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Clock House
vs Crystal Palace & Anerley

Crystal Palace & Anerley has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Clock House. Homes in Clock House sold for a median of £531,000, 38% above Crystal Palace & Anerley. Crystal Palace & Anerley has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Bromley with Clock House highlighted
Clock House
313 postcodes
Map of Bromley with Crystal Palace & Anerley highlighted
Crystal Palace & Anerley
216 postcodes
Map of Bromley
Bromley
city average

People

Clock House has 17,358 residents in 7,482 households; Crystal Palace & Anerley has 12,032 in 5,688. Clock House has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 3.7 percentage points more than Crystal Palace & Anerley (Bromley: 18%). Crystal Palace & Anerley has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 5.8 percentage points more than Clock House (Bromley: 29%).

17,358Residents (2021)
12,032Residents (2021)
329,992Residents (2021)
7,482Households
5,688Households
135,828Households
13.6%Aged 15–29
18.2%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 15–29
12.6%Aged 65 and over
8.9%Aged 65 and over
17.6%Aged 65 and over
31.6%Living alone
37.4%Living alone
28.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Clock House (32%) and flats in Crystal Palace & Anerley (54%). Clock House has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 29.6 percentage points more than Crystal Palace & Anerley (Bromley: 69%). Crystal Palace & Anerley has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 11.1 percentage points more than Clock House (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £531,000 in Clock House and £384,250 in Crystal Palace & Anerley, against £520,000 across Bromley.

£531,000Median sale price
£384,250Median sale price
£520,000Median sale price
65.9%Owner-occupied
36.3%Owner-occupied
68.5%Owner-occupied
21.3%Private renting
32.4%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
11.7%Social renting
29.4%Social renting
13.2%Social renting
3.5%Detached houses
2.0%Detached houses
18.1%Detached houses
22.6%Semi-detached houses
5.8%Semi-detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
31.5%Terraced houses
9.3%Terraced houses
20.6%Terraced houses
26.4%Flats
53.6%Flats
23.5%Flats

Surroundings

Crystal Palace & Anerley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 11.7 percentage points more than Clock House (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 157 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Clock House, and 225 in Crystal Palace & Anerley. The typical postcode is 371 m from the nearest school in Clock House and 438 m in Crystal Palace & Anerley. The typical postcode is 299 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Clock House and 350 m in Crystal Palace & Anerley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 91% of premises in Clock House and 78% in Crystal Palace & Anerley.

14.7%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
157Services within 15 min (median)
225Services within 15 min (median)
95Services within 15 min (median)
371 mNearest school (median)
438 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
299 mNearest tram or rail (median)
350 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
74Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
408Postcodes in flood risk areas
90.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
78.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 50 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Clock House and 137 in Crystal Palace & Anerley, 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.

50Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
137Recorded 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.

Clock House

Clock House is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 17,358 people in 7,482 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £531,000 over the past two years, in line with the Bromley median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% below the Bromley average.

Crystal Palace & Anerley

Crystal Palace & Anerley is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 12,032 people in 5,688 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £384,250 over the past two years, 26% below the Bromley median. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 54% above the Bromley average.

More comparisons.

Clock House and Crystal Palace & Anerley next to other wards of Bromley.

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