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Bromley Common & Holwood
vs Hayes & Coney Hall

Bromley Common & Holwood 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, 25% above Bromley Common & Holwood. Hayes & Coney Hall has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of Bromley with Bromley Common & Holwood highlighted
354 postcodes
Map of Bromley with Hayes & Coney Hall highlighted
293 postcodes
Map of Bromley
city average

People

Bromley Common & Holwood has 18,775 residents in 7,581 households; Hayes & Coney Hall has 15,917 in 5,932. Hayes & Coney Hall has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 5.4 percentage points more than Bromley Common & Holwood (Bromley: 18%). Bromley Common & Holwood has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 6.7 percentage points more than Hayes & Coney Hall (Bromley: 29%).

18,775Residents (2021)
15,917Residents (2021)
329,992Residents (2021)
7,581Households
5,932Households
135,828Households
16.0%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 15–29
15.4%Aged 65 and over
20.8%Aged 65 and over
17.6%Aged 65 and over
27.5%Living alone
20.8%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 62% in Hayes & Coney Hall. Hayes & Coney Hall has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 87%, 17.8 percentage points more than Bromley Common & Holwood (Bromley: 69%). Bromley Common & Holwood has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 7 percentage points more than Hayes & Coney Hall (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £532,500 in Bromley Common & Holwood and £668,000 in Hayes & Coney Hall, against £520,000 across Bromley.

£532,500Median sale price
£668,000Median sale price
£520,000Median sale price
69.4%Owner-occupied
87.2%Owner-occupied
68.5%Owner-occupied
15.6%Private renting
8.6%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
14.2%Social renting
3.8%Social renting
13.2%Social renting
14.3%Detached houses
19.7%Detached houses
18.1%Detached houses
32.4%Semi-detached houses
62.3%Semi-detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
27.5%Terraced houses
6.3%Terraced houses
20.6%Terraced houses
22.0%Flats
8.5%Flats
23.5%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (21% and 22%). A typical postcode has 78 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bromley Common & Holwood, and 92 in Hayes & Coney Hall. The typical postcode is 420 m from the nearest school in Bromley Common & Holwood and 613 m in Hayes & Coney Hall. The typical postcode is 1,496 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bromley Common & Holwood and 863 m in Hayes & Coney Hall. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Bromley Common & Holwood and 92% in Hayes & Coney Hall.

21.1%Green space within 500 m
21.9%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
78Services within 15 min (median)
92Services within 15 min (median)
95Services within 15 min (median)
420 mNearest school (median)
613 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
863 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
62Postcodes in flood risk areas
28Postcodes in flood risk areas
408Postcodes in flood risk areas
89.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.3%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 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.

81Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
47Recorded 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.

Hayes & Coney Hall

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.

Bromley Common & Holwood and Hayes & Coney Hall next to other wards of Bromley.