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Electoral wardE05013997

Farnborough & Crofton ward, London Borough of Bromley

Farnborough & Crofton is one of 22 electoral wards of Bromley London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 17,703 residents in 7,052 households — 3,196 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Orpington constituency.

Residents, 202117,703council ward average 14,999
Households7,0522.51 residents per household
Density3,196/ km²about 5.54 km² · London Borough of Bromley 2,198
Aged 65+22.3%London Borough of Bromley: 17.7% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.5% · 799
5–96.6% · 1,176
10–158.3% · 1,464
16–194.4% · 783
20–244.7% · 835
25–349.0% · 1,591
35–4919.9% · 3,528
50–6420.2% · 3,573
65–7410.6% · 1,885
75–847.8% · 1,377
85+3.9% · 695

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.3% · 1,082
1 car or van45.8% · 3,233
2 cars or vans28.5% · 2,009
3 or more10.3% · 728
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Bromley overall: 68.5% owned, 13.2% social rented, 17.4% private rented.

Owned outright45.4% · 3,205
With mortgage37.2% · 2,621
Shared ownership0.2% · 12
Social rented8.2% · 580
Private rented9.0% · 635

Type of home

Detached house31.6% · 2,229
Semi-detached house41.9% · 2,952
Terraced house15.3% · 1,081
Purpose-built flat9.1% · 641
Converted house0.6% · 43
Other conversion0.6% · 43
Above shop / office0.9% · 62
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013997
Constituency
Orpington
Region
London
Density rank in council
12 of 22

Other wards in the same constituency

BBromley Common & Holwood15.4% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned18,780CChelsfield20.7% aged 65+ · 83.7% owned11,234CChislehurst21.3% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned15,570DDarwin25.4% aged 65+ · 83.7% owned5,772OOrpington20.2% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned11,960PPetts Wood & Knoll21.7% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned17,260SSt Mary Cray16.8% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned18,436SSt Paul's Cray13.5% aged 65+ · 53.8% owned17,313

All 22 wards of London Borough of Bromley

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.