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Sparrow Drive, Orpington

MyStreetCheck free street report: Sparrow Drive, Orpington · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/orpington-greater-london/sparrow-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BR5 1RZ, BR5 1RY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£511,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£423,898
32 sales
Price range
£200k – £550k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Aug 2026
BR5 1RZ

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At a glance

House prices£512k average14% 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 station14 min walkOrpington station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 3 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold79% 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 Sparrow Drive, Orpington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £511,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £450,427. Average sale prices rose from £417,500 in 2016 to £511,667 in 2026 (+23%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 14% below the Orpington average of £593,206 over the same period. 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 75% terraced, 22% flat, 3% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Sparrow Drive range from £200,000 to £550,000. 79% of homes sold here were freehold and 21% leasehold. Of 202 streets in Orpington with at least two sales in the last year, Sparrow Drive ranks 101st for average price.

House prices on Sparrow Drive compared

Sparrow Drive£511,667
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: £417,500 (4 sales)2016£418k2017: £300,000 (1 sales)2017£300k2018: £420,000 (1 sales)2018£420k2019: £367,400 (5 sales)2019£367k2020: £417,500 (4 sales)2020£418k2021: £485,125 (6 sales)2021£485k2022: £338,750 (4 sales)2022£339k2024: £514,500 (2 sales)2024£515k2025: £419,000 (2 sales)2025£419k2026: £511,667 (3 sales)2026£512k

Tenure: 79% freehold and 21% leasehold across 33 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced24£450,4276 Aug 2026
Flat7£328,21421 May 2025
Semi-detached1£457,00020 Oct 2021

Sold prices on Sparrow Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
46, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 6 Aug 2026£530,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 10 Apr 2026£540,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RY 25 Mar 2026£465,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RY 30 Jul 2025£485,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 21 May 2025£353,000 FlatLeasehold
96, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 21 Aug 2024£499,000 TerracedFreehold
68, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 26 Apr 2024£530,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RY 14 Nov 2022£460,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 28 Oct 2022£500,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 14 Feb 2022£330,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 11 Feb 2022£325,000 FlatLeasehold
69, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RY 7 Jan 2022£200,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RY 20 Oct 2021£457,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RY 30 Sep 2021£455,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 24 Jun 2021£550,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RY 17 Jun 2021£480,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RY 8 Mar 2021£530,000 TerracedFreehold
74, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 19 Feb 2021£438,750 TerracedFreehold
27, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RY 18 Dec 2020£430,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 3 Jul 2020£415,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RY 22 Jun 2020£395,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 18 Jun 2020£430,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 5 Dec 2019£330,000 FlatLeasehold
68, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 12 Aug 2019£420,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 6 Aug 2019£427,500 TerracedFreehold
26, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 7 Mar 2019£332,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 14 Feb 2019£327,500 FlatLeasehold
23, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RY 2 Oct 2018£420,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 8 Dec 2017£300,000 FlatLeasehold
80, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 30 Sep 2016£435,000 TerracedFreehold
106, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 27 Sep 2016£425,000 TerracedFreehold
92, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RZ 29 Jul 2016£400,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Sparrow Drive BR5 1RY 14 Jul 2016£410,000 TerracedFreehold

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
46, Sparrow Drive £427,500 (Aug 2019) → £530,000 (Aug 2026) +24%
over 7 yrs
68, Sparrow Drive £420,000 (Aug 2019) → £530,000 (Apr 2024) +26%
over 5 yrs
42, Sparrow Drive £415,000 (Jul 2020) → £550,000 (Jun 2021) +33%
over under a year
51, Sparrow Drive £410,000 (Jul 2016) → £480,000 (Jun 2021) +17%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Sparrow Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Crofton Junior School 717 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.5 mi
Crofton Infant School 590 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.5 mi
Newstead Wood School 1,347 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Tubbenden Primary School 647 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
St James' Roman Catholic Primary School 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Outstanding Report 0.9 mi
Clannad Education Centre 4 pupils Other independent special school 8–17 Report 0.9 mi
Darrick Wood School 1,698 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.0 mi
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School 314 pupils Primary 3–7 Outstanding Report 1.0 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 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Petts Wood station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • St Mary Cray station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Tandridge Drive / Crofton Lane (Stop R, TANDRIDGE DRIVE) 2 min walk
  • Tandridge Drive / Crofton Lane (Stop S, TANDRIDGE DRIVE) 3 min walk
  • St Thomas Drive (Stop CF, CROFTON LANE) 3 min walk
  • Place Farm Avenue (Stop CH, CROFTON LANE) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Whitehouse Surgery
    123 Towncourt Lane, Petts Wood, Orpington · 0.5 mi
  • Tudor Way Surgery
    42 Tudor Way, Petts Wood, Orpington · 0.8 mi
  • Ballater Surgery
    108 Chislehurst Road, Orpington · 0.9 mi
  • Summercroft Surgery
    Starts Hill Road, Orpington · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Orpington · 0.2 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Petts Wood · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Petts Wood Orpington · 0.7 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Petts Wood · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Crofton Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Petts Wood Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Smile4u (orpington) Ltd · 0.6 mi
  • Special Care Dental Service · 0.7 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
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.5%62.5%
Private rented8.7%20.3%
Social rented1.7%17.1%
Households630

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.4%64.1%
Aged 65+22.3%18.6%
Residents1,639

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 Sparrow Drive

Ethnic group

HereBromley
White83%76.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.5%8.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%5.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%7.6%
Other ethnic group1.7%2.3%

Religion

HereBromley
Christian50.5%48.3%
No religion35.8%37.3%
Not answered5.7%6.4%
Hindu5.1%2.9%
Muslim1.2%3.3%
Buddhist1%0.6%
Other religion0.4%0.5%
Jewish0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBromley
Born in the UK84.8%79.7%
Born outside the UK15.2%20.3%

Highest qualification

HereBromley
Level 4 qualifications and above41.4%42.8%
Level 2 qualifications16.7%13.3%
Level 3 qualifications15.4%14.9%
No qualifications10.6%13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%8.7%
Apprenticeship4%4%
Other qualifications2.5%2.5%

General health

HereBromley
Very good health52.7%53.4%
Good health34.5%32.4%
Fair health10.5%10.4%
Bad health1.9%2.9%
Very bad health0.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBromley
1 car or van in household45%46.4%
2 cars or vans in household30.4%22.8%
No cars or vans in household12.5%22.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household12%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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