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%).
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%).
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.