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Penge & Cator
Bromley, London
Penge & Cator sits in the north-west of Bromley, pressed against Crystal Palace and Sydenham. Crystal Palace Park, at around twelve hectares of the ward's forty-six total, is the headline green space, with the dinosaurs and the site of the old palace just over the boundary. Twelve listed buildings include the Grade II Penge War Memorial and 54 High Street, and a sixth of the ward sits in a conservation area. Food venues at 125 and non-food at 95 are strong for an outer-south London ward, and public-transport access is moderate-to-good via Penge East, Penge West and overground links. Schools are decent with twenty-seven outstanding nearby. The weaknesses are safety, which lags the London median, and crime concentrated on the High Street rather than residential streets, plus market affordability which has tightened with Crystal Palace spillover demand.
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- Good public-transport access
- 12 listed buildings
- 16% covered by a conservation area
- 5 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Crystal Palace Park (11.7 hectares)
- 233 open venues (134 food and drink, 99 other)
Penge & Cator score highlights
- Air & Quiet Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards (score 64/100).
- Nature Access Strong access to green space and waterways (score 62/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 0/100).
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Property prices & growth
59/ 100
- Purchase affordability55
- Rent affordability75
- Price momentum (5yr)51
- Activity (turnover)60
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and 30 years of sale-price history for this ward.
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Safety
40/ 100
- Personal safety48
- Property crime31
- Anti-social behaviour40
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Connectivity
48/ 100
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
64/ 100
- Air quality60
- Quietness70
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Cultural Signal
29/ 100
- Nightlife7
- Dining21
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops21
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene50
- Vitality (openings, diversity)63
233 open venues nearby — 134 food & drink, 99 other.
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Education
52/ 100
- Primary schools50
- Secondary schools54
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Heritage
24/ 100
12 listed buildings · 16% under a conservation area
- 54, High StreetGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Penge War MemorialGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
62/ 100
- Green spaces79
- Waterways35
Largest green space: Crystal Palace Park (12 ha). ~47 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0/ 100
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