St Mary Cray
vs St Paul's Cray
St Paul's Cray has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in St Mary Cray. Homes in St Mary Cray sold for a median of £430,000, 8% above St Paul's Cray. St Paul's Cray has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
St Mary Cray has 18,438 residents in 7,612 households; St Paul's Cray has 17,314 in 6,816. St Mary Cray has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 3.1 percentage points more than St Paul's Cray (Bromley: 18%). St Mary Cray has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 1.2 percentage points more than St Paul's Cray (Bromley: 29%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in St Mary Cray and 42% in St Paul's Cray. St Mary Cray has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 64%, 10.4 percentage points more than St Paul's Cray (Bromley: 69%). St Mary Cray has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 1.2 percentage points more than St Paul's Cray (Bromley: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £430,000 in St Mary Cray and £400,000 in St Paul's Cray, against £520,000 across Bromley.
Surroundings
St Paul's Cray has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 5.2 percentage points more than St Mary Cray (Bromley: 17%). A typical postcode has 89 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in St Mary Cray, and 68 in St Paul's Cray. The typical postcode is 417 m from the nearest school in St Mary Cray and 380 m in St Paul's Cray. The typical postcode is 1,038 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in St Mary Cray and 1,138 m in St Paul's Cray. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in St Mary Cray and 94% in St Paul's Cray.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 81 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in St Mary Cray 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.
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.
St Mary Cray is one of 22 wards in Bromley, home to 18,438 people in 7,612 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £430,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Bromley median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% above the Bromley average.
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.
St Mary Cray and St Paul's Cray next to other wards of Bromley.