Housing in BR3 5FA
What the homes in BR3 5FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Beckenham East & Kelsey Park
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,757 (2024)
BR3 5FABeckenham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (65.5%). Flats make up 72.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
59.7% of households in the BR3 5FA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 33.7% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented37.2%20.5%
- Social rented2.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (21.9%). 18.9% 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 BR3 5FA (Beckenham East & Kelsey Park) (about 1,757 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.