If you are thinking of moving to Bromley Common or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Bromley Common to figures for Bromley and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Bromley Common is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Bromley Common Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics
Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. Bromley Common has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
Grade | Bromley | England |
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AB | 30.80% | 22.96% |
C1 | 36.72% | 30.92% |
C2 | 16.28% | 20.64% |
DE | 16.20% | 25.49% |
Bromley Common Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Bromley Common as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Bromley Common is also older than the average, making Bromley Common a older persons location.
Age | Bromley | England |
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Age 0 to 4 | 6.5% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 5.8% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 6% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 5.8% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 22% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 20.1% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 6% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 8.3% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 6% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 2.5% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 39.9 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 40 | 39 |
Bromley Common Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Bromley Common come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and possible indicator of how hard it would be to get employment in the area. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Bromley Common than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
Benefit | Bromley | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 2.3% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.7% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 10.3% | 13.5% |
Bromley Common Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Bromley Common has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Bromley Common is a relatively affluent area.
Tenure | Bromley | England |
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Owned | 33.4% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 37.5% | 32.8% |
Shared | 0.8% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 1.5% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 12.6% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 12.4% | 15.4% |
Other | 0.9% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 0.9% | 1.3% |
Bromley Common Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Bromley Common are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Bromley Common has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.
Country | Bromley | England |
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United Kingdom | 85.5% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 1.1% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 3.5% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 9.9% | 9.4% |
Bromley Common General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Bromley Common. The percentage of residents in Bromley Common rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Bromley Common rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Bromley Common is generally better than in the average person in England.
Health | Bromley | England |
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Very Good | 50.10% | 47.17% |
Good | 34.12% | 34.22% |
Fair | 11.67% | 13.12% |
Bad | 3.20% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 0.91% | 1.25% |
Bromley Common Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Bromley Common and are from the UK Census of 2011.
Qualification | Bromley | England |
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No Qualifications | 17.9% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 13.6% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 16.1% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 2.7% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 11.5% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 33.1% | 27.4% |
Other | 5.1% | 5.7% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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