Cotton Hill, Bromley, BR1 5RS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BR1 5RS is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.3%	50.3%	-2.0%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	47.7%	49.7%	2.0%	49.0%	0.7%

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 5RS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.7% 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	47.9%	56.7%	8.8%	37.9%	18.8%
Married: Opposite sex	30.8%	28.5%	-2.3%	44.2%	-15.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.4%	3.6%	0.2%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	14.1%	7.2%	-6.9%	9.1%	-1.9%
Widowed	3.8%	3.2%	-0.6%	6.1%	-2.9%

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 (85.6%) 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	50.9%	53.9%	3.0%	48.4%	5.5%
Good health	30.5%	31.7%	1.2%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	13%	10%	-3.0%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	3.5%	3.1%	-0.4%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	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	17.9%	19.9%	2.0%	18.2%	1.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.4%	7.6%	-7.8%	9.6%	-2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.1%	16.6%	-3.5%	13.4%	3.2%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	4%	1.4%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	17.7%	6.2%	16.9%	0.8%
Degree or Similar	26.5%	30%	3.5%	33.8%	-3.8%
Other	6%	4.3%	-1.7%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.2% 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	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%	3.1%	-0.9%
Pakistani	0%	1.4%	1.4%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	4.9%	3.4%	-1.5%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	15.1%	24.3%	9.2%	2.5%	21.8%
Black Caribbean	13.7%	19.6%	5.9%	1.0%	18.6%
Other Black	3.9%	4.2%	0.3%	0.5%	3.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.9%	2.5%	-2.4%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	1.4%	2.5%	1.1%	0.8%	1.7%
White	51.6%	35.2%	-16.4%	81.4%	-46.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	0.4%	3.6%	3.2%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.2% 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	71.9%	64.2%	-7.7%	83.2%	-19.0%
European Union	6.7%	7.2%	0.5%	6.1%	1.1%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	10.9%	12.5%	1.6%	2.7%	9.8%
Middle East and Asia	3.9%	7.5%	3.6%	5.6%	1.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.3%	6.9%	0.6%	1.3%	5.6%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.5%	64.2%	-5.3%	83.2%	-19.0%
10+ Years	2.1%	28.6%	26.5%	9.8%	18.8%
5-10 Years	3.9%	3.1%	-0.8%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	6%	2.8%	-3.2%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	18.6%	1.4%	-17.2%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.2%	76.7%	-2.5%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Romania	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Central and Western Africa	4.4%	0.3%	4.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	9.2%	13.5%	-4.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.5%	37.2%	-9.7%
Christian	48.9%	46.2%	2.7%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Muslim	13.6%	6.5%	7.1%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Cotton Hill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cotton Hill was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Catford South average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 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 5RS, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (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) - 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) - 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 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 5RS

Estimated Average Property Prices for BR1 5RS

Average Price
£520,837

Semi-Detached
£532,027

Terraced
£520,630

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£434,000

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
111 Cotton Hill, Bromley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£400,000	2021-06-04	£463,947
77 Cotton Hill, Bromley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£435,000	2020-12-01	£482,571
75 Cotton Hill, Bromley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2019-12-20	£481,735
95 Cotton Hill, Bromley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£447,500	2018-09-28	£545,504
123 Cotton Hill, Bromley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£395,000	2018-09-11	£485,693

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BR1 5RS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BR1 5RS area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	98
Part-Time Employee	37
Self-Employed	31
Retired	25
Student (economically inactive)	21
Unemployed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Looking after home or family	14
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Construction	17
Education	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Transport and storage	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	4
Information and communication	3
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

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	4,359 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	386 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downderry Primary School Downderry Road , Downham BR1 5QL	4out of 4	619 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Torridon Primary School Hazelbank Road , SE6 1TG	4out of 4	842 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Forster Park Primary School Boundfield Road , SE6 1PQ	3out of 4	934 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Dunfield Road , SE6 3RD	3out of 4	1,048 yd	Voluntary aided 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	510 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bonus Pastor Catholic College Winlaton Road , Downham BR1 5PZ	4out of 4	613 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sedgehill Academy Sedgehill Road , Lewisham SE6 3QW	- not rated	1,359 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy Launcelot Road , BR1 5EB	3out of 4	1,784 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Forest Hill School Dacres Road , Forest Hill SE23 2XN	2out of 4	3,100 yd	Community school	No	Boys	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	4,075 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	2,821 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	3,213 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,118 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	4,148 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	658 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Watergate School Lushington Road , Bellingham SE6 3WG	4out of 4	1,280 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	1,483 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Young Women's Hub Brownhill Road , Brownhill Road SE6 1AU	- not rated	1,799 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Dunstan's College Stanstead Road , Catford SE6 4TY	- not rated	2,318 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	465 yd
Ganesha	435 Bromley Road, London	569 yd
Honeypot African Restaurant and Bar	442 Bromley Road, London	573 yd
Suruchi	466 Bromley Road, London	607 yd
Downham Kebab	458 Bromley Road, London	607 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Bellingham Ex-servicemen's club	Bellingham Club, Allerford Road		888 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wing It Up	Ground Floor Unit, 419 Bromley Road	457 yd
Malar Spice Ltd	Malar Spice ltd, Ground Floor Unit	570 yd
Metros	452 Bromley Road, London	607 yd
Kebab Town	310 Bromley Road, London	655 yd
Favorite Chicken & Ribs	487 Bromley Road, London	741 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	470 Bromley Road, London		604 yd
Tesco Stores Plc	Tesco, 480-486 Bromley Road		749 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Forster Memorial Park FOSTER PARK FOSTER PARK WHITEFOOT LANE	grass pitches	316 yd
Bonus Pastor Catholic College (Closed) Winlaton Road		482 yd
Whitefoot Playing Field WHITEFOOT LANE	grass pitches	535 yd
Conisborough College CONISBOROUGH CRESCENT	health and fitness suite, tennis courts	564 yd
Prendergast School Grass Pitches BELLINGHAM ROAD	grass pitches	621 yd
Catford Wanderers Sports Club BECKENHAM HILL ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	704 yd
Downham Community Centre SHROFFOLD ROAD		717 yd
Goldsmiths Community Centre CASTILLON ROAD		834 yd
Downham Playing Fields GLENBOW ROAD	grass pitches	1,006 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	28.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	144.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	44.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BR1 5RS