Housing in BR5 3FA
What the homes in BR5 3FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- St Mary Cray North
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,899 (2024)
BR5 3FAOrpington
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.3%). Flats make up 46.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.3% of households in the BR5 3FA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 10.6% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.6%1%
- Private rented7.2%20.5%
- Social rented55.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 40.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.6%). 34.7% 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 BR5 3FA (St Mary Cray North) (about 1,899 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.