Parkside Close Penge, Bromley
27 addresses across 3 postcodes (SE20), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20303545.
- Sales: 34 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £550,025 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 11, D: 8).
- Flood: 45 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 B; 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 Penge East, about 370 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, King William IV Gardens, is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 16.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 34 to 36 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Robin Hood Surgery, about 710 m (0.4 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 440 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 28% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 371 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £550,025 | £495,050 | £605,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £406,500 | £388,000 | £425,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £307,500 | £205,000 | £410,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £400,000 | £300,000 | £410,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £336,000 | £336,000 | £336,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £112,500 | £112,500 | £112,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £209,000 | £209,000 | £209,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £212,000 | £212,000 | £212,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2025 | 14 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £605,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 15 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £495,050 | |
| 14 May 2021 | 2 SE20 7HQ | Semi-detached | £425,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2020 | 7 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £388,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2020 | 16 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £425,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2019 | 6 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £205,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Mar 2019 | 19 SE20 7HQ | Semi-detached | £410,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2018 | 16 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £400,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2018 | 10 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £410,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2018 | 25 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £300,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Sep 2017 | 14 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £450,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2014 | 15 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £336,000 | |
| 14 Jan 2011 | 13 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2010 | 8 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £112,500 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Sep 2009 | 14 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2006 | 19 SE20 7HQ | Semi-detached | £209,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2005 | 14 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £212,000 | |
| 10 Sep 2004 | 3 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £196,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2004 | 19 SE20 7HQ | Semi-detached | £184,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2004 | 15 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £182,500 | |
| 20 Feb 2004 | 5 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Dec 2003 | 14 SE20 7HQ | Terraced | £179,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2003 | 2 SE20 7HQ | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2001 | 2 SE20 7HQ | Semi-detached | £62,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2001 | 15 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £137,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2001 | 19 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £60,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Dec 2000 | 17 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £61,250 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Mar 2000 | 6 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £56,250 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jan 2000 | 14 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £57,500 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Apr 1999 | 4 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £43,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Feb 1999 | 15 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | |
| 28 Apr 1998 | 15 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £87,000 | |
| 24 Feb 1995 | 5 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £36,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 30 Jan 1995 | 4 SE20 7HQ | Flat or maisonette | £45,256 | New build. Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 60 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (8); House, end-terrace (7); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1991-1995 (11); 2007-2011 (3); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (social) (4); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (57% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Penge High Street (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 54, High Street, grade II
- Penge War Memorial, grade II
- THE WHITE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 129 High Street Penge London SE20 7DS, permissioned (230 m)
- 16 St John's Road Penge London SE20 7ED, permissioned (250 m)
- 2 Crampton Road SE20 7AT, permissioned (330 m)
- 2 Crampton Road, SE20 7AT, permissioned (330 m)
- Hollywood House 1 Station Road Penge London, permissioned (370 m)
- Hollywood East 1 Station Road SE20 7BE, permissioned (380 m)
- Hollywood East 1 Station Road SE20 7BE, permissioned (380 m)
- 19 Howard Road SE20 8HQ, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 23 addresses are in areas at high risk, 22 at medium risk and 19 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE20 7HQ | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 3 / 7 | unlikely |
| SE20 7HB | not in 2 or 3 | 12 / 16 / 9 | unlikely |
| SE20 8HX | not in 2 or 3 | 6 / 3 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 27 addresses are between 34 m and 36 m above sea level (35 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE20 7HB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SE20 7HQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SE20 8HX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Penge East 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 370 m |
| Penge West 635,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Kent House 814,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Beckenham Road Tram Stop | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Avenue Road Tram Stop | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Birkbeck Tram Stop | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Street / Maple Road Penge & Sydenham | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Penge West Station Car Park (TfL) | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.8 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Robin Hood Surgery | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pyramid Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Damira Penge | 30 m |
| Hospital | Shirley Oaks Hospital | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Sydenham Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King William IV Gardens 1,270 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Crystal Palace Park 59 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 50 m |
| Allotments | Upper Chesham Allotments 4,320 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 60 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Prehistoric Animal Sculptures, Geological Formations and Lead Mine on Islands and on Land Facing the Lower Lake, a listed building (Grade I), 850 m (0.5 miles) west. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Prehistoric Animal Sculptures, Geological Formations and Lead Mine on Islands and on Land Facing the Lower Lake | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Crystal Palace Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Horniman Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pool River (West Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Lower Lake | Lake or reservoir | 780 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Croydon Canal | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Intermediate Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Westow Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Dulwich Upper Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 27 |
17 of the street's 27 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 90 m | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace | Primary | 3–11 | 250 m | No published inspection |
| Harris Primary Academy Kent House | Primary | 3–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Alexandra Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Alexandra Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Harris Girls Academy Bromley | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| James Dixon Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Churchfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stewart Fleming Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Harris City Academy Crystal Palace | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Express SE20 7HB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 30 m | 5 Very good | 30 May 2024 |
| Eastern European Food SE20 7HB | Retailers - other | 30 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Rule19 Coffee At SE20 Cycles SE20 7HB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2026 |
| The Penge Lunch Club SE20 7EQ | Other catering premises | 70 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2026 |
| Creperie Chez Yves SE20 8HU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 4 Good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Hayaku Sushi Cafe SE20 8HU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Lucky's Off Licence SE20 8HU | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2026 |
| Penge Jerk Shack SE20 8HU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Penge Halal Meat And Grocers SE20 8HT | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Leaf and Grain SE20 7HW | Manufacturers/packers | 140 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2026 |
| St Johns Church Of England Primary School SE20 8HU | School/college/university | 140 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Diddy Dinos Pre-school SE20 8HU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jun 2026 |
| The Salvation Army SE20 8JB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Naka Cafe SE20 7HW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jun 2025 |
| Penge Masala SE20 7HW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 4 Good | 3 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 131 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 78 |
| Shoplifting | 39 |
| Other theft | 23 |
| Public order | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Drugs | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near A234 (82); On or near Parkside Close (78); On or near Queen Adelaide Road (32); On or near Malcolm Road (26); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (20).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 20% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 38% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- Food hygiene ratings Creperie Chez Yves (restaurant/cafe/canteen, SE20 8HU) now 4 Good, was 1 Major improvement necessary (rated 24 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SE20 7HQ: 25 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- SE20 7HB: 1 address of 115 in the postcode
- SE20 8HX: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Barson Close · Blenheim Road · Watermens Square · Avington Grove · Montrave Road · Penge Lane · Burham Close · Arpley Square · King William Iv Gardens · Heath Grove · Queen Adelaide Road · Southey Street
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.