Crystal Palace & Anerley
vs Penge & Cator
Crystal Palace & Anerley has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Penge & Cator. Homes in Penge & Cator sold for a median of £475,000, 24% above Crystal Palace & Anerley. Crystal Palace & Anerley has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Crystal Palace & Anerley has 12,032 residents in 5,688 households; Penge & Cator has 18,911 in 8,391. Penge & Cator has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 2.3 percentage points more than Crystal Palace & Anerley (Bromley: 18%). Crystal Palace & Anerley has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 3.1 percentage points more than Penge & Cator (Bromley: 29%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 54% of homes in Crystal Palace & Anerley and 36% in Penge & Cator. Penge & Cator has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 47%, 10.2 percentage points more than Crystal Palace & Anerley (Bromley: 69%). Crystal Palace & Anerley has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 8.4 percentage points more than Penge & Cator (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £384,250 in Crystal Palace & Anerley and £475,000 in Penge & Cator, against £520,000 across Bromley.
Surroundings
Crystal Palace & Anerley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 12.3 percentage points more than Penge & Cator (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 225 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Crystal Palace & Anerley, and 193 in Penge & Cator. The typical postcode is 438 m from the nearest school in Crystal Palace & Anerley and 320 m in Penge & Cator. The typical postcode is 350 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Crystal Palace & Anerley and 388 m in Penge & Cator. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Crystal Palace & Anerley and 91% in Penge & Cator.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 137 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Crystal Palace & Anerley and 139 in Penge & Cator, 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.
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.
Penge & Cator is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 18,911 people in 8,391 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £475,000 over the past two years, 9% below the Bromley median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the Bromley average.
More comparisons.
Crystal Palace & Anerley and Penge & Cator next to other wards of Bromley.