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Housing in BR6 7UP

What the homes in BR6 7UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Farnborough
Council
Bromley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,439 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (43.3%). Flats make up 23.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

BR6 7UPEngland
Detached16.1%22.9%
Semi-detached17.1%31.5%
Terraced43.3%23%
Purpose-built flat22.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38.7% of households in the BR6 7UP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 4% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 22% own outright and 16.7% with a mortgage.

BR6 7UP
39%
57%
England
  • Owned38.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented4%20.5%
  • Social rented56.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BR6 7UPEngland
Owned outright22%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.2%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association55.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BR6 7UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.3%). 24.4% of households include dependent children.

BR6 7UPEngland
Living alone, under 6614.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.3%12.8%
Couple, no children9.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%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 BR6 7UP (Farnborough) (about 1,439 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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