Bromley: local statistics
Bromley is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 336,048 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Bromley, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 80.3% of Bromley residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 4.3 points either way, against 74.8% across London. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 75.5% to 82.7%.
The claimant count for Bromley stood at 7,295 in August 2026, or 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 5.5% in London. That compares with 3.4% a year before. The five-year high was 4.3% (August 2021); the low was 2.8% (May 2023).
A girl born in Bromley in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 85.7 years and a boy 81.9 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +1.0 years for women and +0.7 for men. It is the 7th highest for women of 32 in London.
In the year to March 2026, 23,157 offences were recorded by police in Bromley: 68.9 per 1,000 people, 25th of 33 in London, counting from the highest rate. That compares with 71.3 per 1,000 the year before. In the year to March 2016 it was 64.9 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The median full-time employee living in Bromley was paid £964.50 a week before tax in April 2025, or £51,225 over a year. It is the 9th highest of 32 in London, and 6.8% more than across London. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £856.40, £108.10 lower. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £682.10: a change of +41% before inflation.
The average house price in Bromley was £511,670 in July 2026, down 3.1% on July 2025. That is 21st of 33 in London, counting from the highest (regional average £550,037). The July peak was £527,954 in 2025, and prices are 14% above July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Bromley (£51,225) gives a ratio of 10.0. That ratio is the 26th highest ratio of 32 in London.
The ONS estimates that 336,048 people lived in Bromley in mid-2025, up 0.4% on mid-2024. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 3.2%, against +5.4% for London as a whole, close to the middle of the 33 council areas in London (19th fastest growth). The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
A Band D home in Bromley pays an average of £2,140.04 in council tax in 2026-27, 4.8% more than in 2025-26. It is close to the middle of the 33 council areas in London (18th highest). Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,347.27.
The ONS counted 16,305 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Bromley in March 2026, 2% more than in 2016. There are 49 per 1,000 residents, the 24th highest of 33 in London.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 325,653 |
| 2016 | 327,701 |
| 2017 | 329,134 |
| 2018 | 330,367 |
| 2019 | 331,192 |
| 2020 | 331,247 |
| 2021 | 329,899 |
| 2022 | 330,047 |
| 2023 | 332,418 |
| 2024 | 334,641 |
| 2025 | 336,048 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £446,918 |
| July 2017 | £452,947 |
| July 2018 | £448,612 |
| July 2019 | £440,789 |
| July 2020 | £436,493 |
| July 2021 | £477,286 |
| July 2022 | £515,508 |
| July 2023 | £505,665 |
| July 2024 | £497,124 |
| July 2025 | £527,954 |
| July 2026 | £511,670 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £682.10 a week |
| 2016 | £714.50 a week |
| 2017 | £737.40 a week |
| 2018 | £753.70 a week |
| 2019 | £785.30 a week |
| 2020 | £805.90 a week |
| 2021 | £789.60 a week |
| 2022 | £803.90 a week |
| 2023 | £886.60 a week |
| 2024 | £959.00 a week |
| 2025 | £964.50 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,347.27 |
| 2017-18 | £1,394.04 |
| 2018-19 | £1,452.71 |
| 2019-20 | £1,536.77 |
| 2020-21 | £1,596.84 |
| 2021-22 | £1,691.52 |
| 2022-23 | £1,736.72 |
| 2023-24 | £1,842.19 |
| 2024-25 | £1,949.71 |
| 2025-26 | £2,042.46 |
| 2026-27 | £2,140.04 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 64.9 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 65.1 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 68.3 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 71.4 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 75.1 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 63.3 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 70.4 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 69.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 72.4 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 71.3 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 68.9 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 75.5% |
| 2016/17 | 79.0% |
| 2017/18 | 77.6% |
| 2018/19 | 78.2% |
| 2019/20 | 77.8% |
| 2020/21 | 78.3% |
| 2021/22 | 82.7% |
| 2022/23 | 76.2% |
| 2023/24 | 78.3% |
| 2024/25 | 76.6% |
| 2025/26 | 80.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 85.1 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.9 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 85.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 85.0 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 85.0 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 85.3 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.7 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 15,945 |
| 2017 | 16,825 |
| 2018 | 17,070 |
| 2019 | 17,165 |
| 2020 | 17,015 |
| 2021 | 16,760 |
| 2022 | 16,295 |
| 2023 | 16,005 |
| 2024 | 16,070 |
| 2025 | 16,030 |
| 2026 | 16,305 |
Questions about Bromley
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Bromley?
7,295 in August 2026 (3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is life expectancy in Bromley?
85.7 years for women and 81.9 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the crime rate in Bromley?
Home Office figures show 23,157 offences in the year to March 2026, or 68.9 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the average salary in Bromley?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Bromley was £964.50 a week in April 2025 (£51,225 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the average house price in Bromley?
£511,670 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-3.1% on a year).
What is the population of Bromley?
336,048 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
How much is Band D council tax in Bromley?
£2,140.04 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Who has power over Bromley
Every body that makes decisions for Bromley, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Bromley council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Bromley in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Beckenham and Penge: Liam Conlon (Labour) MP
- Bromley and Biggin Hill: Peter Fortune (Conservative) MP
- Eltham and Chislehurst: Clive Efford (Labour) MP
- Orpington: Gareth Bacon (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: UK employment rate · UK unemployment rate · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in London: Brent · Enfield · Hillingdon · Redbridge · Tower Hamlets · Wandsworth
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