Shell Close, Bromley, BR2 8ET

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BR2 8ET is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.4%	51.9%	-0.5%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	47.6%	48.1%	0.5%	49.0%	-0.9%

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	35.3%	38%	2.7%	37.9%	0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	37.5%	39.8%	2.3%	44.2%	-4.4%
Separated	1.7%	4.1%	2.4%	2.2%	1.9%
Divorced	10.3%	11.3%	1.0%	9.1%	2.2%
Widowed	15.1%	6.8%	-8.3%	6.1%	0.7%

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	46.5%	46.2%	-0.3%	48.4%	-2.2%
Good health	28.7%	37.7%	9.0%	33.6%	4.1%
Fair health	17.5%	12.3%	-5.2%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	6.5%	2.3%	-4.2%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	1.2%	0.3%

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	31%	17.7%	-13.3%	18.2%	-0.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.5%	9.5%	-3.0%	9.6%	-0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.1%	10.5%	-1.6%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	4.1%	1.9%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	21.4%	12.8%	16.9%	4.5%
Degree or Similar	23.7%	36.4%	12.7%	33.8%	2.6%
Other	9.9%	0.5%	-9.4%	2.8%	-2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	4.4%	5%	0.6%	3.1%	1.9%
Pakistani	0.7%	1.9%	1.2%	2.7%	-0.8%
Other Asian	5.8%	1.9%	-3.9%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	2.5%	-1.4%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	3.4%	2.3%	0.8%	2.6%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	3.4%	1.2%	0.9%	2.5%
Mixed Other	0.4%	2.7%	2.3%	0.8%	1.9%
White	83.3%	75.2%	-8.1%	81.4%	-6.2%
Other	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 80.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.5%	80.8%	-1.7%	83.2%	-2.4%
European Union	2.5%	3.8%	1.3%	6.1%	-2.3%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	1.8%	3.8%	2.0%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	9.1%	7.3%	-1.8%	5.6%	1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.9%	2.3%	-0.6%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.7%	80.2%	-0.5%	83.2%	-3.0%
10+ Years	1.1%	17.6%	16.5%	9.8%	7.8%
5-10 Years	2.2%	1.5%	-0.7%	2.9%	-1.4%
2-5 Years	3.3%	0.8%	-2.5%	2.2%	-1.4%
Less than 2 years	12.7%	0%	-12.7%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87%	76.7%	10.3%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	7.7%	13.5%	-5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.3%	37.2%	6.1%
Christian	40.6%	46.2%	-5.6%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	6.1%	1.7%	4.4%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	2.7%	6.5%	-3.8%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Shell Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shell Close was 27.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 66.5% lower than the Bromley Common & Holwood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Shell Close has the 10th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bromley Common & Holwood and the 200th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 10.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -74.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,500

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in BR2 8ET, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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 Shell Close are based on 4 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 Shell Close, Bromley, BR2 8ET

Estimated Average Property Prices for BR2 8ET

Average Price
£453,715

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£453,715

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shell Close

Average Price
£426,570

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£426,570

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shell CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Shell Close, Bromley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£465,000	2022-08-22	£477,200
5 Shell Close, Bromley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£320,000	2015-05-15	£461,617
2 Shell Close, Bromley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2008-08-05	£444,811
5 Shell Close, Bromley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2003-11-17	£322,652

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BR2 8ET

Employment

BR2 8ET area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 25% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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.

BR2 8ET area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	79
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	27
Self-Employed	26
Student (economically inactive)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Looking after home or family	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Other	5
Unemployed	4

Employment Industry

Construction	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Human health and social work activities	17
Education	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Transport and storage	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Information and communication	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Manufacturing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity Church of England Primary School Princes Plain , BR2 8LD	3out of 4	627 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southborough Primary School Southborough Lane , BR2 8AA	3out of 4	1,085 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Raglan Primary School Raglan Road , BR2 9NL	3out of 4	1,394 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James' Roman Catholic Primary School Maybury Close , Petts Wood BR5 1BL	4out of 4	1,715 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hayes Primary School George Lane , Hayes BR2 7LQ	3out of 4	1,829 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop Justus CofE School Magpie Hall Lane , BR2 8HZ	3out of 4	602 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Ravensbourne School Hayes Lane , BR2 9EH	3out of 4	2,030 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ravens Wood School Oakley Road , BR2 8HP	3out of 4	2,129 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Bullers Wood School for Boys Chislehurst Road , BR1 2NW	- not rated	2,250 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Hayes School West Common Road , Hayes BR2 7DB	4out of 4	2,424 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London South East Colleges Rookery Lane , BR2 8HE	- not rated	724 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
TLC The Learning Centre Princes Plain , Bromley BR2 8LD	- not rated	627 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bromley High School Blackbrook Lane , Bickley BR1 2TW	- not rated	1,478 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Bickley Park School 24 Page Heath Lane , Bickley BR1 2DS	- not rated	1,840 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy Hayes Lane , BR2 9EA	3out of 4	1,853 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Baston House School Baston Road , Hayes BR2 7AB	- not rated	2,364 yd	Other independent 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
Tony's Cafe & Grill	197 Southborough Lane, Bromley	583 yd
Topkapi Meze Grill	189 Southborough Lane, Bromley	583 yd
Mustard	201 Southborough Lane, Bromley	586 yd
Vunch Cafe	217 Southborough Lane, Bromley	661 yd
Teds	227 Southborough Lane, Bromley	699 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bromley Golf Centre	Magpie Hall Lane, Bromley	330 yd
The Chequers	177 Southborough Lane, Bromley	572 yd
Old Bromleians Football Club	Scrubs Farm, Lower Gravel Road	998 yd
Toby Carvery - The Crown	The Crown, 155 Bromley Common	1,047 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks Fish & Chips And Chinese Take Away	229 Southborough Lane, Bromley	699 yd
Salisbury Fish Bar	4 Salisbury Road, Bromley	762 yd
Pinh On	65 Chatterton Road, Bromley	1,016 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bromley Golf Centre MAGPIE HALL LANE	golf	308 yd
Bishop Justus C Of E School MAGPIE HALL LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	380 yd
Bromley Sea Cadets Hall T S NARVIK T S NARVIK MAGPIE HALL LANE		506 yd
Parkfield Recreation Ground PARKFIELD WAY	grass pitches	572 yd
Trinity Church Of England Primary School PRINCES PLAIN	artificial grass pitch	596 yd
Blue Circle Sports Ground (Closed) Crown Lane	grass pitches	663 yd
Holy Trinity Church HOLY TRINITY CHURCH HOLY TRINITY CHURCH CHURCH LANE		778 yd
The Life Centre Rookery Lane	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	856 yd
John Cooper Ground (Old Bromleians Fc) LOWER GRAVEL ROAD	grass pitches	986 yd
Southborough Primary School SOUTHBOROUGH LANE	grass pitches	991 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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	334.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BR2 8ET