Bickley & Sundridge
vs Bromley Common & Holwood
Bromley Common & Holwood has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Bickley & Sundridge. Homes in Bickley & Sundridge sold for a median of £600,000, 13% above Bromley Common & Holwood. Bromley Common & Holwood has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Bickley & Sundridge has 17,897 residents in 7,253 households; Bromley Common & Holwood has 18,775 in 7,581. Bickley & Sundridge has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 4.7 percentage points more than Bromley Common & Holwood (Bromley: 18%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (28% and 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Bickley & Sundridge (33%) and semi-detached houses in Bromley Common & Holwood (32%). Bickley & Sundridge has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 5.3 percentage points more than Bromley Common & Holwood (Bromley: 69%). Bickley & Sundridge has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 1.3 percentage points more than Bromley Common & Holwood (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £600,000 in Bickley & Sundridge and £532,500 in Bromley Common & Holwood, against £520,000 across Bromley.
Surroundings
Bromley Common & Holwood has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 10.7 percentage points more than Bickley & Sundridge (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 82 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bickley & Sundridge, and 78 in Bromley Common & Holwood. The typical postcode is 482 m from the nearest school in Bickley & Sundridge and 420 m in Bromley Common & Holwood. The typical postcode is 618 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bickley & Sundridge and 1,496 m in Bromley Common & Holwood. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Bickley & Sundridge and 90% in Bromley Common & Holwood.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 55 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bickley & Sundridge and 81 in Bromley Common & Holwood, 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.
Bickley & Sundridge is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 17,897 people in 7,253 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £600,000 over the past two years, 15% above the Bromley median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 39% below the Bromley average.
Bromley Common & Holwood is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 18,775 people in 7,581 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £532,500 over the past two years, in line with the Bromley median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% above the Bromley average.
More comparisons.
Bickley & Sundridge and Bromley Common & Holwood next to other wards of Bromley.