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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtBR2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:43 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:02 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,964 residentsin the Bromley Common census areaMedian age 37.83,096 households61% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright27% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,743 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 10%, construction 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 38% go by car, 17% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C658 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRookery Lakelake · under a mileBromley War Memorialhistoric site · 1.7 miBromley Old Town Hall, Tweedy Roadhistoric site · 2.0 miRavens Bourne (East Branch)water · under a mileKyd Brook (East Branch)river · 1.8 miThe Beck (East Branch)river · 1.9 miRavens Bourne (South Branch)water · 1.2 miLord's Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNorman Parkpark · under a mile · 23 haJubilee Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 41 haRichmal Crompton Fieldspark · under a mile · 8 haBromley Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 26 haBromley Common Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haWhitehall Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202048 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202331 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 7.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,183 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 78 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Royal University Hospital1.7 miGP surgerySouthborough Lane Surgery24 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWallace Pring Pharmacy15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Mary Jones Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationBromley Police Station1.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bromley Common, Bromley Commonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi40 schools23 primary, 7 secondary, 3 independent, 6 special, 1 otherPrimaryHayes Primary Schoolages 4-11, 573 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBishop Justus CofE Schoolages 11-18, 1,016 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTrinity Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 298 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLondon South East Collegesunder a mileUniversityRose Bruford College5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY8.5 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW19 miRailway stationHayes (Kent)1.0 miTramBeckenham Junction Tram Stop3.1 miBus stationBus StationSevenoaks10 miFerryGreenwich Pier7.1 miBus stops67 within a mileCar parkCar Park Hayes StationBromley1.0 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationBromleyunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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