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Bromley Town
vs Plaistow

Bromley Town has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Plaistow. Homes in Plaistow sold for a median of £490,000, 18% above Bromley Town. Plaistow has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Bromley with Bromley Town highlighted
Bromley Town
389 postcodes
Map of Bromley with Plaistow highlighted
Plaistow
207 postcodes
Map of Bromley
Bromley
city average

People

Bromley Town has 15,738 residents in 6,867 households; Plaistow has 13,348 in 5,397. Plaistow has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 1.6 percentage points more than Bromley Town (Bromley: 18%). Bromley Town has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 5.5 percentage points more than Plaistow (Bromley: 29%).

15,738Residents (2021)
13,348Residents (2021)
329,992Residents (2021)
6,867Households
5,397Households
135,828Households
16.8%Aged 15–29
15.5%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 15–29
13.9%Aged 65 and over
15.5%Aged 65 and over
17.6%Aged 65 and over
32.9%Living alone
27.4%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 Plaistow (30%). Plaistow has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 9.7 percentage points more than Bromley Town (Bromley: 69%). Bromley Town has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 15 percentage points more than Plaistow (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £415,000 in Bromley Town and £490,000 in Plaistow, against £520,000 across Bromley.

£415,000Median sale price
£490,000Median sale price
£520,000Median sale price
56.0%Owner-occupied
65.7%Owner-occupied
68.5%Owner-occupied
33.0%Private renting
18.0%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
9.3%Social renting
15.5%Social renting
13.2%Social renting
11.9%Detached houses
10.9%Detached houses
18.1%Detached houses
16.2%Semi-detached houses
29.8%Semi-detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
16.4%Terraced houses
30.0%Terraced houses
20.6%Terraced houses
42.4%Flats
19.7%Flats
23.5%Flats

Surroundings

Plaistow has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 3.8 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 126 in Plaistow. The typical postcode is 523 m from the nearest school in Bromley Town and 418 m in Plaistow. The typical postcode is 494 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bromley Town and 719 m in Plaistow. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Bromley Town and 93% in Plaistow.

9.6%Green space within 500 m
13.4%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
232Services within 15 min (median)
126Services within 15 min (median)
95Services within 15 min (median)
523 mNearest school (median)
418 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
494 mNearest tram or rail (median)
719 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
17Postcodes in flood risk areas
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
408Postcodes in flood risk areas
79.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.5%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 83 in Plaistow, 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
83Recorded 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.

Plaistow

Plaistow is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 13,348 people in 5,397 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £490,000 over the past two years, 6% below the Bromley median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% below the Bromley average.

More comparisons.

Bromley Town and Plaistow next to other wards of Bromley.

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