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Melrose Crescent, Orpington

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House prices, sold prices and local information for BR6 9NT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£525,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£469,574
19 sales
Price range
£366k – £605k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Aug 2026
BR6 9NT

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At a glance

House prices£470k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station18 min walkOrpington station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 3 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

19 property sales on Melrose Crescent, Orpington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £525,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £465,818. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% semi-detached, 5% terraced, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Melrose Crescent range from £366,000 to £605,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Melrose Crescent compared

BR6 postcode area£643,762
Orpington£593,206
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Melrose Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BR6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £382,500 (2 sales)2016£383k2017: £370,000 (1 sales)2017£370k2018: £499,150 (2 sales)2018£499k2019: £408,000 (2 sales)2019£408k2020: £415,000 (1 sales)2020£415k2021: £501,500 (2 sales)2021£502k2022: £605,000 (1 sales)2022£605k2023: £538,333 (3 sales)2023£538k2024: £452,400 (4 sales)2024£452k2026: £525,000 (1 sales)2026£525k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£465,81821 Aug 2026
Terraced1£445,0003 Jun 2021
Detached1£558,00029 Jun 2021

Sold prices on Melrose Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 21 Aug 2026£525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 16 Dec 2024£420,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 9 Dec 2024£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 21 Aug 2024£453,600 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 24 May 2024£461,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 12 Sep 2023£455,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 6 Sep 2023£600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 28 Jul 2023£449,310 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 17 Feb 2023£560,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 13 Oct 2022£605,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 29 Jun 2021£558,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 3 Jun 2021£445,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 18 Dec 2020£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 15 Oct 2019£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 11 Oct 2019£366,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 16 Jul 2018£458,300 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 16 Jul 2018£540,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 13 Apr 2017£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 25 Jul 2016£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Melrose Crescent BR6 9NT 20 Jun 2016£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
21, Melrose Crescent £475,000 (Dec 2024) → £525,000 (Aug 2026) +11%
over 2 yrs
35, Melrose Crescent £449,310 (Jul 2023) → £455,000 (Sep 2023) +1%
over under a year
29, Melrose Crescent £366,000 (Oct 2019) → £600,000 (Sep 2023) +64%
over 4 yrs
25, Melrose Crescent £375,000 (Jul 2016) → £450,000 (Oct 2019) +20%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Melrose Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Farnborough Primary School 198 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Tubbenden Primary School 647 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Newstead Wood School 1,347 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Warren Road Primary School 838 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School 285 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Darrick Wood Junior School 374 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.8 mi
Darrick Wood School 1,698 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.8 mi
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School 314 pupils Primary 3–7 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Orpington station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Chelsfield station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Petts Wood station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Southlands Avenue (->NW) 1 min walk
  • Downsway / Southlands Avenue (->E) 1 min walk
  • Beechcroft Road (->NE) 2 min walk
  • Beechcroft Road (->SW) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bank House Surgery
    84 High Street, Farnborough, Orpington · 0.5 mi
  • Family Surgery
    7 High Street, Green Street Green, Orpington · 0.6 mi
  • Green Street Green Med Ct
    21 High Street, Green Street Green, Orpington · 0.6 mi
  • Summercroft Surgery
    Starts Hill Road, Orpington · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Orpington · 0.3 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Green Street Green · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Orpington Extra · 1.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Orpington Chelsfield · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Crescent Way Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Village Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Stevens Chemist · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Green Street Green Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • Smile4u (orpington) Ltd · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned91.5%62.5%
Private rented8.0%20.3%
Social rented0.5%17.1%
Households638

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.4%64.1%
Aged 65+24.1%18.6%
Residents1,608

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Bromley with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Melrose Crescent

Ethnic group

HereBromley
White75.5%76.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.9%8.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%7.6%
Other ethnic group2.7%2.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%5.4%

Religion

HereBromley
Christian52.6%48.3%
No religion28.8%37.3%
Hindu8.4%2.9%
Not answered6.2%6.4%
Muslim2.4%3.3%
Buddhist0.6%0.6%
Other religion0.4%0.5%
Sikh0.3%–

Country of birth

HereBromley
Born in the UK80.8%79.7%
Born outside the UK19.2%20.3%

Highest qualification

HereBromley
Level 4 qualifications and above40.4%42.8%
No qualifications15.4%13.8%
Level 3 qualifications15.4%14.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.2%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%8.7%
Apprenticeship3.9%4%
Other qualifications2.7%2.5%

General health

HereBromley
Very good health50.2%53.4%
Good health36.3%32.4%
Fair health10.7%10.4%
Bad health2.7%2.9%
Very bad health0.1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBromley
1 car or van in household46.4%46.4%
2 cars or vans in household29.7%22.8%
No cars or vans in household16.6%22.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%7.9%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Bromley.

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