Is Bromley a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bromley, from official data · 17 postcode districts · 7,202 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bromley, from official data · 17 postcode districts · 7,202 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Bromley sold for £511,670 in the latest House Price Index, down 3.1% on a year earlier. Across Bromley, police record 86 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Bromley, the nearest primary school is Raglan Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk; the nearest secondary is London South East Colleges, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Southborough Lane Surgery, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
Bromley South station is 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk; the nearest park, Norman Park, is 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk.
Across Bromley, police record 86 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Bromley sold for £511,670 in the latest House Price Index, down 3.1% on a year earlier. By type: detached £1,067,151, semi-detached £652,925, terraced £483,699, flats £302,447. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Raglan Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is London South East Colleges, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Bromley South is 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £81,205 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.