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Mottingham
Bromley, London
Mottingham sits in the far north-west of the London Borough of Bromley, a suburban ward where the boundary with Greenwich runs through the back gardens. The area has old roots — recorded in 862 as Modingahema — but its present form comes from the London County Council's Mottingham Estate, built from 1935 on Court Farm with around 2,000 houses, schools and shops. The ward has five listed buildings including the Grade II Mottingham War Memorial and the Grade II Geffery's almshouses built by the Ironmongers' Company in 1912. Green space is generous for an outer suburb at 66.9 hectares, with Mottingham Sports Ground and Foxes Field anchoring the open space, and air-quality scores are very high. There are decent rail links from Mottingham station into central London. The drawbacks are meaningful. Just one Ofsted-outstanding school sits nearby, there is no conservation-area cover, culture and heritage scores are low, and safety sits close to the London median rather than above it. It is a quiet residential suburb with limited amenities of its own.
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Mottingham's name was first recorded in 862 AD as Modingahema, meaning 'the land of Moda's people', and the area was only transferred from Kent to Greater London in 1965.
- Moderate public-transport access
- 5 listed buildings
- 1 school rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Mottingham Sports Ground / Foxes Field (11.4 hectares)
- 94 open venues (28 food and drink, 66 other)
Mottingham score highlights
- Air & Quiet Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards (score 75/100).
- Nature Access Strong access to green space and waterways (score 72/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 0/100).
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Property prices & growth
64/ 100
- Purchase affordability60
- Rent affordability90
- Price momentum (5yr)60
- Activity (turnover)48
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Safety
45/ 100
- Personal safety40
- Property crime43
- Anti-social behaviour56
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Connectivity
34/ 100
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
75/ 100
- Air quality80
- Quietness68
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Cultural Signal
11/ 100
- Nightlife0
- Dining0
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene29
- Vitality (openings, diversity)25
94 open venues nearby — 28 food & drink, 66 other.
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Education
43/ 100
- Primary schools44
- Secondary schools42
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Heritage
9/ 100
5 listed buildings
- Mottingham War MemorialGrade II
- Fairmount Ladies Rest HomeGrade II
- Geffery' S Homes (almshouses) Grade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
72/ 100
- Green spaces96
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Mottingham Sports Ground / Foxes Field (11 ha). ~67 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0/ 100
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