Area guide

Living in BR3, Bromley

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around BR3 in Bromley. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 15 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Bromley: £511,670, down 3.1% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider London average is £550,037.

Check sold prices for a specific address in BR3 →
See where BR3 ranks across London →

Council tax at Band D in Bromley: £2,140 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare BR3 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for BR3 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around BR3

146 recorded home sales on the streets around central BR3 in the last 2 years, with a median of £460,000 and a range from £85,000 to £2,200,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
56 Greenways, BR3 3NQ Semi-detached £1,115,000 18 Aug 2026
17 Montague Lodge, 95 Rectory Road, BR3 1XF Flat or maisonette £85,000 21 Jul 2026
9 Church Avenue, BR3 1DT Terraced £880,000 26 Jun 2026
18 Faversham Road, BR3 3PN Terraced £541,500 19 Jun 2026
Flat 5 Firbank, 9 Beckenham Road, BR3 4GB Flat or maisonette £380,000 15 Jun 2026
60 Durban Road, BR3 4EZ Terraced £610,000 12 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

94 schools within 3 miles , of which 86% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green Primary Outstanding 0.4 mi away 0.42 mi 2025/26
Harris Academy Beckenham Secondary Outstanding 0.4 mi away no figure
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary Outstanding 0.8 mi away no figure
Harris Girls Academy Bromley Secondary Outstanding 0.9 mi away no figure
Harris Primary Academy Kent House Primary Outstanding 1.0 mi away 0.53 mi 2025/26
Stewart Fleming Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.2 mi away 0.42 mi 2025/26

Schools in BR3 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Clare House Primary School Primary 0.33 mi 2025/26
Alexandra Infant School Primary 0.34 mi 2025/26
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green Primary 0.42 mi 2025/26
Churchfields Primary School Primary 0.62 mi 2025/26
Balgowan Primary School Primary 0.69 mi 2025/26
Langley Park School for Boys Secondary 0.93 mi 2025/26
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Primary 1.16 mi 2025/26
Langley Park School for Girls Secondary 1.33 mi 2025/26
Marian Vian Primary School Primary 1.36 mi 2025/26
Orion Eden Park Secondary 1.7 mi 2025/26
Unicorn Primary School Primary 3.93 mi 2025/26

Will an address here get a place? How far Bromley schools admitted from, school by school →

65 state primary and 15 state secondary schools within range, plus 5 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for BR3 →

Private schools

5 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: St Christophers The Hall School, St David's Prep, St Dunstan's College, Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST, Trinity School.

All 5 fee-paying schools near BR3, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations29.6%
Managers, directors and senior officials19.6%
Associate professional and technical17.1%
Administrative and secretarial10.5%
Skilled trades6.7%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How BR3 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 10.1 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of BR3 (E01000771, 1,664 residents in 2021, up 1.8% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 10.1 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 88.9% 87.8% -1.1 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 7.6% 11.9% +4.3 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 1.9% 0.3% -1.6 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 19.1% 18.8% -0.3 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 15.7% 20.8% +5.1 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 40.4% 50.5% +10.1 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 15.4% 18.0% +2.6 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 88.3% 88.4% +0.1 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 81.8% 80.9% -0.9 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

264 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central BR3 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 10 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Bromley's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

9 supermarkets, 10 pharmacies, 91 restaurants and cafés, 16 pubs, 2 hospitals within a mile of central BR3, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of BR3

Best-served stop: Beckenham High Street / War Memorial, with 17.6 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of BR3 is Beckenham High Street / War Memorial: 17.6 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 15.0 in the evening and 12.4 on Sunday daytime; first bus 00:05, last 00:10. Routes there: 227, 54, 354, 352. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of BR3. The nearest, Elm House Surgery, has 32,914 registered patients and 1,789 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Elm House Surgery0.1 mi32,9141,789
Manor Road Surgery0.3 mi6,3693,852
Bromleag Care Practice0.4 mi1,4621,523

Nearest A&E: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, where 44.7% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at 53.2%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Bromley pays £2,140 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.8% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Bromley, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Bromley, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,692+5.9%
2022-23£1,737+2.7%
2023-24£1,842+6.0%
2024-25£1,950+5.9%
2025-26£2,042+4.7%
2026-27£2,140+4.8%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Bromley, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about BR3

What is the average house price in BR3?

The average sold price in Bromley is £511,670 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in BR3?

Prices in Bromley are down 3.1% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in BR3?

The median of 146 recorded sales around central BR3 in the last 2 years is £460,000, ranging from £85,000 to £2,200,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in BR3?

94 schools sit within 3 miles of central BR3, and 86% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in BR3?

264 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BR3 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is BR3 at risk of flooding?

Central BR3 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is BR3 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 86% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £460,000; the area sits in decile 10 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 264 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is BR3 safe?

264 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BR3 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

Want the full picture for a specific property?

This page covers BR3 as a whole. For sold price history, EPC rating, exact-address crime and flood risk, school catchment areas and 30+ other checks on one specific property, search its full postcode.