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West Wickham: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the West Wickham neighbourhood of Bromley, England (ONS area Bromley 030). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Postcodes BR3, BR4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BR4 0AS.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Bromley

West Wickham is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Bromley (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 3 falling of 22). Houses here typically resell for £692,500 and flats for £305,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Bromley (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, West Wickham, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 11 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£692,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£305,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +6% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance -0.02; 3 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 8 small areas range from decile 7 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£92,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.7 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where West Wickham sits in Bromley

Typical house price: 12th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Bromley
Typical flat price: joint 11th lowest of the 34 neighbourhoods in Bromley with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 14th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Bromley

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 11 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in West Wickham

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Bromley, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Bromley, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 11 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 22 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bromley, 3 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Schools improving
Lifestyle businesses
Borough against the region

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Income deprivation ranking
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

West Wickham Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (580 m in a straight line). About 8.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Charing Cross (about 41 min) and Hayes (Kent) (about 4 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Hawes Down Primary School 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jul 2023).
Nearest state secondary school Langley Park School for Girls 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about West Wickham

What is the typical house price in West Wickham?

£692,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

How does West Wickham compare with the rest of Bromley?

Typical house price: 12th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Bromley. Typical flat price: joint 11th lowest of the 34 neighbourhoods in Bromley with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 14th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Bromley.

Is West Wickham an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is West Wickham gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 3 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to West Wickham?

West Wickham. Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (580 m in a straight line). About 8.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Charing Cross (about 41 min) and Hayes (Kent) (about 4 min).

Which state schools are nearest to West Wickham?

Nearest state primary school. Hawes Down Primary School. 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jul 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Langley Park School for Girls. 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.