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Plaistow
vs Shortlands & Park Langley

Plaistow has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Shortlands & Park Langley. Homes in Shortlands & Park Langley sold for a median of £590,000, 20% above Plaistow. Plaistow has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Bromley with Plaistow highlighted
Plaistow
207 postcodes
Map of Bromley with Shortlands & Park Langley highlighted
Shortlands & Park Langley
339 postcodes
Map of Bromley
Bromley
city average

People

Plaistow has 13,348 residents in 5,397 households; Shortlands & Park Langley has 15,861 in 6,549. Shortlands & Park Langley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 2.9 percentage points more than Plaistow (Bromley: 18%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (27% and 28%).

13,348Residents (2021)
15,861Residents (2021)
329,992Residents (2021)
5,397Households
6,549Households
135,828Households
15.5%Aged 15–29
14.0%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 15–29
15.5%Aged 65 and over
18.4%Aged 65 and over
17.6%Aged 65 and over
27.4%Living alone
28.2%Living alone
28.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Plaistow (30%) and flats in Shortlands & Park Langley (32%). Shortlands & Park Langley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 6.3 percentage points more than Plaistow (Bromley: 69%). Shortlands & Park Langley has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 3.4 percentage points more than Plaistow (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £490,000 in Plaistow and £590,000 in Shortlands & Park Langley, against £520,000 across Bromley.

£490,000Median sale price
£590,000Median sale price
£520,000Median sale price
65.7%Owner-occupied
72.0%Owner-occupied
68.5%Owner-occupied
18.0%Private renting
21.4%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
15.5%Social renting
6.1%Social renting
13.2%Social renting
10.9%Detached houses
26.0%Detached houses
18.1%Detached houses
29.8%Semi-detached houses
22.1%Semi-detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
30.0%Terraced houses
12.7%Terraced houses
20.6%Terraced houses
19.7%Flats
31.5%Flats
23.5%Flats

Surroundings

Plaistow has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 5.8 percentage points more than Shortlands & Park Langley (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 126 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Plaistow, and 104 in Shortlands & Park Langley. The typical postcode is 418 m from the nearest school in Plaistow and 407 m in Shortlands & Park Langley. The typical postcode is 719 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Plaistow and 618 m in Shortlands & Park Langley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Plaistow and 84% in Shortlands & Park Langley.

13.4%Green space within 500 m
7.6%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
126Services within 15 min (median)
104Services within 15 min (median)
95Services within 15 min (median)
418 mNearest school (median)
407 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
719 mNearest tram or rail (median)
618 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
48Postcodes in flood risk areas
408Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 83 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Plaistow 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.

83Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
59Recorded 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.

Plaistow

Plaistow is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 13,348 people in 5,397 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £490,000 over the past two years, 6% below the Bromley median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% below the Bromley average.

Shortlands & Park Langley

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.

Plaistow and Shortlands & Park Langley next to other wards of Bromley.

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