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Orpington

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
14,109
Households
5,658
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 2.3 per 1k
5,658
Households
White Brit. · 67%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 2.3 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£593,000
Median property price
289
Postcodes
5,658
Households
White Brit. · 67%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 2.3 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£593,000
Median property price
289
Postcodes

Sold prices in Orpington

England & Wales
Property sales · Orpington
HM Land Registry · Orpington
Average price
£560,680
YoY: +2.6%
Median price: £585,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £500,166
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£692k£532k£373k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Orpington

England & Wales
Crime trends · Orpington

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY stable
25155
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY —
1482
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
20100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

33
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Orpington

Medium flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 2

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 2 is land with between a 1 in 1,000 and 1 in 100 chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Bromley.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Bromley

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Orpington

GPs make up most of the mapped places

57 GPs · 15 Libraries · 10 Hospitals · 87 in all

  • GPs57
  • Libraries15
  • Hospitals10
  • Museums5

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Orpington

Coordinates51.3732, 0.1079
Postcodes
289
Population (Census)
14,109
Households (Census)
5,658
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 2.3 per 1k

Demographics in Orpington

Ethnicity

Total residents: 14,071
White Brit.66.7%
Other White5.9%
Indian5.8%
African4.8%
Other Asian2.8%
+ 7 other groups · 14.0%

Religion

Total residents: 14,098
Christian49.3%
No religion33.8%
Not answered6.6%
Hindu4.8%
Muslim3.6%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 14,109
35–4919.8%
50–6419.7%
25–3411.7%
65–749.8%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.4%

Households

Total households: 5,658
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.4%
Any member 66+13.9%
All members 66+11.7%
Other11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
+ 7 other households · 34.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Orpington

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.84 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.84 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Orpington