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Housing in BR5 2TE

What the homes in BR5 2TE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chislehurst East & Hoblingwell Wood
Council
Bromley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,694 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (62%). Flats make up 10.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

BR5 2TEEngland
Detached4.1%22.9%
Semi-detached62%31.5%
Terraced23.2%23%
Purpose-built flat10%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.1% of households in the BR5 2TE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.4% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 25.6% own outright and 33.5% with a mortgage.

BR5 2TE
59%
32%
England
  • Owned59.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented8.4%20.5%
  • Social rented32%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BR5 2TEEngland
Owned outright25.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.8%18.2%
Other private rented0.6%2.2%
From the council3.8%8.3%
From a housing association28.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 26.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BR5 2TEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.2%). 32.6% of households include dependent children.

BR5 2TEEngland
Living alone, under 6616.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.6%12.8%
Couple, no children12.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.8%7.7%
Rents

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.

BromleyEngland
All homes£1,684£1,459
One bedroom£1,312£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,641£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,990£1,489
Four or more£2,926£2,161
Detached£2,897£1,640
Semi-detached£2,159£1,449
Terraced£1,913£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,511£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BR5 2TE (Chislehurst East & Hoblingwell Wood) (about 1,694 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.

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