St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BR5 3AJ 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	51.8%	50.3%	-1.5%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	48.2%	49.7%	1.5%	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 vicinity of BR5 3AJ there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 51.1% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	25.3%	32.6%	7.3%	37.9%	-5.3%
Married: Opposite sex	57.7%	51.1%	-6.6%	44.2%	6.9%
Separated	3.3%	1.1%	-2.2%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	7.5%	9.8%	2.3%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	6.2%	5.3%	-0.9%	6.1%	-0.8%

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 (85.4%) 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%	54.6%	12.9%	48.4%	6.2%
Good health	37.1%	30.8%	-6.3%	33.6%	-2.8%
Fair health	15.6%	11.3%	-4.3%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	4.6%	2.7%	-1.9%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	28.2%	16%	-12.2%	18.2%	-2.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.2%	10.8%	-5.4%	9.6%	1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.9%	14.9%	2.0%	13.4%	1.5%
Apprenticeship	5.4%	4.9%	-0.5%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	17.2%	5.6%	16.9%	0.3%
Degree or Similar	19.1%	32.8%	13.7%	33.8%	-1.0%
Other	6.6%	3.4%	-3.2%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.1% 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%	2.4%	2.4%	1.1%	1.3%
Chinese	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	0%	1.5%	1.5%	3.1%	-1.6%
Other Asian	1.3%	6.7%	5.4%	1.6%	5.1%
Black African	6.5%	12.1%	5.6%	2.5%	9.6%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	3.6%	2.9%	1.0%	2.6%
Other Black	1%	1.8%	0.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	1.8%	0.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	1%	1.2%	0.2%	0.8%	0.4%
White	84%	62.1%	-21.9%	81.4%	-19.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	0%	3.3%	3.3%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.8% 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	86%	75.8%	-10.2%	83.2%	-7.4%
European Union	5.9%	6.1%	0.2%	6.1%	0.0%
Rest of Europe	1%	1.5%	0.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	5.2%	5.5%	0.3%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	1.6%	8.8%	7.2%	5.6%	3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	2.4%	2.1%	1.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85%	75.5%	-9.5%	83.2%	-7.7%
10+ Years	0%	17.2%	17.2%	9.8%	7.4%
5-10 Years	1.6%	3.3%	1.7%	2.9%	0.4%
2-5 Years	4.6%	2.4%	-2.2%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	8.8%	1.5%	-7.3%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.9%	76.7%	5.2%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.5%	37.2%	-8.7%
Christian	54.2%	46.2%	8.0%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	6.7%	6.5%	0.2%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is St Marys Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Marys Close was 90.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 17.5% lower than the St Paul's Cray average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

St Marys Close has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Paul's Cray and the 241st highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -45.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 50% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,000

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in BR5 3AJ, 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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) - 5/10 (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 St Marys Close are based on 21 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 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BR5 3AJ

Average Price
£273,342

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£273,342

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Marys Close

Average Price
£263,747

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£263,979

Other
£259,102

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Marys CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 St Marys Close, Orpington, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£305,000	2024-10-02	£311,068
12 St Marys Close, Orpington, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2024-07-08	£277,992
8 St Marys Close, Orpington, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,000	2023-09-01	£295,770
10 St Marys Close, Orpington, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£305,000	2023-05-18	£309,126
4 St Marys Close, Orpington, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2021-09-29	£289,819

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BR5 3AJ

Employment

BR5 3AJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% 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.

BR5 3AJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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	107
Retired	48
Self-Employed	32
Part-Time Employee	26
Looking after home or family	16
Student (economically inactive)	12
Other	11
Unemployed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Construction	18
Human health and social work activities	16
Education	15
Financial and insurance activities	13
Transport and storage	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Information and communication	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leesons Primary School Leesons Hill , St Paul's Cray BR5 2GA	3out of 4	531 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Gray's Farm Primary Academy Gray's Farm Road , St Paul's Cray BR5 3AD	3out of 4	659 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School Buttermere Road , BR5 3WD	2out of 4	996 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midfield Primary School Grovelands Road , St Paul's Cray BR5 3EG	4out of 4	1,230 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Poverest Primary School Tillingbourne Green , St Mary Cray BR5 2JD	3out of 4	1,414 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kemnal Technology College Sevenoaks Way , DA14 5AA	1out of 4	1,236 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chislehurst School for Girls Beaverwood Road , Perry Street BR7 6HE	3out of 4	2,598 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Coopers School Hawkwood Lane , BR7 5PS	3out of 4	2,866 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Orpington Tintagel Road , Orpington BR5 4LG	2out of 4	3,280 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cleeve Park School Bexley Lane , DA14 4JN	3out of 4	3,369 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Riverside School Main Road , St Paul's Cray BR5 3HS	4out of 4	630 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kent House Hospital School Crockenhill Road , St Mary Cray BR5 4EP	- not rated	2,151 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Farringtons School Perry Street , BR7 6LR	- not rated	2,558 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Merton Court School 38 Knoll Road , DA14 4QU	- not rated	2,679 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Darul Uloom London School Foxbury Avenue , Chislehurst BR7 6SD	- not rated	2,684 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
McDonalds	Sevenoaks Way, Orpington	81 yd
Butterfly Café	9 Crays Parade, Main Road	380 yd
Starbucks Coffee	Unit 7, Springvale Retail Park	468 yd
Scott's Pie & Mash	117 Cotmandene Crescent, Orpington	518 yd
Hong's Noodle Bar And Takeaway	86 Cotmandene Crescent, Orpington	626 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Bull Inn	Main Road, St Pauls Cray		557 yd
East Hub @ Link Youth Centre	Link Youth Centre, Midfield Way		1,044 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mr Chippy	8 Crays Parade, Main Road	383 yd
Sunshine Chinese Takeaway	1 Crays Parade, Main Road	383 yd
Best Kebab & Pizza	127 Cotmandene Crescent, Orpington	518 yd
China Chopsticks	95 Cotmandene Crescent, Orpington	518 yd
Sea Bream Fish Bar	129 Cotmandene Crescent, Orpington	518 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	Unit 1, 168 Sevenoaks Way	222 yd
Aldi Stores	Unit 5, Springvale Retail Park	496 yd
Co-op	97 - 101 Cotmandene Crescent, Orpington	518 yd
Marks & Spencer	Unit 3, Nugent Shopping Park	1,019 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Riverside School MAIN ROAD		474 yd
Leesons Primary School LEESONS HILL	grass pitches	590 yd
Gray'S Farm Primary Academy GRAYS FARM ROAD	grass pitches	708 yd
St Paul'S Cray Church Of England Primary School BUTTERMERE ROAD	grass pitches	858 yd
Orpington Golf Centre ORPINGTON GOLF CENTRE ORPINGTON GOLF CENTRE SANDY LANE	golf	977 yd
Hoblingwell Wood Recreation Ground LEESONS WAY	grass pitches	987 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	156.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BR5 3AJ