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BR5 1

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12,043 people · median £735,000 · Bromley

↑ Bromley (district)

Fast broadbandGood for schoolsAmong the least deprived

Bromley Council · Conservative-controlled 35/58 seats · 60% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population12,043

0–14

19%

15–24

25–44

23%

45–64

27%

65+

22%

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Median age44.2

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate61%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents5.2%

Self-employed · of people in work19.2%

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Retired20.9%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified44%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications11.6%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health86%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.33/10

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Happiness7.35/10

Feels worthwhile7.55/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.38/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 9/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 85% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 9/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 9/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 85% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 9 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

8.5/10

Employment

8.6/10

Education & skills

8.7/10

Health & disability

9.2/10

Crime

8.2/10

Housing & services

8.6/10

Living environment

6.4/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

86%

own their home

84%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 9%

ONS Census 2021

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