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Orpington
vs St Paul's Cray

St Paul's Cray has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Orpington. Homes in Orpington sold for a median of £570,000, 43% above St Paul's Cray. St Paul's Cray has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Bromley with Orpington highlighted
Orpington
245 postcodes
Map of Bromley with St Paul's Cray highlighted
St Paul's Cray
345 postcodes
Map of Bromley
Bromley
city average

People

Orpington has 11,961 residents in 4,755 households; St Paul's Cray has 17,314 in 6,816. Orpington has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 6.4 percentage points more than St Paul's Cray (Bromley: 18%). St Paul's Cray has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 4.2 percentage points more than Orpington (Bromley: 29%).

11,961Residents (2021)
17,314Residents (2021)
329,992Residents (2021)
4,755Households
6,816Households
135,828Households
15.7%Aged 15–29
17.9%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 15–29
20.0%Aged 65 and over
13.6%Aged 65 and over
17.6%Aged 65 and over
24.6%Living alone
28.8%Living alone
28.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 46% of homes in Orpington and 42% in St Paul's Cray. Orpington has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 17.2 percentage points more than St Paul's Cray (Bromley: 69%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (13% and 12%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £570,000 in Orpington and £400,000 in St Paul's Cray, against £520,000 across Bromley.

£570,000Median sale price
£400,000Median sale price
£520,000Median sale price
71.0%Owner-occupied
53.8%Owner-occupied
68.5%Owner-occupied
12.6%Private renting
11.8%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
15.4%Social renting
33.1%Social renting
13.2%Social renting
21.1%Detached houses
7.2%Detached houses
18.1%Detached houses
46.3%Semi-detached houses
42.4%Semi-detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
10.9%Terraced houses
31.2%Terraced houses
20.6%Terraced houses
17.8%Flats
16.8%Flats
23.5%Flats

Surroundings

St Paul's Cray has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 10.4 percentage points more than Orpington (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 120 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Orpington, and 68 in St Paul's Cray. The typical postcode is 457 m from the nearest school in Orpington and 380 m in St Paul's Cray. The typical postcode is 1,301 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Orpington and 1,138 m in St Paul's Cray. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Orpington and 94% in St Paul's Cray.

12.6%Green space within 500 m
23.0%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
120Services within 15 min (median)
68Services within 15 min (median)
95Services within 15 min (median)
457 mNearest school (median)
380 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
408Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 128 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Orpington and 154 in St Paul's Cray, 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.

128Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
154Recorded 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.

Orpington

Orpington is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 11,961 people in 4,755 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £570,000 over the past two years, 10% above the Bromley median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the Bromley average.

St Paul's Cray

St Paul's Cray is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 17,314 people in 6,816 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 23% below the Bromley median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 35% above the Bromley average.

More comparisons.

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