Photo: Christopher Hilton · CC BY-SA 2.013 years separate the longest- and shortest-lived parts of Bromley
Inside the borough, men’s life expectancy runs from 71.8 in Anerley North & Penge West to 84.8 in Hayes North, 3.6 miles apart. Life expectancy is 81.3 for men and 85.1 for women. Across England the figures for 2019 to 2023 are 79.1 and 83.0. Bromley grades B+ for health: life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, early deaths, hospital admissions, child obesity and Census health, each adjusted for age; #3 of 33 in London.
What stands out about health in Bromley
A 13-year gap from one part of Bromley to another
Men in Hayes North can expect to live to 84.8, longer than the English average of 79.1. In Anerley North & Penge West, 3.6 miles away, the figure is 71.8, and Anerley North & Penge West records 172 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected for its ages. For women the range is 80.0 in Anerley North & Penge West to 88.7 in Bromley South. Neighbourhoods ↓
A&E waits run longer than England’s
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the A&E at Princess Royal University Hospital, saw 56% of major-A&E patients within four hours in the 12 months to September 2026, against 61% across England: 76th of 117 trusts. 21% of patients admitted through its A&Es waited more than 12 hours from the decision to admit, against 13% in England. A&E ↓
NHS dentists are easier to get than in most of England
Of adults in the South East London area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years, 87% succeeded, 3rd highest of 36; across England it was 82%. Dentists ↓
Written from the OHID, NHS England and GP Patient Survey figures on this page. Life expectancy covers 2019 to 2023; neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people.
Bromley grades B+ for health
Healthier than 71% of UK towns, on age-adjusted measures.
Ahead of the typical UK town on every measure. Even its weakest, preventable deaths and deaths under 75, are in the top 50% of UK towns; disability and emergency admissions lead. Among the 39 UK towns of 228,000 to 439,000 people, Bromley’s Health Grade is the 1st highest.
Each measure is ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, the ranks are averaged, and the average is ranked again. Every measure allows for the town’s ages: life expectancy is worked out from the death rate at each age, so it doesn’t depend on how old the town’s residents are; deaths and admissions are counted against what England’s rates would give a town with these ages, and the Census answers against England and Wales’s rates by single year of age, so a seaside town of retired people isn’t marked down for being old.
Men’s life expectancy across Bromley runs from 71.8 to 84.8
Life expectancy at birth, 2019–23, in Bromley’s 39 middle-layer neighbourhoods (about 8,000 people each). Circles are sized by residents and show men’s life expectancy.
The gap follows deprivation closely: Anerley North & Penge West, where 41% of residents are income-deprived, has men’s life expectancy of 71.8. Anerley North & Penge West has the most deaths under 75 for its ages (172 per 100 expected), against 40 in Hayes North.
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| Neighbourhood | Men | Women | Deaths under 75 | Emergency admissions | Year 6 obese | Income-deprived |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes North | 84.8 | 87.6 | 40 | 62 | 10% | 5.7% |
| West Wickham | 84.8 | 86.8 | 52 | 72 | 13% | 7.6% |
| Keston | 84.6 | 88.3 | 50 | 74 | 19% | 8% |
| Biggin Hill West | 84.5 | 85.7 | 76 | 71 | 17% | 13% |
| Langley Park | 84.2 | 87.5 | 52 | 66 | 9.8% | 6% |
| Crofton | 84.2 | 86.2 | 56 | 68 | 13% | 5.4% |
| Orpington South | 84.2 | 86.8 | 60 | 68 | 18% | 6.1% |
| Bickley East | 84.0 | 87.4 | 64 | 70 | 14% | 7.8% |
| Petts Wood | 83.8 | 87.9 | 49 | 63 | 13% | 4.4% |
| Bromley South | 83.8 | 88.7 | 56 | 64 | 19% | 12% |
| Chislehurst West & Elmstead | 83.4 | 85.9 | 56 | 65 | 8.3% | 6% |
| Orpington West | 83.4 | 86.8 | 59 | 73 | 16% | 14% |
| Hayes South & Coney Hall | 83.2 | 87.4 | 54 | 72 | 13% | 7.9% |
| Beckenham East & Kelsey Park | 82.8 | 88.6 | 60 | 62 | 16% | 8.2% |
| Chelsfield & Green Street Green | 82.5 | 86.5 | 61 | 76 | 14% | 9.9% |
