Biggin Hill
vs Farnborough & Crofton
Biggin Hill has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Farnborough & Crofton. Homes in Farnborough & Crofton sold for a median of £585,000, 30% above Biggin Hill. Biggin Hill has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Biggin Hill has 10,822 residents in 4,292 households; Farnborough & Crofton has 17,701 in 7,045. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (23% and 22%). Farnborough & Crofton has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 2.9 percentage points more than Biggin Hill (Bromley: 29%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Biggin Hill (39%) and semi-detached houses in Farnborough & Crofton (42%). Biggin Hill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 87%, 4 percentage points more than Farnborough & Crofton (Bromley: 69%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (8% and 9%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £450,000 in Biggin Hill and £585,000 in Farnborough & Crofton, against £520,000 across Bromley.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (17% and 16%). A typical postcode has 34 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Biggin Hill, and 64 in Farnborough & Crofton. The typical postcode is 681 m from the nearest school in Biggin Hill and 459 m in Farnborough & Crofton. The typical postcode is 4,942 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Biggin Hill and 1,497 m in Farnborough & Crofton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Biggin Hill and 94% in Farnborough & Crofton.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 63 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Biggin Hill and 73 in Farnborough & Crofton, 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.
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.
Farnborough & Crofton is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 17,701 people in 7,045 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £585,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Bromley median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% below the Bromley average.
More comparisons.
Biggin Hill and Farnborough & Crofton next to other wards of Bromley.