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Prescott Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington

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House prices, sold prices and local information for BR5 1AF, BR5 1AE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£451,250
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£421,192
32 sales
Price range
£233k – £710k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Aug 2026
BR5 1AF

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At a glance

House prices£451k average24% below the Orpington average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station11 min walkPetts Wood station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold52% freeholdAcross 33 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

32 property sales on Prescott Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £451,250. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £320,313. Average sale prices fell from £428,333 in 2016 to £425,000 in 2026 (-1%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 24% below the Orpington average of £593,206 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% flat, 47% semi-detached, 3% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Prescott Avenue range from £233,000 to £710,000. 52% of homes sold here were freehold and 48% leasehold. Of 202 streets in Orpington with at least two sales in the last year, Prescott Avenue ranks 142nd for average price.

House prices on Prescott Avenue compared

Prescott Avenue£451,250
BR5 postcode area£531,647
Orpington£593,206
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BR5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £428,333 (3 sales)2016£428k2017: £233,000 (1 sales)2017£233k2019: £345,625 (8 sales)2019£346k2020: £312,500 (1 sales)2020£313k2021: £347,500 (1 sales)2021£348k2022: £472,706 (8 sales)2022£473k2023: £505,000 (4 sales)2023£505k2024: £358,500 (1 sales)2024£359k2025: £550,000 (2 sales)2025£550k2026: £425,000 (3 sales)2026£425k

Tenure: 52% freehold and 48% leasehold across 33 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat16£320,31319 Aug 2026
Semi-detached15£519,54312 Feb 2026
Terraced1£560,00018 Dec 2023

Sold prices on Prescott Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
44, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 19 Aug 2026£345,000 FlatLeasehold
70, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 24 Jul 2026£355,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 12 Feb 2026£575,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 5 Dec 2025£530,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AE 24 Mar 2025£570,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 12 Sep 2024£358,500 FlatLeasehold
31, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AE 18 Dec 2023£560,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AE 7 Nov 2023£535,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AE 11 Sep 2023£610,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 19 May 2023£315,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 4 Nov 2022£543,150 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 31 Oct 2022£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AE 14 Oct 2022£505,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 7 Oct 2022£340,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 5 Aug 2022£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AE 5 Aug 2022£710,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 12 Jul 2022£345,000 FlatLeasehold
66, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 8 Apr 2022£343,500 FlatLeasehold
30, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 28 Sep 2021£347,500 FlatLeasehold
70, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 20 Nov 2020£312,500 FlatLeasehold
50, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 29 Nov 2019£275,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 30 Oct 2019£308,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 13 Sep 2019£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AE 16 Apr 2019£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 12 Apr 2019£317,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AE 8 Mar 2019£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 25 Feb 2019£335,000 FlatLeasehold
54, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 1 Feb 2019£300,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AE 30 Nov 2018£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 20 Mar 2017£233,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 26 Oct 2016£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AE 8 Jul 2016£505,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Prescott Avenue BR5 1AF 8 Jan 2016£295,000 FlatLeasehold

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
70, Prescott Avenue £233,000 (Mar 2017) → £312,500 (Nov 2020) → £355,000 (Jul 2026) +52%
over 9 yrs
25, Prescott Avenue £505,000 (Jul 2016) → £710,000 (Aug 2022) +41%
over 6 yrs
28, Prescott Avenue £308,000 (Oct 2019) → £345,000 (Jul 2022) +12%
over 3 yrs
66, Prescott Avenue £295,000 (Jan 2016) → £343,500 (Apr 2022) +16%
over 6 yrs
30, Prescott Avenue £335,000 (Feb 2019) → £347,500 (Sep 2021) +4%
over 3 yrs
21, Prescott Avenue £460,000 (Nov 2018) → £400,000 (Apr 2019) -13%
over under a year

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Schools near Prescott Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St James' Roman Catholic Primary School 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Southborough Primary School 386 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
Crofton Infant School 590 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.6 mi
Crofton Junior School 717 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Bromley High School GDST 886 pupils Other independent school 4–18 Report 0.7 mi
Bishop Justus CofE School 1,016 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
TLC The Learning Centre 45 pupils Other independent special school 11–18 Report 0.9 mi
Trinity Church of England Primary School 298 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.9 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

  • Petts Wood station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Bickley station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Orpington station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Faringdon Avenue / Birch Row (->SW) 1 min walk
  • Faringdon Avenue / Chesham Avenue (->S1) 2 min walk
  • Faringdon Avenue / Chesham Avenue (->S) 2 min walk
  • Faringdon Avenue / Birch Row (->S, FARINGDON AVENUE) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Whitehouse Surgery
    123 Towncourt Lane, Petts Wood, Orpington · 0.6 mi
  • Tudor Way Surgery
    42 Tudor Way, Petts Wood, Orpington · 0.7 mi
  • Bromley Common Practice
    Crown Medical Centre, 3 Mackintosh Street, Bromley · 1.1 mi
  • Southborough Lane Surgery
    Crown Medical Centre, 3 Mackintosh Street, Bromley · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Petts Wood · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Petts Wood Orpington · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Petts Wood · 0.6 mi
  • Cook Cook Petts Wood · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Petts Wood Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Farrants Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Petts Wood Orthodontic Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Palm Dental · 0.5 mi
  • Adams House Dental Practice · 0.6 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 skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.5%62.5%
Private rented8.9%20.3%
Social rented1.6%17.1%
Households641

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.5%64.1%
Aged 65+24.6%18.6%
Residents1,540

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 Prescott Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBromley
White88.1%76.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%8.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%5.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%7.6%
Other ethnic group1.3%2.3%

Religion

HereBromley
Christian54.9%48.3%
No religion36.6%37.3%
Not answered5.4%6.4%
Hindu1%2.9%
Muslim0.7%3.3%
Other religion0.6%0.5%
Buddhist0.3%0.6%
Jewish0.3%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBromley
Born in the UK88.2%79.7%
Born outside the UK11.8%20.3%

Highest qualification

HereBromley
Level 4 qualifications and above41.6%42.8%
Level 2 qualifications14.7%13.3%
Level 3 qualifications13.9%14.9%
No qualifications12.9%13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%8.7%
Apprenticeship5.1%4%
Other qualifications2.8%2.5%

General health

HereBromley
Very good health53.3%53.4%
Good health34.4%32.4%
Fair health9.5%10.4%
Bad health2.3%2.9%
Very bad health0.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBromley
1 car or van in household54%46.4%
2 cars or vans in household23.7%22.8%
No cars or vans in household14.3%22.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%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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