Postcode district
BR5
Median asking price
£545K
Across 227 for-sale listings
Growth, 3 years
+1.9%
A year, annualised
Gross yield
4.1%
Indicative, from listing medians
Days on market
97
Average time on market
Investment overview
Median asking price
£545K
Average £584K, range £100K to £2.0M
Gross yield
4.1%
ModerateIndicative gross yield from listing medians
Price growth
% a year, annualised over each horizon
Market heat
Warm
97 days average time on market
Median asking rent
£1,850/mo
Of 23 to-let listings
Most common type
Semi detached
3 bedrooms on average
Market data
Listings
Summary
Homes listed
250
For sale and to let
Median asking price
£545K
Asking price range
£100K to £2.0M
Homes analysed
20,244
Behind the growth and area averages
For-sale listings equal 1.1% of the homes analysed.
Strategy fit
Buy to let
ModerateGross yield
4.1%
- Moderate indicative gross yield of 4.1%
- Median asking rent £2K a month
HMO
WeakMedian asking price
£545K
- High entry price (£545K) squeezes HMO returns
- 10% of households rent privately
- Most listings are semi detached
Flip
ModerateGrowth, 3 years
+1.9% a year
- Prices rising +1.9% a year over 3 years
- Slow exits: 97 days average time on market
Recent listings
The 6 most recently updated for-sale listings, a sample of 227 in BR5.
Merton Gardens, Petts Wood, Orpington BR5
£700,000
Bungalow · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Tudor Way, Petts Wood, Orpington BR5
£685,000
Semi detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Grosvenor Road, Petts Wood, Orpington BR5
£1,100,000
Detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Sandpiper Way, Orpington BR5
£290,000
Terraced · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Lower Road, Orpington BR5
£400,000
Semi detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Homesdale Road, Petts Wood, Orpington BR5
£980,000
Detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026