Bromley

Overview of Borough

Resident population: 302,600

Working age population: 183,600

Key town centres: Bromley, Orpington, Beckenham, Chislehurst, and West Wickham.

Skills & Labour Force

Qualifications:
32.2% of the workforce is educated to degree level (NVQ4+) compared with London at 38.6%.

International Schools

Wickham Court School

Wickham Court School is an independent co-educational day school for pupils between the ages of 2½ and 16.

Web: www.wickhamcourt.org.uk

Darul Uloom London Islamic School

Islamic School for boys aged 11 - 18 years. It is a full-time residential school.

Web: www.darululoomlondon.co.uk

Colleges / Universities

Bromley Adult Education College

Web: www.bromleyadulteducation.ac.uk

Bromley College of Further and Higher Education

Web: www.bromley.ac.uk

Orpington College of Further Education

Web: www.orpington.ac.uk

Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication

Web: www.rave.ac.uk

Business Base

Number of economically active workers: 155,700

Number of VAT registered businesses: 10,200

Strong sectors within the borough include: business service activities, wholesale & retail, and construction. There is also a small cluster of businesses specializing in financial intermediation.

Key companies include: Churchill Insurance, Muirhead Aerospace, Cosmos Holidays, Bank of America, Capita, Liberata, Baker Tilly, Allied Bakeries, Faber Maunsell, Spectron and Glemnet, Metrobus, Pentagon Freight Services & Geo Logistics.

Model based unemployment rate: 5.1% (Apr 2008-Mar 2009).

Transport

27 railway stations connecting to Lewisham, London Bridge, Charing Cross, Victoria, Blackfriars, and Dover.

Trams linking Beckenham to Croydon and Wimbledon.
45 minute drive from Gatwick Airport and 60 minutes away from Heathrow Airport. Biggin Hill Airport, within the borough of Bromley: executive aircraft handling and group charter.

The A21 provides a direct link to the M25 and to Lewisham and Greenwich in the other direction. The A20 links to the M20, which leads to Folkestone and Dover.

Quality of life

Top 5 attractions:

Crystal Palace Park

High Elms Park

Crofton Roman Villa

Downe House - was the home of Charles Darwin

Biggin Hill International Air Fair

Business Support

Bromley Creative Community
46-50 High Street
Green Street Green
Orpington
Kent
BR6 6BJ
info@bromleycreative.org.uk
www.bromleycreative.org.uk

Business Focus at Bromley College
Bromley College
Rookery Lane
Bromley
BR2 8HE
Tel: 020 8295 7070
Website: www.business-focus.co.uk

South-East London Chamber of Commerce
Unit 4, Harrington Way
Warspite Road
London
SE18 5NR
Tel: 020 8317 3365
Fax: 020 8854 8273
office@selondonchamber.org
www.selondonchamber.org

Bromley Council
Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley BR1 3UH
020 8464 3333
www.bromley.gov.uk