| Eden Park & Bethlem | 82.3 | 87.9 | 67 | 74 | 12% | 12% |
| Goddington | 82.0 | 86.7 | 76 | 79 | 25% | 25% |
| Biggin Hill East & Cudham | 81.8 | 87.5 | 74 | 80 | 19% | 12% |
| Anerley South | 81.5 | 83.7 | 77 | 73 | 23% | 19% |
| Chislehurst North | 81.2 | 83.7 | 87 | 73 | 17% | 15% |
| New Beckenham | 81.1 | 85.1 | 78 | 70 | 17% | 19% |
| Elmers End | 81.1 | 84.8 | 73 | 74 | 16% | 12% |
| Farnborough | 80.8 | 83.9 | 92 | 83 | 12% | 15% |
| Widmore | 80.6 | 83.4 | 82 | 72 | 10% | 9.5% |
| Bromley North & Sundridge | 80.4 | 84.5 | 80 | 79 | 18% | 20% |
| Penge East | 80.3 | 83.4 | 87 | 77 | 23% | 21% |
| St Mary Cray South | 80.2 | 83.2 | 100 | 86 | 23% | 25% |
| Plaistow (Bromley) | 80.2 | 83.7 | 78 | 81 | 29% | 21% |
| St Mary Cray East | 80.1 | 82.2 | 108 | 103 | 29% | 37% |
| Chislehurst East & Hoblingwell Wood | 80.0 | 83.5 | 92 | 84 | 23% | 17% |
| Bromley Common | 79.8 | 85.3 | 91 | 95 | 23% | 25% |
| Shortlands Bromley Road | 79.6 | 83.2 | 77 | 68 | 8.7% | 10% |
| Bickley West | 79.6 | 81.7 | 92 | 81 | 16% | 13% |
| Mottingham | 79.5 | 82.4 | 97 | 91 | 24% | 32% |
| Orpington East | 79.5 | 86.3 | 87 | 88 | 25% | 17% |
| Clock House & Cator Park | 77.1 | 83.5 | 90 | 69 | 11% | 15% |
| St Mary Cray North | 76.6 | 80.9 | 127 | 101 | 30% | 34% |
| Crystal Palace Park | 76.5 | 82.5 | 105 | 66 | 24% | 24% |
| Anerley North & Penge West | 71.8 | 80.0 | 172 | 109 | 32% | 41% |
Deaths and admissions per 100 expected for each area’s ages (England = 100). Each figure has a range: Anerley North & Penge West’s men’s life expectancy is 71.8 with a 95% range of 70.1 to 73.4. Neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas at least 30% inside Bromley; names are the House of Commons Library’s.
King's College Hospital saw 56% of major-A&E patients within four hours
Type 1 (major) A&E attendances seen, admitted or discharged within four hours of arrival, by month. NHS England publishes it by trust, not hospital: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust runs the A&E at Princess Royal University Hospital, the nearest to Bromley (2.3 mi).
The share seen within four hours slipped from an average of 57% in April 2025 to September 2025 to 55% in the latest six months; England’s was 62%. Long waits for a bed are commoner than at 77% of trusts: 8,992 patients in 12 months, 21% of emergency admissions through A&E. CQC’s latest ratings for Princess Royal University Hospital: urgent and emergency services requires improvement (2021), the hospital overall requires improvement (2026).
London trusts
Hospitals within 25 miles
| Distance | Hospital | CQC overall | Urgent & emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 mi | Princess Royal University Hospital A&E Orpington · King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Requires improvement2026 | Requires improvement2021 |
| 3.6 mi | Orpington Hospital Orpington · King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Requires improvement2022 | — |
| 3.6 mi | Guy's Cancer Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup · Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 3.6 mi | Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup · Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 3.6 mi | Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup · Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust | Good2018 | — |
| 4 mi | Eltham Community Hospital London · Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 4.6 mi | University Hospital Lewisham A&E London · Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust | Requires improvement2024 | Good2019 |
| 5.9 mi | Queen Elizabeth Hospital A&E London · Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust | Good2026 | Good2026 |
NHS acute hospitals registered with the Care Quality Commission (care directory, 01 October 2026). “A&E” marks a major (type 1) emergency department, open 24 hours and led by consultants, in NHS England’s Emergency Care Data Set; a hospital without the mark may still have a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre. Ratings run Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate; the year is when each was published. Distances are straight lines from the town centre.
