Medhurst Drive, Bromley, BR1 4TF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BR1 4TF is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.1%	51.3%	-1.8%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	46.9%	48.7%	1.8%	49.0%	-0.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around BR1 4TF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	46.6%	49%	2.4%	37.9%	11.1%
Married: Opposite sex	30.6%	32.1%	1.5%	44.2%	-12.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	5.9%	3.3%	-2.6%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	10.4%	10.1%	-0.3%	9.1%	1.0%
Widowed	6.5%	4.9%	-1.6%	6.1%	-1.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46%	48.9%	2.9%	48.4%	0.5%
Good health	34.5%	33.7%	-0.8%	33.6%	0.1%
Fair health	12.6%	12%	-0.6%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	5.3%	2.6%	-2.7%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.6%	2.8%	1.2%	1.2%	1.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	26.1%	20%	-6.1%	18.2%	1.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.5%	9.3%	-3.2%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.4%	16.4%	1.0%	13.4%	3.0%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.3%	1.8%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.4%	14.5%	1.1%	16.9%	-2.4%
Degree or Similar	23.4%	33.7%	10.3%	33.8%	-0.1%
Other	7.7%	2.7%	-5.0%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.7% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	1.1%	3%	1.9%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	0.2%	1.5%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	2.1%	3.2%	1.1%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	11.5%	14%	2.5%	2.5%	11.5%
Black Caribbean	13.8%	12.3%	-1.5%	1.0%	11.3%
Other Black	4.8%	4.7%	-0.1%	0.5%	4.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	5.8%	3.3%	0.9%	4.9%
Mixed Other	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	0.8%	1.4%
White	58.4%	42.7%	-15.7%	81.4%	-38.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	0.5%	6.5%	6.0%	1.6%	4.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.2%	61.7%	-13.5%	83.2%	-21.5%
European Union	3.7%	11.3%	7.6%	6.1%	5.2%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	10.1%	9.4%	-0.7%	2.7%	6.7%
Middle East and Asia	2.5%	6.6%	4.1%	5.6%	1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.7%	9%	2.3%	1.3%	7.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74%	61.7%	-12.3%	83.2%	-21.5%
10+ Years	2.3%	23.1%	20.8%	9.8%	13.3%
5-10 Years	4.1%	7.3%	3.2%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	6.2%	6%	-0.2%	2.2%	3.8%
Less than 2 years	13.3%	1.9%	-11.4%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.7%	76.7%	-9.0%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Poland	4%	1.3%	2.7%
Romania	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
Central Asia	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Central and South America	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
No passport held	9.8%	13.5%	-3.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.4%	37.2%	-11.8%
Christian	54%	46.2%	7.8%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	7.5%	6.5%	1.0%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Medhurst Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Medhurst Drive was 72.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 28.7% lower than the Catford South average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Medhurst Drive has the 27th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South and the 312th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 108.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,300

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in BR1 4TF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Medhurst Drive are based on 128 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lewisham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Medhurst Drive, Bromley, BR1 4TF

Estimated Average Property Prices for BR1 4TF

Average Price
£323,054

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£323,054

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Medhurst Drive

Average Price
£518,041

Semi-Detached
£126,674

Terraced
£531,224

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£345,177

Other
£22,504,190

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Medhurst DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
16 Wells Court Medhurst Drive, Bromley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£255,000	2024-09-30	£258,980
10 Wells Court Medhurst Drive, Bromley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2024-09-11	£335,151
8 Wells Court Medhurst Drive, Bromley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2023-05-22	£301,203
17 Wells Court Medhurst Drive, Bromley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2022-07-29	£326,934
12 Wells Court Medhurst Drive, Bromley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£320,000	2021-08-09	£346,279

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BR1 4TF

Employment

BR1 4TF area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	111
Self-Employed	54
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	38
Other	27
Student (economically inactive)	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Unemployed	18
Looking after home or family	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Financial and insurance activities	21
Administrative and support service activities	20
Education	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Construction	11
Transport and storage	11
Information and communication	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Manufacturing	6
Other	4
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	5,144 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rangefield Primary School Glenbow Road , Downham BR1 4RP	2out of 4	504 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Downderry Primary School Downderry Road , Downham BR1 5QL	4out of 4	552 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School Beachborough Road , BR1 5RL	4out of 4	879 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Dunfield Road , SE6 3RD	3out of 4	1,032 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Good Shepherd RC School Moorside Road , Downham BR1 5EP	3out of 4	1,059 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bonus Pastor Catholic College Winlaton Road , Downham BR1 5PZ	4out of 4	303 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Conisborough College Conisborough Crescent , Catford SE6 2SE	2out of 4	1,312 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sedgehill Academy Sedgehill Road , Lewisham SE6 3QW	- not rated	1,356 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy Launcelot Road , BR1 5EB	3out of 4	1,529 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Girls Academy Bromley Lennard Road , BR3 1QR	4out of 4	3,055 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	4,811 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London South East Colleges Rookery Lane , BR2 8HE	- not rated	5,381 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	3,619 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	3,850 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	4,867 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,911 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New Woodlands School Shroffold Road , BR1 5PD	3out of 4	713 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Watergate School Lushington Road , Bellingham SE6 3WG	4out of 4	1,445 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Drumbeat School and ASD Service Roundtable Rd & Revelon Rd , Downham and Brockley BR1 5LE	3out of 4	1,543 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner School 228 Bromley Road , Shortlands BR2 0BS	- not rated	2,101 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christophers The Hall School 49 Bromley Road , BR3 5PA	- not rated	2,268 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sweet Scoops	499 Bromley Road, London	122 yd
Sponge Kitchens Ltd	473 Bromley Road, London	141 yd
George's Cafe	491A Bromley Road, London	141 yd
Cafe Treat	Treat Cafe, 461 Bromley Road	238 yd
Ganesha	435 Bromley Road, London	285 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Favorite Chicken & Ribs	487 Bromley Road, London	141 yd
China Noodle Express	485 Bromley Road, London	141 yd
After Hours Express Limited	471 Bromley Road, London	141 yd
GRILLO'S	493 Bromley Road, London	141 yd
Happy Garden	495 Bromley Road, London	141 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Stores Plc	Tesco, 480-486 Bromley Road		197 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	470 Bromley Road, London		293 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Downham Playing Fields GLENBOW ROAD	grass pitches	285 yd
Bonus Pastor Catholic College (Closed) Winlaton Road		358 yd
Downham Community Centre SHROFFOLD ROAD		446 yd
Ten-Em-Bee Sports Development Centre TEN-EM-BEE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE TEN-EM-BEE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE OLD BROMLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	519 yd
Millwall Football Club Training Ground TRAINING GROUND TRAINING GROUND CALMONT ROAD	grass pitches	756 yd
Whitefoot Playing Field WHITEFOOT LANE	grass pitches	904 yd
Catford Wanderers Sports Club BECKENHAM HILL ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	975 yd
Beckenham Place Park (Closed)	grass pitches	1,008 yd
Downham Health & Leisure Centre DOWNHAM HEALTH AND LEISURE CENTRE DOWNHAM HEALTH AND LEISURE CENTRE MOORSIDE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,055 yd
Downham & Bellingham Cricket Club DOWNHAM AND BELLINGHAM CRICKET CLUB DOWNHAM AND BELLINGHAM CRICKET CLUB RANGEFIELD ROAD	grass pitches	1,087 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	78.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	72.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	150 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	150 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	25.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	150 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BR1 4TF