BR1 2RT Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bickley & Sundridge. Region: London.
Streets
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 D (36% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bickley And Widmore Working Mens Club Tylney Road BR1 2SH, permissioned (270 m)
- Bickley And Widmore Working Mens Club Tylney Road BR1 2SH, permissioned (270 m)
- Gas Holder Site, Homesdale Road, Bromley, BR1 2UE, not permissioned (310 m)
- 8 Page Heath Lane Bickley Bromley BR1 2DS, permissioned (430 m)
- 42 Orchard Road BR1 2PS, permissioned (680 m)
- 42 Orchard Road, BR1 2PS, permissioned (680 m)
- Land adjacent to Bickley Station,BR1 2EB, not permissioned (790 m)
- Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, BR1 3UH, not permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 33 addresses are between 56 m and 60 m above sea level (57 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bickley 738,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m |
| Bromley South 6.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bromley North 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Plaistow Lane Widmore | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 7.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 9.4 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 32.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest South View Partnership | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rochester Lodge Dental Practice | 770 m |
| Hospital | Princess Royal University Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Bromley Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Bromley Common, Bromley Common Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Widmore Green 440 m² | 320 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,430 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 30 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Southlands Road Allotment and Garden Association 3.6 ha | 760 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sundridge Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.5 km north. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sundridge Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north |
| Grove Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rockpit Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Martin's Hill | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| Ravens Bourne (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-east |
| High Grove | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Fisher's Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Garden Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 33 |
7 of the postcode's 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.