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
18 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 237 kW
- Nearest: Clarks Lane Farm (2.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches10
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
87,874 residents in Tandridge · 354/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 258 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,595 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (24% of 38,200)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
47 schools · 15,578 pupils
24 primary · 3 secondary · 20 other
Ofsted: 13 of 13 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
32inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- de Stafford SchoolGood
- Oxted SchoolGood
- Warlingham School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tandridge
Care & health services
1,391 CQC-registered services
- Care homes390
- GP practices202
- Dentists356
- Homecare agencies296
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 7 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
147 applications decided
83.7% granted · 123 granted, 24 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Independent (minority)
- Con 5
- LD 12
- Ref 1
- Oth 25
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,320 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1,665 jobs advertised · £42,176 avg
e.g. Autism Practitioner, Roadside Technician - London and Greater London, Roadside Rescue Mechanic
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£837 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£35,590 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 39,414 certificates
8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.6 yrs women · 81.9 yrs men
66% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
Tatsfield · 0.7 kmTatsfield is a village and civil parish in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. It is located 3.3 miles north west of Westerham and 3.9 miles north east of Oxted, and is adjacent to the Surrey border with both G…
Biggin Hill · 0.9 kmBiggin Hill is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, about 15.2 miles (24.5 km) south-southeast of Charing Cross. It is separated from London's built-up area by the Metropolitan green belt and is located adjacent t…
Aperfield · 1.1 kmAperfield is a hamlet and area in London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley, 16.2 miles (26 km) south-southeast of Charing Cross, and outside London's contiguous built-up area.
Charles Darwin School · 1.5 kmCharles Darwin School is a secondary school in the Biggin Hill area of the London Borough of Bromley, England. The school consists of 1,320 secondary and sixth form students. Currently the head teacher is Aston Smith.…
1980 Biggin Hill Invader crash · 1.6 kmThe Biggin Hill Invader crash was an accident involving a Douglas A-26 Invader aircraft which crashed during an airshow at Biggin Hill, United Kingdom, on 21 September 1980. The pilot and six passengers were killed, p…
- South Street, Bromley · 1.8 km
South Street is a hamlet in the far south of the London Borough of Bromley, 16.5 miles (27 km) south south-east from Charing Cross. It is the highest settlement in all of the London Region, averaging about 220 metres…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bromley?
- Bromley is a town in Surrey, England, in the Tandridge local authority.
- How deprived is Bromley?
- The Tandridge local authority, which includes Bromley, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.