87% of adults in the South East London area who tried got an NHS dental appointment
Adults who tried to get an NHS dental appointment for themselves in the last two years, and got one. GP Patient Survey 2026, by integrated care system (the NHS area that plans dentistry for Bromley).
South East London has the 3rd highest of England’s 36 health areas; across England 82% of those who tried got an appointment. Of South East London patients who did, 78% rated the experience good (England 74%). NHS practices taking new patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist; for urgent dental pain, call NHS 111.
The survey asks GP patients about dentistry, so results are published for health areas, not towns or practices.
Men’s life expectancy in Bromley is 0.8 years above what its level of deprivation predicts
Across 1,996 English towns of 2,500 or more, men’s life expectancy tracks income deprivation closely (correlation −0.81). Each dot is a town.
16% of Bromley’s residents are income-deprived, about the middle for English towns. For that level, the line predicts 80.5 years for men; Bromley’s is 81.3. For women it predicts 84.1, and Bromley’s 85.1 is 1.0 years above.
Income deprivation: share of residents in low-income households, English Indices of Deprivation 2025, averaged over each town’s neighbourhoods. A town above or below the line isn’t necessarily doing better or worse on care: students, prisons and hostels inside a boundary all shift the figures.
Care in and near Bromley
The nearest A&E, the practice patients rate highest, and where to go when it’s urgent but not an emergency. In an emergency, call 999.
75% of patients rate Bromley’s 41 GP practices good
GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos), about 100 patients a practice, against 77% across England. 19th of 37 English towns of 228,000 to 439,000, from the highest.
| Practice | Overall experience | Easy by phone | Wait about right | CQC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickhurst Surgery BR2 7JF · 6,761 adult patients | 90% good · range 84%–94% | 69% | 67% | Good2016 |
| Dr Atul Arora BR1 4HE · 5,186 adult patients | 89% good · range 85%–92% | 71% | 76% | Good2017 |
| The Family Surgery BR6 6BG · 3,449 adult patients | 87% good · range 84%–90% | 80% | 81% | Good2016 |
| Dr Felix Balaratnam BR5 4LA · 3,234 adult patients | 87% good · range 85%–89% | 87% | 71% | Good2022 |
| Robin Hood Surgery SE20 7AB · 3,196 adult patients | 87% good · range 84%–89% | 57% | 69% | Requires improvement2024 |
| St James' Practice BR3 4DG · 5,817 adult patients | 85% good · range 80%–89% | 62% | 78% | Good2024 |
| Anerley Surgery SE20 8TJ · 2,117 adult patients | 85% good · range 82%–87% | 71% | 68% | Good2019 |
| The Derry Downs Surgery BR5 4DU · 4,148 adult patients | 84% good · range 79%–88% | 75% | 84% | Good2017 |
| Elm House Surgery BR3 3FD · 16,559 adult patients | 84% good · range 68%–93% | 48% | 78% | Good2016 |
| Oaks Park Medical Centre SE20 8QA · 7,347 adult patients | 84% good · range 75%–90% | 48% | 75% | Good2021 |
| Forge Close Surgery BR2 7LL · 5,504 adult patients | 84% good · range 77%–89% | 61% | 64% | Good2024 |
| Corner Ways Surgery BR3 5LG · 6,381 adult patients | 83% good · range 76%–89% | 46% | 63% | Good2016 |
| Stock Hill Surgery TN16 3TJ · 7,996 adult patients | 83% good · range 76%–88% | 50% | 74% | Good2016 |
| Manor Road Surgery BR3 5LE · 5,158 adult patients | 83% good · range 78%–87% | 86% | 58% | Good2019 |
| Oakfield Surgery SE20 8QA · 5,913 adult patients | 82% good · range 75%–88% | 72% | 83% | Good2020 |
| Green Street Green Medical Centre BR6 6BG · 5,757 adult patients | 82% good · range 77%–87% | 41% | 75% | Good2016 |
| Eden Park Surgery BR3 4DQ · 6,944 adult patients | 82% good · range 74%–88% | 59% | 70% | Good2024 |
