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Biggin Hill
vs Chelsfield

Biggin Hill has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Chelsfield. Homes in Chelsfield sold for a median of £590,000, 31% above Biggin Hill. Biggin Hill has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Bromley with Biggin Hill highlighted
Biggin Hill
237 postcodes
Map of Bromley with Chelsfield highlighted
Chelsfield
252 postcodes
Map of Bromley
Bromley
city average

People

Biggin Hill has 10,822 residents in 4,292 households; Chelsfield has 11,565 in 4,516. Biggin Hill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 2.9 percentage points more than Chelsfield (Bromley: 18%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (23% and 24%).

10,822Residents (2021)
11,565Residents (2021)
329,992Residents (2021)
4,292Households
4,516Households
135,828Households
15.5%Aged 15–29
13.7%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 15–29
23.2%Aged 65 and over
20.3%Aged 65 and over
17.6%Aged 65 and over
22.7%Living alone
23.5%Living alone
28.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Biggin Hill and 38% in Chelsfield. Biggin Hill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 87%, 4.1 percentage points more than Chelsfield (Bromley: 69%). Chelsfield has the higher share of private renting: 10%, 2.2 percentage points more than Biggin Hill (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £450,000 in Biggin Hill and £590,000 in Chelsfield, against £520,000 across Bromley.

£450,000Median sale price
£590,000Median sale price
£520,000Median sale price
86.6%Owner-occupied
82.5%Owner-occupied
68.5%Owner-occupied
8.2%Private renting
10.4%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
4.7%Social renting
6.7%Social renting
13.2%Social renting
38.8%Detached houses
37.6%Detached houses
18.1%Detached houses
27.5%Semi-detached houses
37.1%Semi-detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
21.0%Terraced houses
15.8%Terraced houses
20.6%Terraced houses
11.1%Flats
7.5%Flats
23.5%Flats

Surroundings

Biggin Hill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 4.6 percentage points more than Chelsfield (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 34 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Biggin Hill, and 48 in Chelsfield. The typical postcode is 681 m from the nearest school in Biggin Hill and 367 m in Chelsfield. The typical postcode is 4,942 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Biggin Hill and 958 m in Chelsfield. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Biggin Hill and 87% in Chelsfield.

17.1%Green space within 500 m
12.5%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
34Services within 15 min (median)
48Services within 15 min (median)
95Services within 15 min (median)
681 mNearest school (median)
367 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
958 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
408Postcodes in flood risk areas
95.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
86.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 63 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Biggin Hill and 40 in Chelsfield, 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.

63Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
40Recorded 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.

Biggin Hill

Biggin Hill is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 10,822 people in 4,292 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £450,000 over the past two years, 13% 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.

Chelsfield

Chelsfield is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 11,565 people in 4,516 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £590,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Bromley median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% below the Bromley average.

More comparisons.

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