Bromley

Overview

Bromley is an outer London borough located in south-east London. It has one of the lowest rates of child poverty in London, with 28% of children living in households in poverty, compared to 39% for the typical London borough. It is also one of the boroughs with the most affordable housing, with the rent for an average one-bedroom dwelling in Bromley requiring 34.7% of median pre-tax pay in London. In this respect, Bromley is more like the rest of England - where the figure is 29.9% - than the typical London borough, where it is 46.4%. 

Bromley has pay inequality that is higher than the average borough in London, with earners at the 80th percentile taking home 2.89 as much as those on the 20th percentile. A typical London borough sees earners at the 80th percentile taking home 2.77 as much as those on the 20th percentile.

The grid below shows how Bromley compares against London overall on key poverty and inequality indicators. Red text denotes the fact that Bromley is worse than is typical for London on that indicator, and blue means it is better.

Bromley indicator rankings

People

Infant mortality

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births

2.9

Average compared to all London Boroughs (3.4)

Better compared to England (3.9)

Better compared to London Planning Area (South - 3.65)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (2.8)

Premature mortality

Deaths of <75 year olds per 100,000

268

Better compared to all London Boroughs (316)

Better compared to England (336)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 302)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (314)

Qualifications at 19

19 year olds without level 3 qualifications

32%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (24.4%)

Average compared to England (27.8%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 32.25%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (33.2%)

Data sources and methods

Living standards

Child poverty rate

Child poverty rate (AHC)

24%

Better compared to all London Boroughs (35%)

Average compared to England (29.3%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 27.5%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (30%)

Income deprivation

Income deprivation (relative to London overall)

0.58

Better compared to all London Boroughs ( 1)

Average compared to England (0.8)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 0.65)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (0.7)

Pay inequality

80:20 ratio of earnings

2.74

Average compared to all London Boroughs (2.64)

Worse compared to England (1.94)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 2.62)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (2.6)

Poverty rate

Poverty rate

17%

Better compared to all London Boroughs (27%)

Average compared to England (22.1%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 21%)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (24%)

Data sources and methods

Housing

Evictions

Repossessions per 1,000 households

1.43

Average compared to all London Boroughs (2.42)

Average compared to England (1.51)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 1.765)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (2.09)

Homeless acceptances

Main homelessness duty owed per 1,000 households

0.77

Average compared to all London Boroughs (0.74)

Average compared to England (0.42)

Worse compared to London Planning Area (South - 0.52)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (0.58)

Housing affordability

Median rent as a percentage of median pay

39.2%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (46.3%)

Worse compared to England (26.4%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 40.35%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (36.8%)

Housing delivery

Average net affordable, social and discounted housing completions

30

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (132)

(Data not available)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 50)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (60)

Rough sleeping

People seen sleeping rough by outreach

57

Better compared to all London Boroughs (214)

(Data not available)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 77)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (93)

Temporary accommodation

Households in temporary accommodation per 1,000

11.9

Average compared to all London Boroughs (16.4)

Average compared to England ( 4)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 11.05)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (8.2)

Data sources and methods

Shared opportunity

GCSE attainment

Percentage of pupils who achieved grade 9-4

78.8%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (75.6%)

Better compared to England (72.2%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 77.15%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (76.1%)

No qualifications

Proportion with no qualifications

4.4

Average compared to all London Boroughs (6.7)

Better compared to England (7.4)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 4.4)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (6.9)

Data sources and methods

Work

Benefits

Out-of-work benefits

9%

Better compared to all London Boroughs (12.7%)

Better compared to England (12.7%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 9.85%)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (10.7%)

Low pay (resident)

Proportion of borough residents' jobs that are low paid

19%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (20.2%)

Average compared to England (17.2%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 19.8%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (19.6%)

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate

3.7%

Better compared to all London Boroughs (5.3%)

Average compared to England (4.3%)

Better compared to London Planning Area (South - 5.2%)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (5.1%)

Unemployment rate change

Unemployment rate 3 year change

-0.3pts

Average compared to all London Boroughs (0.2pts)

Average compared to England (0.0pts)

Better compared to London Planning Area (South - 0.8pts)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (1.2pts)

Data sources and methods