BR1 1RB Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bromley Town. Region: London.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
Council tax
What each band costs in Bromley in 2026-27: Band D £2,140 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,427 | £1,664 | £1,902 | £2,140 | £2,616 | £3,091 | £3,567 | £4,280 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (31% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bromley Town Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Opportunity Site P, Sainsbury's West Street, Bromley BR1 1TP, not permissioned (100 m)
- Opportunity Site B Corner of Tweedy Road/London Road, not permissioned (230 m)
- Land Adjacent To Bromley College London Road Bromley, permissioned (240 m)
- Opportunity Site C Old Town Hall 30 Tweedy Road BR1 3FE, permissioned (250 m)
- Opportunity Site C, Old Town Hall, 30 Tweedy Road, BR1 3FE, permissioned (250 m)
- Land adjacent to Bromley North Station, Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1, not permissioned (260 m)
- 9 London Road BR1 1BY, permissioned (270 m)
- 9 London Road, BR1 1BY, permissioned (270 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bromley North 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 170 m |
| Sundridge Park 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bromley South 6.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest West Street Bromley | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Car Parks | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.2 km (7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 32 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Highland Road Surgery | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Caxton Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest K J Brophy Dental Surgery | 130 m |
| Hospital | Bethlem Royal Hospital | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Bromley Police Station | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest College Green 6,960 m² | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Church House Gardens 5.4 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,890 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 7.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bromley College, a listed building (Grade I), 210 m west. 32 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bromley College | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m west |
| Gateway at Bromley College | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m west |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south |
| Bromley War Memorial, St Martin's Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west |
| Sundridge Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Grove Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Martin's Hill | Hill | 370 m south-west |
| Garden Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| South Hill Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| High Grove | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Fisher's Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Ravens Bourne (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bromley: see them on the Bromley page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.