Sandford Road, Bromley, BR2 9AL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BR2 9AL has a slightly higher male population, with 51.4% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.2%	48.6%	-2.6%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	48.8%	51.4%	2.6%	49.0%	2.4%

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	33.3%	37.7%	4.4%	37.9%	-0.2%
Married: Opposite sex	51.4%	45.8%	-5.6%	44.2%	1.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.3%	2.7%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	6.5%	6.1%	-0.4%	9.1%	-3.0%
Widowed	5.4%	7.1%	1.7%	6.1%	1.0%

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 (86.5%) 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	52.4%	51.4%	-1.0%	48.4%	3.0%
Good health	35.8%	35.1%	-0.7%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	9%	10.3%	1.3%	12.7%	-2.4%
Bad health	2.1%	1.7%	-0.4%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 57%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6.5%	10.4%	3.9%	18.2%	-7.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	9.1%	-1.4%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.9%	9.7%	-6.2%	13.4%	-3.7%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	8.7%	-3.3%	16.9%	-8.2%
Degree or Similar	48.2%	57%	8.8%	33.8%	23.2%
Other	6.2%	2.3%	-3.9%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.3% 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%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	0%	3.1%	3.1%	0.7%	2.4%
Indian	2.1%	5.7%	3.6%	3.1%	2.6%
Pakistani	0%	1.1%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	2.7%	3.1%	0.4%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	2.5%	0.1%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	3.3%	2%	-1.3%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%
White	86.7%	74.3%	-12.4%	81.4%	-7.1%
Arab	2.1%	1.7%	-0.4%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	0%	2%	2.0%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.9% 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	81.6%	70.9%	-10.7%	83.2%	-12.3%
European Union	6.3%	11%	4.7%	6.1%	4.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	3.3%	2.9%	-0.4%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	5.4%	11.5%	6.1%	5.6%	5.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	1.2%	-0.6%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	0.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.5%	71.3%	-8.2%	83.2%	-11.9%
10+ Years	2.4%	19.7%	17.3%	9.8%	9.9%
5-10 Years	3.6%	2.9%	-0.7%	2.9%	0.0%
2-5 Years	3.3%	2.3%	-1.0%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	11.1%	3.8%	-7.3%	1.9%	1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.2%	76.7%	2.5%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	2.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Romania	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.5%	37.2%	-1.7%
Christian	46.7%	46.2%	0.5%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	4.6%	1.7%	2.9%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	4.9%	6.5%	-1.6%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Sandford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sandford Road was 342.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 93.3% higher than the Bromley Town average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sandford Road has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town and the 36th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 187.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 228.5%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£69,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in BR2 9AL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 1/10 (very 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 Sandford Road are based on 134 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 Sandford Road, Bromley, BR2 9AL

Estimated Average Property Prices for BR2 9AL

Average Price
£507,547

Semi-Detached
£932,675

Terraced
£929,055

Detached
£1,037,213

Flats/Maisonettes
£329,710

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sandford Road

Average Price
£659,359

Semi-Detached
£1,073,454

Terraced
£961,189

Detached
£1,111,671

Flats/Maisonettes
£341,005

Other
£1,140,156

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sandford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
45 Sandford Road, Bromley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£900,000	2024-10-10	£950,311
29C Sandford Road, Bromley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£347,500	2024-02-02	£369,288
Flat C 11 Sandford Road, Bromley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£239,000	2023-02-08	£241,903
Flat 6 17 Sandford Road, Bromley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2022-12-02	£347,567
29 Sandford Road, Bromley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£835,000	2022-11-04	£832,502

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BR2 9AL

Employment

BR2 9AL 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.

BR2 9AL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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	108
Retired	71
Self-Employed	44
Part-Time Employee	18
Looking after home or family	16
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Student (economically inactive)	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Unemployed	4

Employment Industry

Education	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Financial and insurance activities	18
Human health and social work activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Information and communication	11
Construction	10
Other	8
Real estate activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Transport and storage	4
Accommodation and food service activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mark's Church of England Primary School St Mark's Ce Primary School , Aylesbury Road BR2 0QR	3out of 4	415 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Highfield Infants' School Highfield Drive , Shortlands BR2 0RX	4out of 4	950 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Shortlands Kingswood Road , BR2 0HG	4out of 4	1,092 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Highfield Junior School South Hill Road , Shortlands BR2 0RL	4out of 4	1,109 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Raglan Primary School Raglan Road , BR2 9NL	3out of 4	1,269 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Ravensbourne School Hayes Lane , BR2 9EH	3out of 4	529 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bullers Wood School for Boys Chislehurst Road , BR1 2NW	- not rated	1,974 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Langley Park School for Girls Hawksbrook Lane , South Eden Park Road BR3 3BE	3out of 4	2,776 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Bullers Wood School St Nicolas Lane , Logs Hill BR7 5LJ	4out of 4	2,812 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Hayes School West Common Road , Hayes BR2 7DB	4out of 4	2,831 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	1,919 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy Hayes Lane , BR2 9EA	3out of 4	687 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ashgrove School Ltd 116 Widmore Road , BR1 3BE	- not rated	1,353 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Tutorial Foundation 76 Freelands Road , BR1 3HY	- not rated	1,738 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner School 228 Bromley Road , Shortlands BR2 0BS	- not rated	1,897 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Breaside Preparatory School 41-43 Orchard Road , BR1 2PR	- not rated	2,087 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
Direct Line Insurance	Churchill Court, Masons Hill	314 yd
Yankee Bar	Restaurant, Churchill Court	388 yd
Veen Restaurant	Restaurant, Churchill Court	388 yd
Pizza Express	11 St Mark's Square, Bromley	416 yd
Nando's	9 St Mark's Square, Bromley	423 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bromley Lawn Tennis And Squash Club	Sandford Road, Bromley	160 yd
Richmal Crompton	23 Westmoreland Place, Bromley	388 yd
Bricklayers Arms	141 - 143 Masons Hill, Bromley	551 yd
The Bitter End Cafe Bar	139 Masons Hill, Bromley	551 yd
Crown Of Bromley	The Tigers Head, 14 Masons Hill	564 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
T4	8 High Street, Bromley	399 yd
Beezoo Espresso Bar Ltd	Kiosk On Platforms 3 And 4, Bromley South Railway Station	413 yd
Danwas Pizza	6 High Street, Bromley	459 yd
The Plaice To Be	22 High Street, Bromley	459 yd
Subway	10 High Street, Bromley	459 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waitrose	45 Masons Hill, Bromley	286 yd
Tesco Express	3 - 5 High Street, Bromley	468 yd
Sainsbury's Local	37 - 41 High Street, Bromley	582 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bromley Lawn Tennis And Squash Club Sandford Road	indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	255 yd
Ravensbourne School HAYES LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	404 yd
Bromley Wendover Lawn Tennis Club GLANVILLE ROAD	tennis courts	521 yd
Energie Fitness (Bromley) CROSBY HOUSE 9-13 CROSBY HOUSE 9-13 ELMFIELD ROAD	health and fitness suite	696 yd
Nuffield Health (Bromley) HAYES LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	702 yd
Calso Health & Fitness Club 28-30 28-30 LETCHWORTH DRIVE	health and fitness suite	758 yd
Bromley Town And Old Bromleians Cricket Club HAYES LANE	grass pitches	782 yd
Pavilion Leisure Centre (Bromley) PAVILION LEISURE CENTRE PAVILION LEISURE CENTRE KENTISH WAY	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	816 yd
Bromley Football Club (Hayes Lane) HAYES LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	840 yd
West Wickham New Church Hall High Street		974 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	155.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BR2 9AL