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On Broughton Road, in Crofton
What it's like at BR6 8EG: every home that has sold on Broughton 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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).
Sales and extensions on Broughton 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.
None of the 20 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 7, Broughton RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2012 | £375,000 | 98 m² | £3,827/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9, Broughton RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2020 | £520,000 | 79 m² | £6,582/m² | 1 |
| 15, Broughton RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2017 | £620,000 | 72 m² | £8,611/m² | 1 |
| 17, Broughton RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2000 | £193,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 21, Broughton RoadSemi-detached | May 2015 | £562,702 | 119 m² | £4,729/m² | 2 |
| 23, Broughton RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2007 | £425,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 25, Broughton RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2017 | £620,000 | 114 m² | £5,439/m² | 4 |
| 27, Broughton RoadTerraced | Oct 1999 | £154,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 29, Broughton RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2024 | £648,000 | 84 m² | £7,714/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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 Orpington, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 5.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Crofton Road / Crofton Lane, 300 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 208, 61, 353, R2); 41 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 21 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Tubbenden Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School (1.2 km), with 6 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Newstead Wood School, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 82.8 · 73.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Hayes School (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Newstead Wood School (0.6 km) and St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 1.0 km away, with Taylor's Newsagents closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Tubbenden Lane Branch (850 m), with Crofton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, The Hairport is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Princess Royal University Hospital, 1.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% 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 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Hooked Cafe & Grill is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Bromley Tennis Centre the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 37 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 38% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Tugmutton Common, 950 m away; for exercise, Bromley Tennis Centre (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 15 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 30 km.
20 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.
Orpington constituency: Gareth Bacon MP (Conservative), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 5,118 (11.1%), turnout 65%. Vote shares: Conservative 38%, Labour 27%, Reform UK 19%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
15 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 BR6 8EG →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 43% 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" Broughton Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 14 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.5% | 90.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.0% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 44 min
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