BR1 2TS Bromley
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. 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 G (42% 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
- 42 Orchard Road BR1 2PS, permissioned (70 m)
- 42 Orchard Road, BR1 2PS, permissioned (70 m)
- Bickley And Widmore Working Mens Club Tylney Road BR1 2SH, permissioned (850 m)
- Bickley And Widmore Working Mens Club Tylney Road BR1 2SH, permissioned (850 m)
- 8 Rodway Road BR1 3JL, permissioned (880 m)
- Gas Holder Site, Homesdale Road, Bromley, BR1 2UE, not permissioned (930 m)
- 8 Page Heath Lane Bickley Bromley BR1 2DS, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 75 m above sea level.
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 | Sundridge Park 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Bromley North 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Elmstead Woods 927,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Baytree Close Sundridge | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 6.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 8.8 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 32.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest South View Partnership | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rochester Lodge Dental Practice | 930 m |
| Hospital | Eltham Community Hospital Cdc | 4.8 km |
| Police station | Bromley Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Widmore Green 440 m² | 310 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,430 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 310 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), 840 m north. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sundridge Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 840 m north |
| Bullers Wood | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m east |
| Sundridge Park | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m north |
| Grove Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rockpit Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| High Grove | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Garden Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Elmstead Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Martin's Hill | Hill | 1.7 km west |
| Ravens Bourne (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 8 |
2 of the postcode's 8 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 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 | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.