Hayes & Coney Hall
vs Shortlands & Park Langley
Hayes & Coney Hall has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Shortlands & Park Langley. Homes in Hayes & Coney Hall sold for a median of £668,000, 13% above Shortlands & Park Langley. Hayes & Coney Hall has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Hayes & Coney Hall has 15,917 residents in 5,932 households; Shortlands & Park Langley has 15,861 in 6,549. Hayes & Coney Hall has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 2.4 percentage points more than Shortlands & Park Langley (Bromley: 18%). Shortlands & Park Langley has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 7.4 percentage points more than Hayes & Coney Hall (Bromley: 29%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Hayes & Coney Hall (62%) and flats in Shortlands & Park Langley (32%). Hayes & Coney Hall has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 87%, 15.2 percentage points more than Shortlands & Park Langley (Bromley: 69%). Shortlands & Park Langley has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 12.8 percentage points more than Hayes & Coney Hall (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £668,000 in Hayes & Coney Hall and £590,000 in Shortlands & Park Langley, against £520,000 across Bromley.
Surroundings
Hayes & Coney Hall has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 14.3 percentage points more than Shortlands & Park Langley (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 92 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hayes & Coney Hall, and 104 in Shortlands & Park Langley. The typical postcode is 613 m from the nearest school in Hayes & Coney Hall and 407 m in Shortlands & Park Langley. The typical postcode is 863 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hayes & Coney Hall and 618 m in Shortlands & Park Langley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Hayes & Coney Hall and 84% in Shortlands & Park Langley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 47 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Hayes & Coney Hall and 59 in Shortlands & Park Langley, 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.
Hayes & Coney Hall is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 15,917 people in 5,932 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £668,000 over the past two years, 28% above the Bromley median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% above the Bromley average.
Shortlands & Park Langley is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 15,861 people in 6,549 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £590,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Bromley median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% below the Bromley average.
More comparisons.
Hayes & Coney Hall and Shortlands & Park Langley next to other wards of Bromley.