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Housing in BR5 4BL

What the homes in BR5 4BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St Mary Cray East
Council
Bromley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,733 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.2%). Flats make up 36.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

BR5 4BLEngland
Detached2.3%22.9%
Semi-detached35.4%31.5%
Terraced25.4%23%
Purpose-built flat36.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38.2% of households in the BR5 4BL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.4% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 16.3% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.

BR5 4BL
38%
52%
England
  • Owned38.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented9.4%20.5%
  • Social rented52%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BR5 4BLEngland
Owned outright16.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.9%18.2%
Other private rented0.5%2.2%
From the council9.5%8.3%
From a housing association42.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 30.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BR5 4BLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.1%). 36.1% of households include dependent children.

BR5 4BLEngland
Living alone, under 6619.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children8.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children16.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.2%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 4BL (St Mary Cray East) (about 1,733 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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