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Chelsfield
vs Farnborough & Crofton

Farnborough & Crofton has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Chelsfield. Homes in Chelsfield sold for a median of £590,000, in line with Farnborough & Crofton. Farnborough & Crofton has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Bromley with Chelsfield highlighted
Chelsfield
252 postcodes
Map of Bromley with Farnborough & Crofton highlighted
Farnborough & Crofton
375 postcodes
Map of Bromley
Bromley
city average

People

Chelsfield has 11,565 residents in 4,516 households; Farnborough & Crofton has 17,701 in 7,045. Farnborough & Crofton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 2.1 percentage points more than Chelsfield (Bromley: 18%). Farnborough & Crofton has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 2.1 percentage points more than Chelsfield (Bromley: 29%).

11,565Residents (2021)
17,701Residents (2021)
329,992Residents (2021)
4,516Households
7,045Households
135,828Households
13.7%Aged 15–29
15.0%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 15–29
20.3%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Aged 65 and over
17.6%Aged 65 and over
23.5%Living alone
25.6%Living alone
28.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Chelsfield (38%) and semi-detached houses in Farnborough & Crofton (42%). The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (83% and 83%). Chelsfield has the higher share of private renting: 10%, 1.4 percentage points more than Farnborough & Crofton (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £590,000 in Chelsfield and £585,000 in Farnborough & Crofton, against £520,000 across Bromley.

£590,000Median sale price
£585,000Median sale price
£520,000Median sale price
82.5%Owner-occupied
82.6%Owner-occupied
68.5%Owner-occupied
10.4%Private renting
9.0%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
6.7%Social renting
8.2%Social renting
13.2%Social renting
37.6%Detached houses
31.5%Detached houses
18.1%Detached houses
37.1%Semi-detached houses
41.9%Semi-detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
15.8%Terraced houses
15.4%Terraced houses
20.6%Terraced houses
7.5%Flats
9.1%Flats
23.5%Flats

Surroundings

Farnborough & Crofton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 3.7 percentage points more than Chelsfield (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 48 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chelsfield, and 64 in Farnborough & Crofton. The typical postcode is 367 m from the nearest school in Chelsfield and 459 m in Farnborough & Crofton. The typical postcode is 958 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chelsfield and 1,497 m in Farnborough & Crofton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 87% of premises in Chelsfield and 94% in Farnborough & Crofton.

12.5%Green space within 500 m
16.2%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
48Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
95Services within 15 min (median)
367 mNearest school (median)
459 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
958 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
408Postcodes in flood risk areas
86.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 40 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chelsfield 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.

40Recorded 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.

Chelsfield

Chelsfield is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 11,565 people in 4,516 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £590,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Bromley median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% below 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.

Chelsfield and Farnborough & Crofton next to other wards of Bromley.

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