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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000152

Bromley Common

Bromley Common is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,964 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
7,964

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,096

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,095.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.7%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Broadheath & Firsway, Trafford9,350 residents · 54.0% owned · 22.9% no carMerstham, Reigate and Banstead6,864 residents · 62.5% owned · 18.5% no carDucks Island & Underhill, Barnet9,646 residents · 53.5% owned · 26.4% no carWoodside & Leavesden Green, Watford7,704 residents · 58.2% owned · 16.6% no carHollybush, Welwyn Hatfield7,850 residents · 48.7% owned · 17.8% no carNorthwood Hills, Hillingdon9,521 residents · 64.8% owned · 17.3% no car

Most similar within Bromley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Mary Cray South, Bromley8,166 residents · 65.1% owned · 22.4% no carPlaistow (Bromley), Bromley8,126 residents · 67.5% owned · 22.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bromley Common

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned60.8%
1,881 households
Social rented27.2%
843 households
Private rented10.9%
338 households
Shared ownership1.1%
34 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34%
1,053 households
Terraced29.2%
903 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.7%
859 households
Detached7%
218 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.5%
1,441 households
2 cars or vans in household23.6%
731 households
No cars or vans in household22.5%
698 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
226 households
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49%
1,517 households
2 bedrooms23.9%
740 households
4 or more bedrooms17.6%
546 households
1 bedroom9.5%
294 households
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.5%
2,060 households
One-person household26.7%
826 households
Other household types6.8%
211 households
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.9%
832 households
1 person in household26.6%
825 households
3 people in household20.5%
636 households
4 people in household18.2%
564 households
5 people in household5.3%
165 households
6 people in household1.6%
51 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.8%
1,737 residents
15–2917%
1,352 residents
30–4422.1%
1,756 residents
45–6425.3%
2,013 residents
65 and over13.8%
1,102 residents
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.1%
5,823 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9%
716 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%
663 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%
527 residents
Other ethnic group3%
237 residents
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.7%
2,130 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.1%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
968 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
839 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
591 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.3%
3,881 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35%
2,146 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,269 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
978 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.8%
4,128 residents
Good health32.2%
2,569 residents
Fair health10.7%
849 residents
Bad health4.1%
325 residents
Very bad health1.2%
96 residents
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
6,695 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,268 residents
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.4%
1,530 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
930 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
502 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
128 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Bromley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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