Housing in BR2 9ED
What the homes in BR2 9ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bickley West
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,347 (2024)
BR2 9EDBromley
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49%). Flats make up 53.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
53.3% of households in the BR2 9ED area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.5% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.3%1%
- Private rented31.8%20.5%
- Social rented10.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.5%). 28.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Bromley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bromley (August 2026, +2.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BR2 9ED (Bickley West) (about 2,347 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.