Bromley: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£1,067,151

Semi-detached

£652,925

Terraced

£483,699

Flat or maisonette

£302,447

First-time buyers

£391,216

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  293,491 in 1991 → 335,319 in 2024 (+14.3%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £241,627 in 2005 → £511,670 in 2026 (+111.8%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £546 in 2008 → £852 in 2025 (+56.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  76.8% in 2004 → 78.3% in 2023 (+2.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.7% in 2001 → 3.5% in 2025 (+105.9%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £13,366 in 1997 → £34,389 in 2024 (+157.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Bromley; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£852 (April 2025) · 9th highest of 359
• Healthy life expectancy, men · Health & wellbeing67.5 years (2022 to 2024) · 7th highest of 195
• Healthy life expectancy, women · Health & wellbeing67.7 years (2022 to 2024) · 8th highest of 195
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.7 t per person (2024) · 22nd lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Home gas use · Environment11,960 kWh (2024/25) · 328th lowest of 347
• Job density · Economy & work0.58 jobs per resident (2024) · 318th highest of 350
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access67.1 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 328th highest of 361
• New homes · Housing4.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 266th highest of 296

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)82.4 years · England 80.0 · 10th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.9 years · England 83.8 · 8th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)67.5 years · England 60.9 · 4th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)67.7 years · England 61.3 · 5th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)237.6 per 100k · England 321.0 · 10th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)6.6% · England 10.4 · 6th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)60.0% · England 64.6 · 35th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)73.3% · England 68.3 · 11th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)51.9 score · England 46.0 · 14th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)2.2% · England 5.8 · 7th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)8.2% · England 19.8 · 7th lowest of 153