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Farnborough & Crofton
vs Petts Wood & Knoll

Farnborough & Crofton has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Petts Wood & Knoll. Homes in Petts Wood & Knoll sold for a median of £685,000, 17% above Farnborough & Crofton. Farnborough & Crofton has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Bromley with Farnborough & Crofton highlighted
Farnborough & Crofton
375 postcodes
Map of Bromley with Petts Wood & Knoll highlighted
Petts Wood & Knoll
319 postcodes
Map of Bromley
Bromley
city average

People

Farnborough & Crofton has 17,701 residents in 7,045 households; Petts Wood & Knoll has 16,930 in 6,751. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (22% and 22%). Farnborough & Crofton has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 2.2 percentage points more than Petts Wood & Knoll (Bromley: 29%).

17,701Residents (2021)
16,930Residents (2021)
329,992Residents (2021)
7,045Households
6,751Households
135,828Households
15.0%Aged 15–29
12.9%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 15–29
22.4%Aged 65 and over
21.9%Aged 65 and over
17.6%Aged 65 and over
25.6%Living alone
23.4%Living alone
28.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Farnborough & Crofton and 47% in Petts Wood & Knoll. Petts Wood & Knoll has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 85%, 2.3 percentage points more than Farnborough & Crofton (Bromley: 69%). Petts Wood & Knoll has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 2.6 percentage points more than Farnborough & Crofton (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £585,000 in Farnborough & Crofton and £685,000 in Petts Wood & Knoll, against £520,000 across Bromley.

£585,000Median sale price
£685,000Median sale price
£520,000Median sale price
82.6%Owner-occupied
84.9%Owner-occupied
68.5%Owner-occupied
9.0%Private renting
11.6%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
8.2%Social renting
3.2%Social renting
13.2%Social renting
31.5%Detached houses
29.2%Detached houses
18.1%Detached houses
41.9%Semi-detached houses
46.7%Semi-detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
15.4%Terraced houses
12.2%Terraced houses
20.6%Terraced houses
9.1%Flats
8.5%Flats
23.5%Flats

Surroundings

Farnborough & Crofton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 5.5 percentage points more than Petts Wood & Knoll (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 64 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Farnborough & Crofton, and 88 in Petts Wood & Knoll. The typical postcode is 459 m from the nearest school in Farnborough & Crofton and 546 m in Petts Wood & Knoll. The typical postcode is 1,497 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Farnborough & Crofton and 668 m in Petts Wood & Knoll. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Farnborough & Crofton and 99% in Petts Wood & Knoll.

16.2%Green space within 500 m
10.7%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
64Services within 15 min (median)
88Services within 15 min (median)
95Services within 15 min (median)
459 mNearest school (median)
546 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
668 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
30Postcodes in flood risk areas
408Postcodes in flood risk areas
93.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 73 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Farnborough & Crofton and 37 in Petts Wood & Knoll, 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.

73Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
37Recorded 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.

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.

Petts Wood & Knoll

Petts Wood & Knoll is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 16,930 people in 6,751 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £685,000 over the past two years, 32% above the Bromley median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% below the Bromley average.

More comparisons.

Farnborough & Crofton and Petts Wood & Knoll next to other wards of Bromley.

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