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The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/orpington-greater-london/the-covert/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BR6 0BT, BR6 0BU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£1,745,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£893,295
22 sales
Price range
£660k – £1.75m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Jan 2026
BR6 0BU

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At a glance

House prices£893k 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 station12 min walkPetts Wood station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 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

22 property sales on The Covert, Petts Wood, Orpington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £1,745,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £794,964. 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 64% semi-detached, 36% detached. Recorded sale prices on The Covert range from £660,000 to £1,745,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on The Covert compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Covert 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: £811,000 (3 sales)2016£811k2017: £970,000 (1 sales)2017£970k2018: £735,000 (1 sales)2018£735k2019: £821,499 (4 sales)2019£821k2020: £850,000 (1 sales)2020£850k2021: £922,000 (5 sales)2021£922k2023: £868,333 (3 sales)2023£868k2024: £769,250 (2 sales)2024£769k2025: £880,000 (1 sales)2025£880k2026: £1,745,000 (1 sales)2026£1.75m

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£794,96424 Jan 2025
Detached8£1,065,37516 Jan 2026

Sold prices on The Covert

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, The Covert BR6 0BU 16 Jan 2026£1,745,000 DetachedFreehold
17, The Covert BR6 0BT 23 May 2025£685,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, The Covert BR6 0BT 24 Jan 2025£880,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, The Covert BR6 0BU 25 Jul 2024£743,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, The Covert BR6 0BT 15 Feb 2024£795,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, The Covert BR6 0BT 25 Jul 2023£780,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, The Covert BR6 0BU 9 Mar 2023£910,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, The Covert BR6 0BT 26 Jan 2023£915,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, The Covert BR6 0BU 9 Jun 2021£825,000 DetachedFreehold
9, The Covert BR6 0BT 21 Apr 2021£865,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, The Covert BR6 0BT 12 Mar 2021£770,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, The Covert BR6 0BU 8 Mar 2021£1,250,000 DetachedFreehold
48, The Covert BR6 0BU 12 Jan 2021£900,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, The Covert BR6 0BU 24 Jul 2020£850,000 DetachedFreehold
9, The Covert BR6 0BT 18 Dec 2019£726,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, The Covert BR6 0BU 31 May 2019£660,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, The Covert BR6 0BU 18 Jan 2019£1,160,000 DetachedFreehold
25, The Covert BR6 0BT 18 Jan 2019£739,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, The Covert BR6 0BT 28 Mar 2018£735,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, The Covert BR6 0BT 12 Jun 2017£970,000 DetachedFreehold
24, The Covert BR6 0BU 16 Dec 2016£743,000 DetachedFreehold
2, The Covert BR6 0BU 30 Jun 2016£980,000 DetachedFreehold
21, The Covert BR6 0BT 14 Jun 2016£710,000 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
16, The Covert £1,160,000 (Jan 2019) → £1,745,000 (Jan 2026) +50%
over 7 yrs
21, The Covert £710,000 (Jun 2016) → £880,000 (Jan 2025) +24%
over 9 yrs
24, The Covert £743,000 (Dec 2016) → £825,000 (Jun 2021) +11%
over 4 yrs
9, The Covert £726,000 (Dec 2019) → £865,000 (Apr 2021) +19%
over 1 yr

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Schools near The Covert

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Clannad Education Centre 4 pupils Other independent special school 8–17 Report 0.3 mi
Crofton Junior School 717 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Crofton Infant School 590 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.4 mi
Perry Hall Primary School 432 pupils Primary 5–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Poverest Primary School 433 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
St James' Roman Catholic Primary School 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Outstanding Report 1.0 mi
Harris Primary Academy Orpington 269 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.2 mi
St. Mary Cray Primary Academy 233 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.2 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 · 12 min walk
  • Orpington station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • St Mary Cray station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Willett Way (Stop N, CHISLEHURST ROAD) 2 min walk
  • St John's Road / Crofton Lane (Stop G, ST JOHN'S ROAD) 2 min walk
  • St John's Road / Crofton Lane (Stop H, ST JOHNS ROAD) 2 min walk
  • Willett Way (Stop B, CHISLEHURST ROAD) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ballater Surgery
    108 Chislehurst Road, Orpington · 0.4 mi
  • Whitehouse Surgery
    123 Towncourt Lane, Petts Wood, Orpington · 0.4 mi
  • Tudor Way Surgery
    42 Tudor Way, Petts Wood, Orpington · 0.5 mi
  • Poverest Medical Centre
    42 Poverest Road, St. Mary Cray, Orpington · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Orpington · 0.5 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Petts Wood · 0.6 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Petts Wood · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Petts Wood Station Square Local · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Crofton Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Farrants Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Special Care Dental Service · 0.1 mi
  • Caring Dental · 0.6 mi
  • Dentists At Petts Wood · 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
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.6%62.5%
Private rented6.8%20.3%
Social rented7.6%17.1%
Households620

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.3%64.1%
Aged 65+21.9%18.6%
Residents1,566

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 The Covert

Ethnic group

HereBromley
White79.6%76.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.6%8.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%5.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%7.6%
Other ethnic group1.5%2.3%

Religion

HereBromley
Christian49.1%48.3%
No religion35.5%37.3%
Hindu5.3%2.9%
Not answered5.3%6.4%
Muslim2.9%3.3%
Buddhist0.7%0.6%
Sikh0.5%–
Other religion0.5%0.5%

Country of birth

HereBromley
Born in the UK83.1%79.7%
Born outside the UK16.9%20.3%

Highest qualification

HereBromley
Level 4 qualifications and above44.9%42.8%
Level 3 qualifications14.4%14.9%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%13.3%
No qualifications12.5%13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%8.7%
Apprenticeship3.7%4%
Other qualifications2.2%2.5%

General health

HereBromley
Very good health51.3%53.4%
Good health33.8%32.4%
Fair health11.8%10.4%
Bad health2.3%2.9%
Very bad health0.7%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBromley
1 car or van in household44.9%46.4%
2 cars or vans in household31.5%22.8%
No cars or vans in household13.8%22.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%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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