Kelsey & Eden Park
vs Penge & Cator
Penge & Cator has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Kelsey & Eden Park. Homes in Kelsey & Eden Park sold for a median of £632,500, 33% above Penge & Cator. Kelsey & Eden Park has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Kelsey & Eden Park has 15,465 residents in 6,004 households; Penge & Cator has 18,911 in 8,391. Kelsey & Eden Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 8.1 percentage points more than Penge & Cator (Bromley: 18%). Penge & Cator has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 9.6 percentage points more than Kelsey & Eden Park (Bromley: 29%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Kelsey & Eden Park (43%) and flats in Penge & Cator (36%). Kelsey & Eden Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 30.9 percentage points more than Penge & Cator (Bromley: 69%). Penge & Cator has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 11.1 percentage points more than Kelsey & Eden Park (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £632,500 in Kelsey & Eden Park and £475,000 in Penge & Cator, against £520,000 across Bromley.
Surroundings
Kelsey & Eden Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 12.4 percentage points more than Penge & Cator (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 95 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Kelsey & Eden Park, and 193 in Penge & Cator. The typical postcode is 353 m from the nearest school in Kelsey & Eden Park and 320 m in Penge & Cator. The typical postcode is 755 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Kelsey & Eden Park and 388 m in Penge & Cator. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Kelsey & Eden Park and 91% in Penge & Cator.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 98 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Kelsey & Eden Park 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.
Kelsey & Eden Park is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 15,465 people in 6,004 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £632,500 over the past two years, 22% above the Bromley median. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 55% 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.
Kelsey & Eden Park and Penge & Cator next to other wards of Bromley.