Living in Westerham with children
Westerham, Bromley and Kent. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 3,390 people in 1,474 households; 29.7% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
5 schools: 4 state primary, 1 state secondaryWesterham on the schools map →Every school in Westerham, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (4)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cudham Church of England Primary School | Good | Top 38% (26/69) in Bromley | — |
| Churchill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Good | Top 42% (183/436) in Kent | — |
| Biggin Hill Primary School | School remains Good | (59/69) in Bromley | — |
| Oaklands Primary Academy | Requires improvement | (66/69) in Bromley | — |
State secondary schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Darwin School | Good | (18/19) in Bromley | 3.544 miles (2026) |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (7 detached, 9 semi-detached, 11 terraced, 7 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Westerham. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Westerham →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 72% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 93%, on average across the 557 postcodes in TN16. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 1 strong or better in every area; 3 good, or expected standard; 1 requires improvement; 1 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £7.58 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 1 in Bromley · 5 in Kent.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Bromley
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Bromley · Kent.
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