Kemble Drive London, Bromley
44 addresses across 2 postcodes (BR2), about 330 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20300451.
- Sales: 52 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £650,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 25 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 16, E: 5).
- Flood: 8 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Bromley costs £2,140 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hayes (Kent), about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 330 m away, and Farnborough Common (2.8 hectares) is about 440 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 84 to 95 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 44 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Summercroft Surgery, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 580 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 98% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 26 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | £650,000 | £522,500 | £740,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £725,000 | £725,000 | £725,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £616,750 | £613,500 | £620,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £590,000 | £570,000 | £630,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £537,500 | £480,000 | £640,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £590,000 | £590,000 | £590,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £600,000 | £600,000 | £600,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £482,000 | £482,000 | £482,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £575,000 | £575,000 | £575,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £340,000 | £320,000 | £360,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £393,500 | £380,000 | £407,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2024 | 2 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £740,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2024 | 12 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £522,500 | |
| 30 Apr 2024 | 28 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 3 Mar 2023 | 6 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £658,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Jan 2023 | 46 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £725,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2021 | 18 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £620,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 19 BR2 8PY | Detached | £613,500 | |
| 16 Oct 2020 | 24 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £590,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2020 | 34 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £630,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2020 | 8 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £570,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2019 | 35 BR2 8PY | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2019 | 16 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2019 | 16 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £550,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Jul 2019 | 14 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2019 | 38 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £640,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2018 | 11 BR2 8PY | Detached | £590,000 | |
| 10 Jul 2017 | 30 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 2 Nov 2016 | 2 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £482,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2015 | 37 BR2 8PY | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2013 | 9 BR2 8PY | Detached | £375,100 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Oct 2012 | 21 BR2 8PY | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2012 | 11 BR2 8PY | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2011 | 48 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £407,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2011 | 38 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2010 | 44 BR2 8PZ | Semi-detached | £370,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2008 | 48 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2007 | 16 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £368,500 | |
| 6 Oct 2006 | 28 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £348,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2006 | 7 BR2 8PY | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2006 | 20 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2005 | 31 BR2 8PY | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 26 May 2005 | 3 BR2 8PY | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2004 | 5 BR2 8PY | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2004 | 40 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £375,900 | |
| 20 Jul 2004 | 48 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2004 | 8 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2003 | 16 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 5 Aug 2003 | 13 BR2 8PY | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 13 May 2003 | 23 BR2 8PY | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2003 | 30 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 7 Jan 2003 | 6 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £322,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2000 | 35 BR2 8PY | Detached | £237,500 | |
| 8 Dec 1999 | 34 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 29 Nov 1999 | 36 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £217,000 | |
| 31 Aug 1999 | 10 BR2 8PZ | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 3 Nov 1998 | 3 BR2 8PY | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 5 Sep 1997 | 38 BR2 8PZ | Detached | £147,000 | |
| 12 May 1997 | 1 BR2 8PY | Detached | £127,500 | |
| 28 Nov 1996 | 23 BR2 8PY | Detached | £151,000 | |
| 30 Oct 1996 | 27 BR2 8PY | Detached | £145,000 |
Energy performance certificates
25 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (24); House, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (21); 1967-1975 (2); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (20); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Bromley in 2026-27: Band D £2,140 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,427 | £1,664 | £1,902 | £2,140 | £2,616 | £3,091 | £3,567 | £4,280 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band G (32% of about 1,510 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Ravensbourne Westerham Road BR2 6HE, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Ravensbourne Westerham Road BR2 6HE, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Ravensbourne Westerham Road BR2 6HE, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Ravensbourne Westerham Road BR2 6HE, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Hasells Nursery Jackson Road BR2 8NS, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Hasells Nursery, Jackson Road, BR2 8NS, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 8 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 3 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BR2 8PZ | not in 2 or 3 | 8 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BR2 8PY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 44 addresses are between 84 m and 95 m above sea level (90 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR2 8PY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BR2 8PZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hayes (Kent) 940,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Petts Wood 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Orpington 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Croydon Road / The Keston Mark | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 13.3 km (8.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Wellbrook Road | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.2 km (9.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 29.2 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Summercroft Surgery | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Village Pharmacy | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smile Dental Practice Bromley | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Royal University Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Bromley Police Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thresher Shop Cashzone | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,130 m² | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Farnborough Common 2.8 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,410 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hollydale Recreation Grounds 2.7 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,300 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 3.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Camp on Keston Common, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Camp on Keston Common | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Holwood camp | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Holwood Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Knowlehill Wood | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Barnet Wood | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Padmall Wood | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Rookery Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Furze Bottom | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 44 |
1 of the street's 44 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bromley: see them on the Bromley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens Wood School | Secondary | 11–19 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Keston Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bishop Justus CofE School Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Darrick Wood School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Darrick Wood Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Hayes Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hayes School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehouse Service Station BR2 8HU | Retailers - other | 350 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Two Doves Limited BR2 8HD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Bird In The Hand BR2 8PF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Bird In Hand Seafood BR2 8PF | Mobile caterer | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lakeside Drive (7); On or near Briar Wood Close (5); On or near Cheyne Close (4); On or near Kemble Drive (3); On or near Park/Open Space (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 98% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 1% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Cedar Crescent · Cedar Close · Lakeside Drive · Oakley Drive · Gravel Road · Cheyne Close · Ebury Close · Briar Wood Close · Beverley Road · Rowan Walk · Keston Park Close · Barnet Drive
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.