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Bromley Town
vs Mottingham

Bromley Town has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Mottingham. Homes in Mottingham sold for a median of £415,000, in line with Bromley Town. Mottingham has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Bromley with Bromley Town highlighted
Bromley Town
389 postcodes
Map of Bromley with Mottingham highlighted
Mottingham
199 postcodes
Map of Bromley
Bromley
city average

People

Bromley Town has 15,738 residents in 6,867 households; Mottingham has 11,489 in 4,636. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (14% and 14%). Bromley Town has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 4 percentage points more than Mottingham (Bromley: 29%).

15,738Residents (2021)
11,489Residents (2021)
329,992Residents (2021)
6,867Households
4,636Households
135,828Households
16.8%Aged 15–29
16.3%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 15–29
13.9%Aged 65 and over
13.8%Aged 65 and over
17.6%Aged 65 and over
32.9%Living alone
28.9%Living alone
28.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Bromley Town (42%) and terraced houses in Mottingham (39%). Bromley Town has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 56%, 1.2 percentage points more than Mottingham (Bromley: 69%). Bromley Town has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 16.7 percentage points more than Mottingham (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £415,000 in Bromley Town and £415,000 in Mottingham, against £520,000 across Bromley.

£415,000Median sale price
£415,000Median sale price
£520,000Median sale price
56.0%Owner-occupied
54.8%Owner-occupied
68.5%Owner-occupied
33.0%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
9.3%Social renting
27.7%Social renting
13.2%Social renting
11.9%Detached houses
9.1%Detached houses
18.1%Detached houses
16.2%Semi-detached houses
28.6%Semi-detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
16.4%Terraced houses
39.4%Terraced houses
20.6%Terraced houses
42.4%Flats
19.9%Flats
23.5%Flats

Surroundings

Mottingham has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 13.9 percentage points more than Bromley Town (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 232 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bromley Town, and 99 in Mottingham. The typical postcode is 523 m from the nearest school in Bromley Town and 393 m in Mottingham. The typical postcode is 494 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bromley Town and 990 m in Mottingham. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Bromley Town and 98% in Mottingham.

9.6%Green space within 500 m
23.5%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
232Services within 15 min (median)
99Services within 15 min (median)
95Services within 15 min (median)
523 mNearest school (median)
393 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
494 mNearest tram or rail (median)
990 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
17Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
408Postcodes in flood risk areas
79.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 198 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bromley Town and 112 in Mottingham, 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.

198Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
112Recorded 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 Town

Bromley Town is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 15,738 people in 6,867 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £415,000 over the past two years, 20% below the Bromley median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% below the Bromley average.

Mottingham

Mottingham is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 11,489 people in 4,636 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £415,000 over the past two years, 20% below the Bromley median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% above the Bromley average.

More comparisons.

Bromley Town and Mottingham next to other wards of Bromley.

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