Cotton Hill, Bromley, BR1 5RP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BR1 5RP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.5%	50.6%	0.1%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	49.5%	49.4%	-0.1%	49.0%	0.4%

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	37.2%	38%	0.8%	37.9%	0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	46.3%	45.1%	-1.2%	44.2%	0.9%
Separated	4%	3.4%	-0.6%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	4.6%	8.3%	3.7%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	7.9%	5.2%	-2.7%	6.1%	-0.9%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41.7%	50.8%	9.1%	48.4%	2.4%
Good health	37.1%	36.7%	-0.4%	33.6%	3.1%
Fair health	14.6%	9.1%	-5.5%	12.7%	-3.6%
Bad health	5.4%	2.4%	-3.0%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.2%

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	22.3%	17.2%	-5.1%	18.2%	-1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.6%	11.7%	-2.9%	9.6%	2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.2%	11%	-1.2%	13.4%	-2.4%
Apprenticeship	3%	4%	1.0%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.4%	15%	1.6%	16.9%	-1.9%
Degree or Similar	26.2%	36.5%	10.3%	33.8%	2.7%
Other	8.2%	4.6%	-3.6%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.3% 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%	0.7%	0.7%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	1%	2.9%	1.9%	0.7%	2.2%
Indian	1.5%	2.9%	1.4%	3.1%	-0.2%
Pakistani	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	5.1%	4.5%	-0.6%	1.6%	2.9%
Black African	11.7%	8.8%	-2.9%	2.5%	6.3%
Black Caribbean	9%	12.4%	3.4%	1.0%	11.4%
Other Black	4.4%	2.1%	-2.3%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	2.1%	0.9%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	0.7%	3.1%	2.4%	0.8%	2.3%
White	58.5%	47.3%	-11.2%	81.4%	-34.1%
Arab	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	1.7%	7.2%	5.5%	1.6%	5.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71% 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	75.1%	71%	-4.1%	83.2%	-12.2%
European Union	7.3%	8.6%	1.3%	6.1%	2.5%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	7.8%	4.6%	-3.2%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	6.6%	7.4%	0.8%	5.6%	1.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	7.2%	4.8%	1.3%	5.9%
Oceania	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.2%	71%	-2.2%	83.2%	-12.2%
10+ Years	2.2%	23.3%	21.1%	9.8%	13.5%
5-10 Years	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	2.9%	0.0%
2-5 Years	5.4%	2.2%	-3.2%	2.2%	0.0%
Less than 2 years	16.8%	0.7%	-16.1%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.5%	76.7%	0.8%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	3.8%	0.2%	3.6%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.6%	37.2%	-15.6%
Christian	54.4%	46.2%	8.2%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	4.6%	1.7%	2.9%
Muslim	9.1%	6.5%	2.6%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Cotton Hill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cotton Hill was 148.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 45.4% higher than the Catford South average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cotton Hill has the 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South and the 237th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 68.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 39.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 61% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,000

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in BR1 5RP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 8/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Cotton Hill are based on 120 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 Cotton Hill, Bromley, BR1 5RP

Estimated Average Property Prices for BR1 5RP

Average Price
£548,143

Semi-Detached
£548,143

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cotton Hill

Average Price
£576,056

Semi-Detached
£576,935

Terraced
£577,833

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£507,561

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cotton HillStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Cotton Hill, Bromley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£525,000	2024-10-04	£538,304
34 Cotton Hill, Bromley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£488,000	2024-09-13	£495,537
2 Cotton Hill, Bromley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£440,000	2020-07-31	£512,602
12 Cotton Hill, Bromley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£370,000	2019-05-02	£455,785
14 Cotton Hill, Bromley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£433,000	2017-05-31	£544,876

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BR1 5RP

Employment

BR1 5RP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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	113
Self-Employed	59
Retired	46
Part-Time Employee	42
Student (economically inactive)	18
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Education	26
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	24
Human health and social work activities	18
Construction	17
Financial and insurance activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Transport and storage	11
Information and communication	9
Manufacturing	7
Other	6
Real estate activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

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	4,350 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	5,339 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School Beachborough Road , BR1 5RL	4out of 4	176 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downderry Primary School Downderry Road , Downham BR1 5QL	4out of 4	754 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Dunfield Road , SE6 3RD	3out of 4	837 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Torridon Primary School Hazelbank Road , SE6 1TG	4out of 4	1,033 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elfrida Primary School Elfrida Crescent , Bellingham SE6 3EN	3out of 4	1,077 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Conisborough College Conisborough Crescent , Catford SE6 2SE	2out of 4	551 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bonus Pastor Catholic College Winlaton Road , Downham BR1 5PZ	4out of 4	675 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sedgehill Academy Sedgehill Road , Lewisham SE6 3QW	- not rated	1,144 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy Launcelot Road , BR1 5EB	3out of 4	1,947 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Girls Academy Bromley Lennard Road , BR3 1QR	4out of 4	2,890 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	4,214 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	2,832 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	3,391 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,212 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	4,295 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	826 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Watergate School Lushington Road , Bellingham SE6 3WG	4out of 4	1,065 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	1,684 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Young Women's Hub Brownhill Road , Brownhill Road SE6 1AU	- not rated	1,959 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Dunstan's College Stanstead Road , Catford SE6 4TY	- not rated	2,287 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
The Green Man Cafe	Phoenix Community Housing The Green Man, 355 Bromley Road	253 yd
Honeypot African Restaurant and Bar	442 Bromley Road, London	501 yd
Ganesha	435 Bromley Road, London	518 yd
Suruchi	466 Bromley Road, London	537 yd
Downham Kebab	458 Bromley Road, London	537 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Bellingham Ex-servicemen's club	Bellingham Club, Allerford Road		745 yd
The Fellowship Inn	Fellowship Inn, Randlesdown Road		1,053 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wing It Up	Ground Floor Unit, 419 Bromley Road	371 yd
Kebab Town	310 Bromley Road, London	465 yd
Malar Spice Ltd	Malar Spice ltd, Ground Floor Unit	520 yd
Metros	452 Bromley Road, London	537 yd
Favorite Chicken & Ribs	487 Bromley Road, London	694 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	470 Bromley Road, London		534 yd
Tesco Stores Plc	Tesco, 480-486 Bromley Road		684 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Forster Memorial Park FOSTER PARK FOSTER PARK WHITEFOOT LANE	grass pitches	413 yd
Catford Wanderers Sports Club BECKENHAM HILL ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	488 yd
Bonus Pastor Catholic College (Closed) Winlaton Road		534 yd
Conisborough College CONISBOROUGH CRESCENT	health and fitness suite, tennis courts	607 yd
Prendergast School Grass Pitches BELLINGHAM ROAD	grass pitches	727 yd
Whitefoot Playing Field WHITEFOOT LANE	grass pitches	742 yd
Downham Community Centre SHROFFOLD ROAD		821 yd
Bellingham Leisure & Lifestyle Centre RANDLESDOWN ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	980 yd
Downham Playing Fields GLENBOW ROAD	grass pitches	1,034 yd
Goldsmiths Community Centre CASTILLON ROAD		1,045 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	39 Mbit/s
Average download speed	187.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	138.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BR1 5RP