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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| New Beckenham | Bromley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 150 | 88 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 23% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 54% | 43% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 15.2 | 13.1 | 10.1 |
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Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 52% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Beckenham Junction, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 1.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Silverwood Close, 250 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (route 352); 55 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 12 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Worsley Bridge Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 57% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green (0.6 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Harris Girls Academy Bromley, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 58.3 · 24.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Beckenham (1.5 km) and Bonus Pastor Catholic College (2.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Newstead Wood School (9 km) and Wilson's School (9.2 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Waitrose, 300 m away; Bridge Convenience (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bromleag Care Practice (500 m), with Beckenham Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Sun City is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Lewisham, 4.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 44% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 50 restaurants and cafés and 7 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Ozoku is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and 10 Below the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 150 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 13 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (73%).
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 536 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worsley Bridge Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green | Primary | 650 m | 97% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 82% met the expected standard |
| Alexandra Infant School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Balgowan Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Harris Girls Academy Bromley | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 24.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sedgehill Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.9 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy Beckenham | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 51.6 · 12.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Orion Eden Park | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bonus Pastor Catholic College | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 16.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Christophers The Hall School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Education-My Life Matters | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| New Beckenham | Bromley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 51 min | 61 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 101 min | 112 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 12 min | 16 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.4 km | 1.1 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 44 | 46 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 16% | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 52% | 46% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 34% | 22% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| New Beckenham | Bromley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 50 | 9 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 74% | 82% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 16 | 8 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 76% | 55% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 16 | 11 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 32 | 20 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Orpington South | 30 | 1 | 123 min | 5 | £566k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Park | 31 | 5 | 105 min | 8 | £900k |
| Hayes North | 34 | 4 | 101 min | 6 | £749k |
| Crofton | 37 | 6 | 116 min | 5 | £635k |
| Petts Wood | 39 | 4 | 120 min | 6 | £754k |
| Chislehurst West & Elmstead | 42 | 2 | 120 min | 3 | £786k |
| Beckenham East & Kelsey Park | 48 | 4 | 102 min | 11 | £471k |
| Chelsfield & Green Street Green | 49 | 1 | 125 min | 4 | £637k |
| Widmore | 50 | 3 | 115 min | 6 | £537k |
| Bickley East | 54 | 3 | 125 min | 3 | £716k |
| West Wickham | 57 | 2 | 95 min | 11 | £704k |
| Shortlands Bromley Road | 57 | 6 | 108 min | 11 | £469k |
| Bickley West | 59 | 3 | 115 min | 5 | £530k |
| Hayes South & Coney Hall | 61 | 2 | 107 min | 7 | £722k |
| Orpington East | 62 | 1 | 129 min | 11 | £459k |
| Biggin Hill West | 63 | 0 | 121 min | 2 | £445k |
| Elmers End | 64 | 3 | 91 min | 15 | £646k |
| Chislehurst North | 67 | 0 | 127 min | 9 | £572k |
| Anerley South | 67 | 2 | 87 min | 20 | £492k |
| Goddington | 71 | 2 | 124 min | 8 | £558k |
| Biggin Hill East & Cudham | 77 | 0 | 147 min | 1 | £525k |
| Plaistow (Bromley) | 82 | 2 | 112 min | 14 | £537k |
| Keston | 85 | 1 | 119 min | 7 | £711k |
| St Mary Cray South | 88 | 4 | 118 min | 12 | £466k |
| Clock House & Cator Park | 89 | 3 | 92 min | 17 | £602k |
| Bromley Common | 89 | 1 | 124 min | 7 | £555k |
| Farnborough | 94 | 2 | 133 min | 5 | £521k |
| Chislehurst East & Hoblingwell Wood | 104 | 2 | 136 min | 3 | £534k |
| Eden Park & Bethlem | 113 | 1 | 98 min | 11 | £715k |
| Crystal Palace Park | 119 | 2 | 96 min | 23 | £400k |
| Penge East | 127 | 2 | 97 min | 20 | £612k |
| Mottingham | 131 | 0 | 118 min | 13 | £412k |
| St Mary Cray North | 133 | 2 | 126 min | 9 | £421k |
| Anerley North & Penge West | 144 | 2 | 90 min | 20 | £363k |
| Orpington West | 144 | 3 | 123 min | 8 | £489k |
| New Beckenham (this one) | 150 | 3 | 101 min | 16 | £369k |
| St Mary Cray East | 162 | 1 | 132 min | 8 | £373k |
| Bromley North & Sundridge | 175 | 6 | 107 min | 9 | £440k |
| Bromley South | 205 | 7 | 99 min | 6 | £468k |
The nearest park is Thornton Green, 750 m away; for exercise, Power Pilates (600 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 14 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 11 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 30 km.
Most households own their home, 33% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 54% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST |
|---|
| Independent |
| 2.9 km |
| 49.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| New Beckenham | Bromley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 25 | 15 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 8 min | 9 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 11 min | 17 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 51 min | 39 min |
| Gatwick airport | 87 min | 55 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).