Porchester Mead, Beckenham, BR3 1TD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BR3 1TD is primarily male, with 53.1% of the population 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	45.6%	46.9%	1.3%	51.0%	-4.1%
Male	54.4%	53.1%	-1.3%	49.0%	4.1%

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 BR3 1TD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.4% 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	55.8%	56.4%	0.6%	37.9%	18.5%
Married: Opposite sex	27.9%	27.1%	-0.8%	44.2%	-17.1%
Separated	2.7%	2.9%	0.2%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	12.2%	10.7%	-1.5%	9.1%	1.6%
Widowed	1.4%	2.9%	1.5%	6.1%	-3.2%

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 (87.1%) 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	41.1%	56.2%	15.1%	48.4%	7.8%
Good health	40.5%	30.9%	-9.6%	33.6%	-2.7%
Fair health	14.6%	9.9%	-4.7%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	3.2%	1.2%	-2.0%	4.0%	-2.8%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.9%	1.3%	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.

In the area around BR3 1TD this area, 9.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 56%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.9%	9.9%	-1.0%	18.2%	-8.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	7.1%	-5.1%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	9.9%	-1.0%	13.4%	-3.5%
Apprenticeship	0%	2.8%	2.8%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.6%	9.9%	-5.7%	16.9%	-7.0%
Degree or Similar	42.2%	56%	13.8%	33.8%	22.2%
Other	8.2%	4.3%	-3.9%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 78.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	2.5%	3.7%	1.2%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	10.8%	8.5%	-2.3%	2.5%	6.0%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	3%	-0.2%	1.0%	2.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	0.4%	2.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.4%
White	71.5%	78.7%	7.2%	81.4%	-2.7%
Arab	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	3.2%	0%	-3.2%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.6% 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	61.4%	58.6%	-2.8%	83.2%	-24.6%
European Union	17.1%	23.5%	6.4%	6.1%	17.4%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	4.9%	3.0%	0.8%	4.1%
Africa	10.1%	4.9%	-5.2%	2.7%	2.2%
Middle East and Asia	7.6%	5.6%	-2.0%	5.6%	0.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	2.5%	1.9%	1.3%	1.2%
Oceania	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.8%	57.9%	-2.9%	83.2%	-25.3%
10+ Years	3.2%	20.7%	17.5%	9.8%	10.9%
5-10 Years	10.1%	9.8%	-0.3%	2.9%	6.9%
2-5 Years	7%	6.1%	-0.9%	2.2%	3.9%
Less than 2 years	19%	5.5%	-13.5%	1.9%	3.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.8%	76.7%	-20.9%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Lithuania	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Poland	8%	1.3%	6.7%
Romania	6.1%	0.9%	5.2%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Turkey	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Other Europe	3.7%	0.2%	3.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	3.1%	1.2%	1.9%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	8%	13.5%	-5.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.4%	37.2%	-2.8%
Christian	54.6%	46.2%	8.4%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	3.7%	6.5%	-2.8%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Porchester Mead Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Porchester Mead was 42.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.5% lower than the Beckenham Town & Copers Cope average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Porchester Mead has the 31st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Beckenham Town & Copers Cope and the 379th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 0.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -5.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,800

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in BR3 1TD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Porchester Mead are based on 353 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 Porchester Mead, Beckenham, BR3 1TD

Estimated Average Property Prices for BR3 1TD

Average Price
£203,712

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£203,712

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Porchester Mead

Average Price
£211,378

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£211,368

Other
£214,660

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Porchester MeadStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 37 Keats House Porchester Mead, Beckenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£263,000	2024-09-24	£275,971
Flat 43 Keats House Porchester Mead, Beckenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£260,000	2024-08-23	£274,551
Flat 36 Keats House Porchester Mead, Beckenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£220,000	2024-03-04	£236,814
Flat 32 Keats House Porchester Mead, Beckenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£243,000	2023-11-10	£257,688
Flat 24 Keats House Porchester Mead, Beckenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2023-10-09	£262,055

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BR3 1TD

Employment

BR3 1TD area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% 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.

