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Bromley Common & Holwood
vs Farnborough & Crofton

Bromley Common & Holwood 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, 10% above Bromley Common & Holwood. Bromley Common & Holwood has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 16%).

Map of Bromley with Bromley Common & Holwood highlighted
Bromley Common & Holwood
354 postcodes
Map of Bromley with Farnborough & Crofton highlighted
Farnborough & Crofton
375 postcodes
Map of Bromley
Bromley
city average

People

Bromley Common & Holwood has 18,775 residents in 7,581 households; Farnborough & Crofton has 17,701 in 7,045. Farnborough & Crofton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 7 percentage points more than Bromley Common & Holwood (Bromley: 18%). Bromley Common & Holwood has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 1.9 percentage points more than Farnborough & Crofton (Bromley: 29%).

18,775Residents (2021)
17,701Residents (2021)
329,992Residents (2021)
7,581Households
7,045Households
135,828Households
16.0%Aged 15–29
15.0%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 15–29
15.4%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Aged 65 and over
17.6%Aged 65 and over
27.5%Living alone
25.6%Living alone
28.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 32% of homes in Bromley Common & Holwood and 42% in Farnborough & Crofton. Farnborough & Crofton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 83%, 13.2 percentage points more than Bromley Common & Holwood (Bromley: 69%). Bromley Common & Holwood has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 6.6 percentage points more than Farnborough & Crofton (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £532,500 in Bromley Common & Holwood and £585,000 in Farnborough & Crofton, against £520,000 across Bromley.

£532,500Median sale price
£585,000Median sale price
£520,000Median sale price
69.4%Owner-occupied
82.6%Owner-occupied
68.5%Owner-occupied
15.6%Private renting
9.0%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
14.2%Social renting
8.2%Social renting
13.2%Social renting
14.3%Detached houses
31.5%Detached houses
18.1%Detached houses
32.4%Semi-detached houses
41.9%Semi-detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
27.5%Terraced houses
15.4%Terraced houses
20.6%Terraced houses
22.0%Flats
9.1%Flats
23.5%Flats

Surroundings

Bromley Common & Holwood has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 4.9 percentage points more than Farnborough & Crofton (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 78 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bromley Common & Holwood, and 64 in Farnborough & Crofton. The typical postcode is 420 m from the nearest school in Bromley Common & Holwood and 459 m in Farnborough & Crofton. The typical postcode is 1,496 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bromley Common & Holwood and 1,497 m in Farnborough & Crofton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Bromley Common & Holwood and 94% in Farnborough & Crofton.

21.1%Green space within 500 m
16.2%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
78Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
95Services within 15 min (median)
420 mNearest school (median)
459 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
62Postcodes in flood risk areas
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
408Postcodes in flood risk areas
89.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 81 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bromley Common & Holwood 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.

81Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
73Recorded 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.

Bromley Common & Holwood

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.

Farnborough & Crofton

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.

Bromley Common & Holwood and Farnborough & Crofton next to other wards of Bromley.

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