Biggin Hill
vs Hayes & Coney Hall
Biggin Hill has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Hayes & Coney Hall. Homes in Hayes & Coney Hall sold for a median of £668,000, 48% above Biggin Hill. Hayes & Coney Hall has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Biggin Hill has 10,822 residents in 4,292 households; Hayes & Coney Hall has 15,917 in 5,932. Biggin Hill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 2.4 percentage points more than Hayes & Coney Hall (Bromley: 18%). Biggin Hill has the higher share of people living alone: 23%, 1.9 percentage points more than Hayes & Coney Hall (Bromley: 29%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Biggin Hill (39%) and semi-detached houses in Hayes & Coney Hall (62%). The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (87% and 87%). 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 £668,000 in Hayes & Coney Hall, against £520,000 across Bromley.
Surroundings
Hayes & Coney Hall has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 4.8 percentage points more than Biggin Hill (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 34 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Biggin Hill, and 92 in Hayes & Coney Hall. The typical postcode is 681 m from the nearest school in Biggin Hill and 613 m in Hayes & Coney Hall. The typical postcode is 4,942 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Biggin Hill and 863 m in Hayes & Coney Hall. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Biggin Hill and 92% in Hayes & Coney Hall.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 63 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Biggin Hill and 47 in Hayes & Coney Hall, 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.
Hayes & Coney Hall is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 15,917 people in 5,932 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £668,000 over the past two years, 28% above the Bromley median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% above the Bromley average.
More comparisons.
Biggin Hill and Hayes & Coney Hall next to other wards of Bromley.