Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
vs Clock House
Clock House has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope. Homes in Clock House sold for a median of £531,000, 33% above Beckenham Town & Copers Cope. Beckenham Town & Copers Cope has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Beckenham Town & Copers Cope has 16,357 residents in 8,017 households; Clock House has 17,358 in 7,482. Beckenham Town & Copers Cope has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 4.9 percentage points more than Clock House (Bromley: 18%). Beckenham Town & Copers Cope has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 7.7 percentage points more than Clock House (Bromley: 29%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope (61%) and terraced houses in Clock House (32%). Clock House has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 9.2 percentage points more than Beckenham Town & Copers Cope (Bromley: 69%). Beckenham Town & Copers Cope has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 12 percentage points more than Clock House (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope and £531,000 in Clock House, against £520,000 across Bromley.
Surroundings
Beckenham Town & Copers Cope has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 2.3 percentage points more than Clock House (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 176 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope, and 157 in Clock House. The typical postcode is 340 m from the nearest school in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope and 371 m in Clock House. The typical postcode is 499 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope and 299 m in Clock House. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 77% of premises in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope and 91% in Clock House.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 105 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope and 50 in Clock House, against 88 across Bromley. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Beckenham Town & Copers Cope is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 16,357 people in 8,017 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 23% below the Bromley median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Bromley average.
Clock House is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 17,358 people in 7,482 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £531,000 over the past two years, in line with the Bromley median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% below the Bromley average.
More comparisons.
Beckenham Town & Copers Cope and Clock House next to other wards of Bromley.