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Orpington
Bromley, London
PocketsGoddington (Lily's Wood · Chelsfield Lane · north-east · Court Road)Orpington East (Priory Gardens · Orpington Pond)Orpington SouthOrpington West
Orpington sits at the south-eastern extreme of Bromley, a Kentish commuter town that grew up around its station and still feels more county than capital. The listed-building count is a respectable 11, anchored by the Grade II* Priory and the Grade II* Church of All Saints, plus Barn Hawe and a steady tail of Grade IIs. Pollution scores are very strong at 86 out of 100, green space runs to 35 hectares with Goddington Park the largest site, and the town carries a dense retail offer with over 100 food and 86 nonFood venues. Safety is above the London median and housing is relatively affordable for zone six. The drawbacks are modest but real. Public-transport access is moderate, relying on Southeastern rail to London Bridge and Victoria rather than any Tube, only a small sliver of the ward sits inside a conservation area, and the outstanding-school count nearby is thinner than the borough's stronger catchments further north.
- Strongest86Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Also strong64Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out2Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 11 listed buildings
- 1.6% covered by a conservation area
- 3 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Goddington Park (24.5 hectares)
- 203 open venues (114 food and drink, 89 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
64Better than 87% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability75
- Rent affordability70
- Price momentum (5yr)54
- Activity (turnover)64
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Orpington: 130 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
61Better than 73% of London
- Personal safety63
- Property crime57
- Anti-social behaviour64
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Connectivity
41Better than 42% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
86Better than 96% of London
- Air quality97
- Quietness70
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
17Better than 30% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining14
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene29
- Vitality (openings, diversity)44
203 open venues nearby — 114 food & drink, 89 other.
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Education
47Better than 20% of London
- Primary schools40
- Secondary schools54
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For Orpington: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
10Better than 25% of London
11 listed buildings · 2% under a conservation area
- The PrioryGrade II*
- Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- Barn HaweGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
61Better than 44% of London
- Green spaces86
- Waterways10
Largest green space: Goddington Park (25 ha). ~35 ha of green space in total.
Area development
2Better than 43% of London
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- Is Orpington safe?
- Orpington scores 61 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Orpington a good place to live?
- Orpington scores 43 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are air & quiet (86) and property prices & growth (64); its weakest is area development (2). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Orpington?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Orpington 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 41 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Orpington expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Orpington is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 15/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Orpington?
- Orpington scores 47 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 3 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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