St Paul's Cray · Bromley · Orpington constituency · 51.41185, 0.12178

DA14 5BN— St Paul's Cray, Bromley

Location and area intelligence for DA14 5BN, St Paul's Cray, Bromley

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Schools 100%Safety 60/100Transport 12/100~0% yield · indicativeOnly 1 sales — thin data
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Strong schools, limited transport — ideal for car-owning families

Area score
52
Safety
60
Schools
90
Transport
12
Environment
92
Investment
25

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Location

DA14 5BN

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
LowMixed
Buyer fit: GoodInvestment outlook: CautiousRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income-22.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+137.0% vs London avg

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Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Hope Community School

Good · Inspected May 2023 · 11 min walk

KS2: 101.8

—

Secondary

Kemnal Technology College

Not yet inspected · Inspected Feb 2025 · 10 min walk

P8: -0.92A8: 32.3

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 5 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 104 min walk

2 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Medium crime

154.3 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 2688.9%

+190% vs borough

Crime by type

Other33%
Violence & sexual offences20%
Vehicle crime16%
Anti-social behaviour13%
Burglary9%
Drug offences6%
Theft2%
Robbery2%

Stop & search

4.3

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

99

Road safety score

1

Accidents (5yr)

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Sidcup Fire Station · 2.5km

Crime is +137% above London average

Property

12 Jun

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Insufficient sales data

Only 1 sale recorded in the last 24 months — too few for a reliable median price. Price figures have been withheld to avoid misleading comparisons.

Price history

Sales (24 months)1
New build0.0%

LHA rates — Outer South East London

Shared room£600/mo
1 bedroom£1050/mo
2 bedrooms£1300/mo
3 bedrooms£1550/mo
4 bedrooms£1800/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Low

Market activity

100d

Days to sell

Energy & construction

Solar yield867 kWh/kWp/yr

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £1,876
Price growth potentialLow

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Bottom 25% — limited connections
St Mary Cray

Nearby stations

St Mary CrayNational Rail
27 min walk
Abbey WoodElizabeth line
110 min walk
Woolwich Arsenal DLR StationDLR
118 min walk
Beckenham Junction Tram StopTram
129 min walk
King George V DLR StationDLR
136 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

12

Walkability score

2

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★60 min
Victoria82 min ↑
Waterloo69 min ↑
Canary Wharf78 min ↑
City73 min ↑

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

20

Car parks (800m)

2

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park166m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock10.5 km

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³
Better than 90% of London
NoiseNONE
road
SEVERE
Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 17.0 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB100% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
More green space than 99% of London

Nearest SSSI: Ruxley Gravel Pits SSSI — 0.3 km

Energy

Solar: 867 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: CLAY, SILT AND SAND

Subsidence risk: Medium

Shrink-swell: Medium

Running sand risk: Low

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Elevated

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Medium

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,530 hrs/yr

Sunshine

595 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.9°C

Summer avg

3.0°C

Winter avg

Solar yield866.9 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

41 BROOMWOOD ROAD, ST. PAULS CRAY, BR5 2JP

17 min walk

81%

Recommend GP

81%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

0

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalQueen Mary's Hospital · 1.5 km
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 17.9 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

66

Parks (1km)

4

Restaurants (800m)

4

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

1

Gyms (1km)

1

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: Seven Stars (697 m)

Nearest supermarketAsda · 5.2 km

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

0

Late-night venues

E
852 licensed premises in boroughHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

1.2km

Post office

Nearby shops

Butcher of Brogdale712 m

Nearby cafes

Tesco Café153 m
Costa157 m
T's Cafe343 m
Sal's Cafe556 m

Nearby restaurants

Kebab Ye533 m
Marino Fish & Chips547 m
Bengal Tandoori566 m
Mulberry Tree Restaurant692 m

Nearby pubs

Seven Stars697 m
The Bull Inn970 m

Nearby gyms

Bannatyne Health Club417 m

Nearby pharmacies

Tesco Pharmacy91 m
Food hygiene (5-star)68% of 19

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

25

Investment score

Weak

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Low gross yield (0.2%) makes this better for owner-occupiers than buy-to-let investors. Capital growth outlook is low.

Avg monthly rent
£1,400London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
0.2% (low)London avg: 3.8%Low yield — bottom 25% of London
Gentrification score16/100
Sales last 12 months1

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed owner / renter

Tenant profile

+7.7%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Low

Market activity

100d

Est. days to sell

8/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

38.7

Price growth score

D
Low

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route8,456m
Crossrail 2 route20,286m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 5/10

Around average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Average deprivation level

Rank: 13,683 nationally

1,627

Est. population

2,712/km²

54%

Employed

29%

Degree educated

£32,600

Median income

6.3%

Claimant rate

SuburbanLow densityMixed

54

Community stability

Age profile

22%
19%
17%
20%
21%
Under 1822%
18–3419%
35–4917%
50–6420%
65+22%

Tenure

36%
32%
17%
16%
Own outright36%
Own (mortgage)32%
Private rent17%
Social rent16%
Shared ownership0%

Ethnicity

65%
White British65%
White Other12%
Asian6%
Black11%
Mixed5%
Other2%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional31%
Routine / semi-routine23%
No car household23%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications23%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent17%
Social rent16%

vs. London

Income vs London-22.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
3
Live planning apps (800m)
1
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
1
Planning apps (3 years)
2
Local approval rate
100%
Borough approval rate
54%
Historic landfill (400m)
1
Opportunity area
No
Strategic industrial location
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£125/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
66
Largest scheme
66 homes · Heather Court, 6, Maidstone Road, DA14 5HH
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Reform UK
Ward majority vote
13.0%
Ward turnout
37%
Election year
2026
MP
Gareth Bacon (Conservative)
MP majority
5,118
Constituency
Orpington

Councillors

Christopher MarlowReform UK
Dean James MillerReform UK
William RawlesReform UK

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Key facts for DA14 5BN

Full postcodeDA14 5BN
Postcode districtDA14
BoroughLondon Borough of Bromley
WardSt Paul's Cray
Latitude51.411853
Longitude0.121780
Parliamentary constituencyOrpington
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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