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Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
vs Penge & Cator

Penge & Cator has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope. Homes in Penge & Cator sold for a median of £475,000, 19% above Beckenham Town & Copers Cope. Beckenham Town & Copers Cope has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Bromley with Beckenham Town & Copers Cope highlighted
Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
417 postcodes
Map of Bromley with Penge & Cator highlighted
Penge & Cator
428 postcodes
Map of Bromley
Bromley
city average

People

Beckenham Town & Copers Cope has 16,357 residents in 8,017 households; Penge & Cator has 18,911 in 8,391. Beckenham Town & Copers Cope has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 6.3 percentage points more than Penge & Cator (Bromley: 18%). Beckenham Town & Copers Cope has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 5 percentage points more than Penge & Cator (Bromley: 29%).

16,357Residents (2021)
18,911Residents (2021)
329,992Residents (2021)
8,017Households
8,391Households
135,828Households
13.6%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 65 and over
11.2%Aged 65 and over
17.6%Aged 65 and over
39.3%Living alone
34.3%Living alone
28.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 61% of homes in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope and 36% in Penge & Cator. Beckenham Town & Copers Cope has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 57%, 10.2 percentage points more than Penge & Cator (Bromley: 69%). Beckenham Town & Copers Cope has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 9.3 percentage points more than Penge & Cator (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope and £475,000 in Penge & Cator, against £520,000 across Bromley.

£400,000Median sale price
£475,000Median sale price
£520,000Median sale price
56.7%Owner-occupied
46.5%Owner-occupied
68.5%Owner-occupied
33.3%Private renting
24.0%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
8.6%Social renting
28.2%Social renting
13.2%Social renting
10.1%Detached houses
3.7%Detached houses
18.1%Detached houses
7.7%Semi-detached houses
16.0%Semi-detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
13.1%Terraced houses
21.6%Terraced houses
20.6%Terraced houses
60.5%Flats
36.4%Flats
23.5%Flats

Surroundings

Beckenham Town & Copers Cope has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 2.9 percentage points more than Penge & Cator (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 176 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope, and 193 in Penge & Cator. The typical postcode is 340 m from the nearest school in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope and 320 m in Penge & Cator. The typical postcode is 499 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope and 388 m in Penge & Cator. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 77% of premises in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope and 91% in Penge & Cator.

17.0%Green space within 500 m
14.1%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
176Services within 15 min (median)
193Services within 15 min (median)
95Services within 15 min (median)
340 mNearest school (median)
320 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
499 mNearest tram or rail (median)
388 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
22Postcodes in flood risk areas
25Postcodes in flood risk areas
408Postcodes in flood risk areas
76.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 105 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope and 139 in Penge & Cator, 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.

105Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
139Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
88Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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

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.

Penge & Cator

Penge & Cator is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 18,911 people in 8,391 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £475,000 over the past two years, 9% below the Bromley median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the Bromley average.

More comparisons.

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