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Orpington

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East Bromley. About 12,141 people in 3.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Orpington, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,963
1,612th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.5%
3,620th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Orpington compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

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Population22 wards, Bromley · 2021
Population: every ward in Bromley22 areas from 5,774 to 18,911. The middle area is 15,743. Orpington is 11,963.
11,9635th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Bromley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bromley22 areas from 84.8% to 99.0%. The middle area is 94.4%. Orpington is 96.6%.
96.6%5th highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Bromley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bromley22 areas from 1.7% to 6.3%. The middle area is 3.1%. Orpington is 3.7%.
3.7%joint 9th highest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Bromley · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Bromley22 areas from 59.3% to 74.3%. The middle area is 62.6%. Orpington is 61.5%.
61.5%9th lowest

Figures for the whole of Bromley

These figures are published for the whole of Bromley, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bromley and not Orpington alone. See Bromley

Average house price
£511,670
Down 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£51,225
11th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.0×
54th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.7
57th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Orpington in brief

Orpington had 11,963 usual residents at the census.

In Orpington, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Orpington, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.5% of residents in Orpington were aged 15 to 64 at the census.