Clock House & Cator Park
Bromley 013 · 5 sub-areas · 7,844 residents
Bromley 013 sits within the London Borough of Bromley, home to around 7,800 people and distinctly suburban in character. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,630 a month — slightly above the borough median but well below what you'd pay in inner London. With a mainline rail station under 400 metres away and around 55% of residents working from home, it's one of the more commuter-friendly pockets in south London.
Clock House & Cator Park is a commuter neighbourhood within Bromley — train into London runs in around 5 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. A high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Clock House & Cator Park?
2 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 14 restaurants and 2 pubs in five minutes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,670 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Clock House & Cator Park in Bromley
Living in Clock House & Cator Park
This part of Bromley has the feel of a well-established suburban neighbourhood rather than anything urban — spacious, predominantly residential, and noticeably quieter than you'd find further into London. Around 65% of homes are owner-occupied, which gives the streets a settled, long-term character. Greenspace is genuinely close: the nearest park or open space is under 220 metres from a typical address, and more than seven in ten residents are within easy walking distance of green space.
Rent sits in a middle tier for the borough. A two-bedroom home runs around £1,630 a month; a one-bedroom closer to £1,300. That's not cheap by national standards — roughly a third above the UK median two-bed rent — but noticeably less than comparable zones in inner south London. Property prices, though, tell a different story: the median sale price is around £647,000, which means buying remains a long stretch for most renters.
The population skews towards families and established households. The 35–49 age bracket accounts for more than a quarter of residents, and nearly one in four households is a couple with children. More than half of residents hold a degree-level qualification, which is well above the national average. Single-person households are also fairly common at around 31%, pointing to a mixed demographic rather than a purely family area.
The mainline rail station is roughly 370 metres away — about a five-minute walk — making this one of the more practical spots in the borough for anyone who commutes into central London. Just over half of residents work from home, which is unusually high even by post-pandemic standards. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on how the neighbourhood breaks down.
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Frequently asked
- Is Bromley 013 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, suburban neighbourhood with good green space, high owner-occupation, and a mainline rail station under five minutes' walk away. Crime sits at the national average rather than above it, which is relatively reassuring for a London area. The trade-off is that Ofsted ratings for nearby schools are below what you'd expect, and buying here is expensive at a median sale price of around £647,000.
- What is the rent in Bromley 013?
- A one-bedroom home runs around £1,300 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,630, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,970. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 3.6% in the past year. Council tax (Band D) adds around £2,140 a year on top.
- Is Bromley 013 safe?
- The area records around 80 crimes per 1,000 residents annually, which matches the UK national average — and is on the lower end for London, where many neighbourhoods run higher. The neighbourhood sits in roughly the seventh deprivation decile nationally, meaning it's more affluent than around 70% of English areas, which tends to support lower crime levels.
- What's the commute from Bromley 013 to central London?
- The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 370 metres away — about a five-minute walk. Public transport links to major employment hubs are fast. Around 16% of residents commute by public transport, though more than half now work from home, which is one of the highest rates in the borough.
- Who lives in Bromley 013?
- Mostly families and established households. The 35–49 age group is the largest cohort, nearly a quarter of households are couples with children, and 65% of homes are owner-occupied. Over half of residents are degree-qualified. It's a settled, relatively affluent suburban community rather than a transient renting population.
- What schools are near Bromley 013?
- There are 106 schools within 2km of a typical address, so provision is plentiful. Around 23% of those schools within catchment distance are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — notably below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1.4km away. Checking individual school catchment boundaries carefully is advisable before moving here with children.
- Is Bromley 013 good for working from home?
- Yes — it's one of the better-set-up spots in south London for remote work. Gigabit broadband reaches virtually every home (99.4% coverage), and no properties fall below the minimum broadband speed. More than 55% of residents already work from home, the highest share in many comparable London neighbourhoods.