BR3 1TD area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	61
Part-Time Employee	17
Self-Employed	17
Retired	14
Unemployed	12
Other	5
Looking after home or family	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Student (economically inactive)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Human health and social work activities	12
Transport and storage	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Information and communication	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Real estate activities	7
Education	6
Other	5
Manufacturing	2
Construction	2
Accommodation and food service activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	4,368 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	4,667 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	4,940 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Worsley Bridge Primary School Brackley Road , BR3 1RF	3out of 4	388 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Dunfield Road , SE6 3RD	3out of 4	888 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Westgate Road , BR3 5DE	3out of 4	1,040 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Elfrida Primary School Elfrida Crescent , Bellingham SE6 3EN	3out of 4	1,174 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green St George's Road , BR3 5JG	3out of 4	1,281 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sedgehill Academy Sedgehill Road , Lewisham SE6 3QW	- not rated	584 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Girls Academy Bromley Lennard Road , BR3 1QR	4out of 4	1,251 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Bonus Pastor Catholic College Winlaton Road , Downham BR1 5PZ	4out of 4	2,003 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Conisborough College Conisborough Crescent , Catford SE6 2SE	2out of 4	2,071 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest Hill School Dacres Road , Forest Hill SE23 2XN	2out of 4	2,290 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	4,728 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	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	3,693 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	5,020 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Shirley Road , CR9 7AL	3out of 4	5,273 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	5,442 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Watergate School Lushington Road , Bellingham SE6 3WG	4out of 4	780 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kings London 25 Beckenham Road , BR3 4PR	- not rated	1,613 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Christophers The Hall School 49 Bromley Road , BR3 5PA	- not rated	1,801 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brent Knoll School Perry Rise , SE23 2QU	3out of 4	1,884 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenvale School Waters Road , Catford SE6 1UF	4out of 4	1,894 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
Caterlink Ltd	Sedgehill Secondary School, Sedgehill Road	576 yd
Youth First CIO	Dumps Adventure Playground, 14 Oakview Road	766 yd
YAMA	1 - 4 Station Buildings, Southend Road	801 yd
The Pearl	2 Southend Road, Beckenham	801 yd
King's Cafe	Kings Cafe Renal Dialysis Sydenham Unit E, Broomsleigh Business Park	998 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crystal Palace Football Club (2010) Ltd	Crystal Palace Football Club Traini, Copers Cope Road	633 yd
Beckenham Sports Club	Beckenham Cricket Club, 19 Foxgrove Road	647 yd
HSBC Sports And Social Club	Sports Ground, Lennard Road	993 yd
O'Neills	9 High Street, Beckenham	998 yd
Patrick's	5 High Street, Beckenham	998 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sushi Daily	Waitrose Ltd, 1 Southend Road	801 yd
GOLDEN PLAICE	7 Dunfield Road, Bellingham	955 yd
Kaplan Kebabs And Chicken	8 High Street, Beckenham	998 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Waitrose	Waitrose Ltd, 1 Southend Road		801 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The County Ground KENT COUNTY CRICKET CLUB KENT COUNTY CRICKET CLUB WORSLEY BRIDGE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	260 yd
Beckenham Place Park Golf Course (Closed) Beckenham Place Park	golf	380 yd
Beckenham Place Park CALVERLEY CLOSE	tennis courts	433 yd
Sedgehill School (Closed) Sedgehill Road		492 yd
Crystal Palace Fc Training Ground Copers Cope Road	grass pitches	512 yd
Sedgehill School SEDGEHILL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	571 yd
Crystal Palace Fc Academy Copers Cope Road	artificial grass pitch	598 yd
Beckenham Cricket Club BECKENHAM CRICKET CLUB BECKENHAM CRICKET CLUB FOXGROVE ROAD	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	641 yd
The Beckenham Gym (Closed) NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK SPORTS GROUND NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK SPORTS GROUND COPERS COPE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	713 yd
Sydenham High School Gdst Sports Ground WORSLEY BRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	823 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	104.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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