Head to head
Bromley vs Croydon
46 measurements both boroughs report. Bromley is higher on 20, Croydon on 26. Higher is not better — which way is good depends entirely on what is being counted.
Transport
- cycle parking spaces25% apart2,231vs2,959
Bromley 26 of 33 · Croydon 22 of 33
Housing
- £ per week24% apart£160vs£122
Bromley 1 of 31 · Croydon 17 of 31
- per 1,000 households41% apart12.3vs20.8
Bromley 26 of 31 · Croydon 12 of 31
- of applications approved14% apart61.6%vs72.0%
Bromley 26 of 31 · Croydon 13 of 31
- Completions80% apart40vs8
Bromley 8 of 33 · Croydon 11 of 33
- of entire-home listings2% apart67.5%vs65.8%
Bromley 9 of 33 · Croydon 10 of 33
- listings48% apart912vs1,769
Bromley 25 of 33 · Croydon 19 of 33
- entries on the register40% apart25vs15
Bromley 10 of 33 · Croydon 22 of 33
- Social landlord18% apart329.1vs401.9
Bromley 12 of 33 · Croydon 3 of 33
- Startslevel0vs0
Bromley 15 of 33 · Croydon 17 of 33
- listed buildings57% apart412vs179
Bromley 15 of 33 · Croydon 25 of 33
- Private landlord13% apart202.9vs233.3
Bromley 18 of 33 · Croydon 15 of 33
Money
- Adding the Post Office1% apart98.6%vs99.4%
Bromley 33 of 33 · Croydon 26 of 33
- of resident median gross pay10% apart38.7%vs43.1%
Bromley 32 of 32 · Croydon 28 of 32
- Gross borrowing100% apart£0vs£1.46M
Bromley 31 of 32 · Croydon 2 of 32
- Bank or building society branch4% apart30.9%vs29.8%
Bromley 28 of 33 · Croydon 30 of 33
- Revenue reserves39% apart£233,112vs£143,096
Bromley 6 of 32 · Croydon 14 of 32
- mapped jewellery and watch shops48% apart23vs12
Bromley 7 of 33 · Croydon 18 of 33
- GBP median gross annual13% apart£51,225vs£44,326
Bromley 7 of 32 · Croydon 23 of 32
- Budget35% apart£526,008vs£803,555
Bromley 20 of 28 · Croydon 3 of 28
- Outturn37% apart£551,178vs£878,110
Bromley 23 of 32 · Croydon 2 of 32
Technology
- of premises1% apart97.0%vs98.1%
Bromley 32 of 33 · Croydon 30 of 33
- of premises7% apart86.6%vs80.6%
Bromley 31 of 33 · Croydon 32 of 33
- of premises7% apart78.8%vs84.8%
Bromley 30 of 33 · Croydon 25 of 33
- of premises passed3% apart68.6%vs70.4%
Bromley 30 of 33 · Croydon 27 of 33
- of premises52% apart1.1%vs2.3%
Bromley 10 of 33 · Croydon 4 of 33
- of premises3% apart93.3%vs90.3%
Bromley 10 of 33 · Croydon 23 of 33
- of premises passed that subscribe12% apart42.0%vs37.0%
Bromley 18 of 33 · Croydon 26 of 33
- of local units4% apart6.8%vs7.1%
Bromley 16 of 33 · Croydon 13 of 33
Environment
- household waste recycled27% apart49.9%vs36.3%
Bromley 1 of 33 · Croydon 11 of 33
- trees maintained98% apart65kvs1,209
Bromley 3 of 33 · Croydon 33 of 33
- Gas6% apart14kvs13k
Bromley 4 of 33 · Croydon 10 of 33
- rated C or better9% apart40.4%vs44.4%
Bromley 29 of 33 · Croydon 23 of 33
- rated 517% apart77.2%vs64.3%
Bromley 7 of 30 · Croydon 19 of 30
- Electricity4% apart3488.0vs3344.1
Bromley 9 of 33 · Croydon 17 of 33
Crime
- seconds to first engine15% apart356svs303s
Bromley 2 of 33 · Croydon 20 of 33
People
- 67.7vs67.5
Bromley 3 of 32 · Croydon 4 of 32
- of Year 6 children28% apart18.1%vs25.3%
Bromley 30 of 32 · Croydon 11 of 32
- residents aged 16–6444% apart3.5%vs6.3%
Bromley 27 of 33 · Croydon 11 of 33
- of secondary pupils10% apart2.6%vs2.9%
Bromley 7 of 32 · Croydon 4 of 32
- years at birth2% apart85.9vs84.5
Bromley 8 of 32 · Croydon 21 of 32
- people seen, 2026-27 Q161% apart52vs135
Bromley 23 of 33 · Croydon 11 of 33
- of secondary pupils18% apart19.6%vs23.9%
Bromley 20 of 32 · Croydon 5 of 32
- cultural venues26% apart26vs35
Bromley 20 of 33 · Croydon 16 of 33
- 3.38vs3.95
Bromley 18 of 32 · Croydon 1 of 32
- change 2021–205142% apart14.9%vs25.7%
Bromley 18 of 33 · Croydon 9 of 33
The bar under each pair spans the range all thirty-three boroughs occupy on that measurement, so the distance between the two dots is read against how far apart the city’s extremes are. The solid dot is Bromley; the hollow one is Croydon.