| Wickham Park Surgery BR4 9PS · 4,471 adult patients | 81% good · range 74%–86% | 50% | 64% | Good2026 |
| Bank House Surgery BR6 7BA · 2,879 adult patients | 80% good · range 78%–83% | 81% | 90% | Good2017 |
| South View Partnership BR1 3DR · 10,740 adult patients | 78% good · range 66%–86% | 53% | 72% | Good2025 |
| St Mary Cray Practice BR5 4AR · 3,323 adult patients | 77% good · range 73%–81% | 64% | 72% | Good2019 |
| Bromleag Care Practice BR3 1DU · 1,292 adult patients | 77% good · range 74%–79% | 62% | 66% | Good2024 |
| Crown Medical Centre BR2 9GT · 8,133 adult patients | 75% good · range 62%–84% | 40% | 80% | Good2017 |
| Norheads Lane Surgery TN16 3XS · 2,967 adult patients | 75% good · range 70%–78% | 70% | 63% | Good2017 |
| Dysart Surgery BR1 1DS · 10,474 adult patients | 74% good · range 57%–86% | 59% | 60% | Not rated |
| Summercroft Surgery BR6 7AR · 8,074 adult patients | 73% good · range 66%–80% | 54% | 69% | Good2026 |
| The Broomwood Road Surgery BR5 2JP · 8,609 adult patients | 73% good · range 62%–82% | 55% | 43% | Good2018 |
| Links Medical Practice BR1 4PX · 9,430 adult patients | 72% good · range 62%–81% | 53% | 69% | Good2016 |
| Highland Medical Practice BR1 4AD · 6,778 adult patients | 72% good · range 66%–77% | 69% | 51% | Good2018 |
| Station Road Surgery BR4 0PU · 9,051 adult patients | 71% good · range 60%–81% | 45% | 66% | Good2025 |
The 30 highest-rated of 41 practices shown.
Pickhurst Surgery has the borough’s highest rating (90%). The Chislehurst Partnership is by far the largest, with 19,219 adult patients. You can register with any practice whose area covers your address.
GP Patient Survey 2026: surveys sent January to March 2026; results weighted by NHS England. The range is the 95% confidence interval. Adult patients: the survey’s practice population aged 16 and over. A practice counts as in Bromley when its main surgery is inside the built-up area; branch surgeries are part of their main practice. CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
86% of residents say their health is good or very good
Census 2021, all residents, as answered (not adjusted for age).
Bromley’s residents are older than London’s (18% are 65 or over, against 12%), which accounts for much of the difference. Adjusted for age, 73 report bad health for every 100 expected, fewer than the national rate.
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| Census 2021 | Bromley | London | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 85% | 82% |
| Fair health | 10% | 10% | 13% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled under the Equality Act | 14% | 13% | 17% |
| Day-to-day activities limited a lot | 5.6% | 5.8% | 7.4% |
London and England: all residents of their built-up areas (towns and cities), from the same Census 2021 output areas.
Bromley’s Health Grade is 1st of 39 UK towns of 228,000 to 439,000
Ordered by Health Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Bromley, and others in London. Life expectancy for men / women; deaths under 75 per 100 expected.
| # | Town | People | Life expectancy | Deaths under 75 | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bromley London | 325,469 | 81.3 / 85.1 | 78 | B+ |
| 2 | Barnet London | 388,572 | 81.4 / 85.4 | 77 | B |
| 3 | Harrow London | 260,534 | 80.9 / 85.2 | 78 | B− |
| 4 | Wandsworth London | 326,725 | 79.8 / 84.5 | 85 | B− |
| 5 | Redbridge London | 309,509 | 79.6 / 84.0 | 91 | C+ |
| 6 | Bexley London | 246,074 | 79.8 / 83.5 | 92 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 39 | Belfast Belfast | 293,298 | 76.3 / 80.5 | — | D− |
Health letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only. Welsh towns are graded on life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and the two Census measures: OHID’s early-death, admissions and child-obesity figures cover England.
