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On Shortlands Road, in Shortlands Bromley Road
What it's like at BR2 0JD: every home that has sold on Shortlands Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 4 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Shortlands Road; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
6 of the 184 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Shortlands RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2010 | £358,000 | 110 m² | £3,255/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Shortlands RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2026 | £690,000 | 128 m² | £5,391/m² | 2 |
| 8, Shortlands RoadTerraced | Feb 2026 | £785,000 | 149 m² | £5,268/m² | 2 |
| 10, Shortlands RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2008 | £400,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 12, Shortlands RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2012 | £565,000 | 138 m² | £4,094/m² | 2 |
| 16, Shortlands RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2014 | £881,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 18, Shortlands RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2006 | £645,000 | 222 m² | £2,905/m² | 2 |
| Flat 7, 20, Shortlands RoadOther | Oct 2017 | £1,250,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Shortlands RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2018 | £1,262,500 | 232 m² | £5,442/m² | 3 |
| 24, Shortlands RoadSemi-detached | May 2021 | £1,370,000 | 318 m² | £4,308/m² | 2 |
| 26, Shortlands RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2015 | £1,055,000 | 270 m² | £3,907/m² | 1 |
| 28, Shortlands RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2017 | £1,157,500 | 257 m² | £4,504/m² | 3 |
| 46, Shortlands RoadDetached | Aug 2015 | £970,000 | 193 m² | £5,026/m² | 2 |
| 48, Shortlands RoadDetached | Oct 2011 | £710,000 | 212 m² | £3,349/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, The Knoll, 14, Shortlands RoadFlat | Apr 1997 | £68,000 | 52 m² | £1,308/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, The Knoll, 14, Shortlands RoadFlat | Apr 2022 | £325,000 | 55 m² | £5,909/m² | 5 |
| Flat 10, The Knoll, 14, Shortlands RoadFlat | Jun 2021 | £392,000 | 64 m² | £6,125/m² | 7 |
| Flat 9, The Knoll, 14, Shortlands RoadFlat | Oct 2025 | £318,000 | 55 m² | £5,782/m² | 5 |
| Flat 11, The Knoll, 14, Shortlands RoadFlat | May 2006 | £220,000 | 55 m² | £4,000/m² | 3 |
| Flat 6, The Knoll, 14, Shortlands RoadFlat | Jan 2003 | £178,000 | 69 m² | £2,580/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, The Knoll, 14, Shortlands RoadFlat | Jun 2004 | £183,500 | 56 m² | £3,277/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, The Knoll, 14, Shortlands RoadFlat | Jun 2021 | £395,000 | 63 m² | £6,270/m² | 5 |
| Flat 8, The Knoll, 14, Shortlands RoadFlat | Nov 1997 | £83,000 | 51 m² | £1,627/m² | 1 |
| Flat 7, The Knoll, 14, Shortlands RoadFlat | Apr 2004 | £179,950 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 4, The Knoll, 14, Shortlands RoadFlat | Oct 2024 | £310,000 | 51 m² | £6,078/m² | 2 |
| Flat 12, The Knoll, 14, Shortlands RoadFlat | Jul 2021 | £320,000 | 54 m² | £5,926/m² | 1 |
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 Shortlands, a few minutes' walk (200 m), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Shortlands Station, 100 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 358, 367); 109 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 13% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 14 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Harris Primary Academy Shortlands, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Orion Ravensbourne, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 45 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Beckenham (1.8 km) and Bonus Pastor Catholic College (2.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Newstead Wood School (7.1 km) and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (8.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Bromley International Food Centre, 900 m away, with Shortlands Supermarket closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Highland Road Surgery (800 m), with Akasi Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Tips & Toes is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Lewisham, 5.2 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Poet's Corner is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Shortlands Tavern the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Homes are mostly flats (52%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Church House Gardens, 900 m away; for exercise, Gym Bromley (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 11 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 31 km.
23 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Beckenham and Penge constituency: Liam Conlon MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 12,905 (24.7%), turnout 68%. Vote shares: Labour 49%, Conservative 25%, Reform UK 10%, Liberal Democrat 9%.
32 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BR2 0JD →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 51% 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. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Shortlands Road in the last 12 months.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
On this street: 2 of 149 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 12 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.5% | 90.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.1% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 46 min
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