Ridgeway Drive, Bromley, BR1 5DG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BR1 5DG, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.7%	52.5%	-0.2%	51.0%	1.5%
Male	47.3%	47.5%	0.2%	49.0%	-1.5%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	28.8%	33.1%	4.3%	37.9%	-4.8%
Married: Opposite sex	55.2%	49%	-6.2%	44.2%	4.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	3.3%	2%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	6.9%	8.1%	1.2%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	5.9%	6.6%	0.7%	6.1%	0.5%

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	46.2%	46.4%	0.2%	48.4%	-2.0%
Good health	37.7%	33%	-4.7%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	13.8%	15.3%	1.5%	12.7%	2.6%
Bad health	2%	4.8%	2.8%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	21.9%	18.4%	-3.5%	18.2%	0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.1%	7.2%	-6.9%	9.6%	-2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.4%	14.4%	0.0%	13.4%	1.0%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	6.1%	3.5%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	13.3%	3.2%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	29.4%	36.3%	6.9%	33.8%	2.5%
Other	7.5%	4.3%	-3.2%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.7% 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)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	2.8%	3.1%	0.3%	3.1%	0.0%
Pakistani	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	2.5%	5%	2.5%	1.6%	3.4%
Black African	6.2%	8.1%	1.9%	2.5%	5.6%
Black Caribbean	6.2%	7.7%	1.5%	1.0%	6.7%
Other Black	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.6%	2.6%	2.0%	0.8%	1.8%
White	75.2%	62.7%	-12.5%	81.4%	-18.7%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70% 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	79.4%	70%	-9.4%	83.2%	-13.2%
European Union	3.9%	11.5%	7.6%	6.1%	5.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	5.4%	6%	0.6%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	5.4%	7.2%	1.8%	5.6%	1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.8%	3.4%	-1.4%	1.3%	2.1%
Oceania	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.5%	70%	-7.5%	83.2%	-13.2%
10+ Years	0.8%	22.3%	21.5%	9.8%	12.5%
5-10 Years	2.5%	3.4%	0.9%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	6.2%	2.9%	-3.3%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	13%	1.4%	-11.6%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.6%	76.7%	0.9%
Ireland	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Romania	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	8.6%	13.5%	-4.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.3%	37.2%	-13.9%
Christian	61.2%	46.2%	15.0%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	4.3%	1.7%	2.6%
Jewish	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Muslim	2.2%	6.5%	-4.3%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Ridgeway Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ridgeway Drive was 22.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 60.4% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Ridgeway Drive has the 25th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -12.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in BR1 5DG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Ridgeway Drive are based on 196 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bromley.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Ridgeway Drive, Bromley, BR1 5DG

Estimated Average Property Prices for BR1 5DG

Average Price
£539,924

Semi-Detached
£567,400

Terraced
£532,292

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ridgeway Drive

Average Price
£611,761

Semi-Detached
£651,850

Terraced
£580,950

Detached
£594,714

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£538,340

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ridgeway DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
75 Ridgeway Drive, Bromley, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£540,000	2025-08-15	£526,082
79 Ridgeway Drive, Bromley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£485,000	2024-07-31	£515,925
41 Ridgeway Drive, Bromley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£600,000	2024-06-27	£639,744
57 Ridgeway Drive, Bromley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£525,000	2022-10-14	£521,863
11 Ridgeway Drive, Bromley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£535,000	2022-06-20	£552,723

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BR1 5DG

Employment

BR1 5DG area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	122
Retired	78
Self-Employed	45
Part-Time Employee	36
Student (economically inactive)	19
Other	16
Unemployed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Looking after home or family	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	25
Construction	21
Financial and insurance activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Education	13
Other	13
Information and communication	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Transport and storage	9
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Launcelot Primary School and Nursery Launcelot Road , Downham BR1 5EA	3out of 4	672 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marvels Lane Infant School Riddons Road , Grove Park SE12 9RA	- not rated	758 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Marvels Lane Primary School Riddons Road , Grove Park SE12 9RA	3out of 4	758 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Merlin Primary School 72 Ballamore Road , Downham BR1 5LW	- not rated	816 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Knights Primary Ballamore Road , BR1 5LW	3out of 4	835 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haberdashers' Knights Academy Launcelot Road , BR1 5EB	3out of 4	537 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Malory School Launcelot Road , BR1 5EB	- not rated	537 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bonus Pastor Catholic College Winlaton Road , Downham BR1 5PZ	4out of 4	1,893 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bonus Pastor Catholic College Winlaton Road , Downham BR1 5PZ	- not rated	1,893 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Conisborough College Conisborough Crescent , Catford SE6 2SE	- not rated	2,700 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	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	4,832 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London South East Colleges Rookery Lane , BR2 8HE	- not rated	5,028 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	3,578 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	4,705 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	- not rated	4,705 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	- not rated	4,799 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	5,327 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pendragon School Leahurst Road , Hither Green SE13 5HZ	- not rated	1,016 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Drumbeat School and ASD Service Roundtable Rd & Revelon Rd & Turnham Road , Downham and Brockley BR1 5LE	3out of 4	1,054 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenvale School Waters Road , Catford SE6 1UF	4out of 4	1,659 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Woodlands PRU Co New Woodlands School 49 Shroffold Road , Downham BR1 5PD	- not rated	1,663 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Woodlands School Shroffold Road , BR1 5PD	3out of 4	1,663 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bubble & Squeak Cafe	384A Baring Road, London	321 yd
The Filling Station	The Filling Station Cafe, 640A Downham Way	433 yd
Burger Boulevard	350 Baring Road, London	617 yd
Indian Pan	101 Chinbrook Road, Grove Park	711 yd
Gardenya Cafe	127 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley	759 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Baring Hall Hotel	368 Baring Road, London	451 yd
The Downham Tavern	Downham Tavern, Downham Way	770 yd
Sundridge Park Working Men's Club	134 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley	854 yd
Bannatyne Health Club	Bannatynes Health Club, 35 Marvels Lane	1,012 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sonali Tandoori	315A Baring Road, London	360 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken	644A Downham Way, Bromley	432 yd
Mr Chippy	636 Downham Way, Bromley	432 yd
Meta Fried Chicken Ltd	640 Downham Way, Bromley	432 yd
IL Porto	360 Baring Road, London	617 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Supermarket, 342 Baring Road	677 yd
Marvel Stores	Costcutter - Marvels Stores, 129 Chinbrook Road	768 yd
Lidl	129 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley	786 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Chinbrook Meadows MAYESWOOD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	429 yd
Westminster Fields WELBECK AVENUE	grass pitches	445 yd
Haberdashers' Aske'S Knights Academy (Closed) LAUNCELOT ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	517 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	865 yd
City Of London School Sports Ground MARVELS LANE	athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	1,040 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	123.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BR1 5DG