Health in the places around Bromley
Life expectancy for men / women, and the nearest A&E. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | People | Life expectancy | Nearest A&E | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley | 325,469 | 81.3 / 85.1 | 2.3 mi | B+ |
| Lewisham | 300,764 | 78.2 / 82.7 | 0.3 mi | C |
| Croydon | 389,242 | 78.8 / 83.7 | 1.5 mi | C |
| Greenwich | 288,117 | 78.1 / 82.0 | 0.4 mi | C− |
| Crockenhill | 1,569 | 82.8 / 87.3 | 4.6 mi | B+ |
| Swanley | 17,209 | 79.5 / 83.4 | 4.6 mi | C− |
| Joyden's Wood | 4,912 | 83.7 / 87.6 | 3.9 mi | A |
| Bexley | 246,074 | 79.8 / 83.5 | 3.8 mi | C+ |
Greenwich, 5.8 miles away, has men’s life expectancy of 78.1, 3.2 years shorter than Bromley’s.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A&E figures are for the trust. NHS England publishes four-hour waits by trust, not hospital, so King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s figures cover every major A&E it runs. They count type 1 (major) departments; minor injury units and urgent treatment centres are left out, which is why they sit below the all-types figure NHS England headlines (75% for England).
- The GP survey is a survey. About 100 patients answer for each practice, so a practice’s figure has a range (shown in the table); small differences between practices aren’t meaningful. The town figure weights each practice by its adult patients, some of whom live outside Bromley.
- Adjusted for age. A ratio of 100 means as many deaths, admissions or reports of bad health as England’s rates (England and Wales’s for the Census) would give a town with these ages; 120 means a fifth more.
- Small areas, summed to the town. OHID publishes these figures for middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people; the town’s figure averages the areas it covers, weighted by how many of their residents live in it, so a village shares its area’s figure with the countryside around it.
- Different years. Life expectancy and deaths cover 2019 to 2023; emergency admissions 2016/17 to 2020/21 (the latest OHID publishes for small areas, including the pandemic dip); child obesity the three school years to 2024/25; A&E the 12 months to September 2026; the GP Patient Survey early 2026; CQC ratings were published on different dates, shown in each row.
- Distances are straight lines. Miles are measured from the town’s centre to each site; the road is longer. For an emergency, call 999; for urgent advice, call NHS 111.
Questions about health in Bromley
How healthy is Bromley?
Bromley earns a B+ for health, healthier than 71% of UK towns on measures adjusted for age, and 1st of 39 UK towns of its size. Life expectancy is 81.3 for men and 85.1 for women (England 79.1 and 83.0), and there are 78 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected.
Which parts of Bromley have the highest life expectancy?
For men, Hayes North (84.8), West Wickham (84.8) and Keston (84.6); the shortest is Anerley North & Penge West (71.8). For women, Bromley South is highest (88.7) and Anerley North & Penge West lowest (80.0). OHID figures for 2019 to 2023, by neighbourhood of about 8,000 people.
How long are A&E waits at Princess Royal University Hospital?
NHS England publishes waits for the trust, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In the 12 months to September 2026 it saw 56% of major-A&E patients within four hours, against 61% across England; in September 2026 the figure was 52%. In an emergency call 999; for urgent advice call NHS 111.
Can I get an NHS dentist in Bromley?
It is easier than in most of England. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 87% of adults in the South East London area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years got one, against 82% across England. Practices taking new NHS patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist service.
Which GP practice in Bromley do patients rate highest?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, Pickhurst Surgery (90% good overall), Dr Atul Arora (89% good overall) and The Family Surgery (87% good overall). Across all 41 Bromley practices, 75% of patients rate their practice good, against 77% in England.
What is the life expectancy in Bromley?
81.3 years for men and 85.1 for women, on OHID’s figures for 2019 to 2023. Men can expect 68.9 of those years and women 70.6 in good health.
CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
Sources: OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (life expectancy and deaths 2019–23, emergency admissions 2016/17–2020/21, NCMP 2022/23–2024/25); House of Commons Library MSOA names · ONS health state life expectancy for small areas (MSOAs), England and Wales, 2019 to 2023 (healthy life expectancy) · ONS Census 2021 general health and disability, adjusted for age · Care Quality Commission care directory and latest ratings, 01 October 2026 · NHS Organisation Data Service · GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos) · NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions (monthly, by trust) and Emergency Care Data Set activity by site, June–September 2026 (type 1 A&Es) · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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