BR1 3PF Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Plaistow. Region: London.
Streets
- College Road, Bromley: 46 addresses
- Paxton Road, Bromley: 2 addresses
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 C (38% of about 640 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
- 33 Hammelton Road BR1 3PZ, permissioned (350 m)
- 33 Hammelton Road BR1 3PZ, permissioned (350 m)
- Land adjacent to Bromley North Station, Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1, not permissioned (430 m)
- 8 Rodway Road BR1 3JL, permissioned (440 m)
- Opportunity Site B Corner of Tweedy Road/London Road, not permissioned (530 m)
- Land Adjacent To Bromley College London Road Bromley, permissioned (540 m)
- 9 London Road BR1 1BY, permissioned (650 m)
- 9 London Road, BR1 1BY, permissioned (650 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 1 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 48 addresses are between 63 m and 67 m above sea level (65 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 85%, gigabit 85% 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 | 400 m |
| Bromley North 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m | |
| Shortlands 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Morgan Road Plaistow | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 7.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 8.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 500 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 32.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sundridge Medical Centre | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Touchwood Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Buckley Dental Practice | 460 m |
| Hospital | Eltham Community Hospital Cdc | 4.9 km |
| Police station | Bromley Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Plaistow Green 5,790 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | College Green 6,960 m² | 500 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Kings Meadow Pleasure Ground 3.7 ha | 580 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,910 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Quernmore Secondary School, a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m north. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quernmore Secondary School | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north |
| Bromley College | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m south-west |
| Gateway at Bromley College | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m south-west |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south |
| Sundridge Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km east |
| Grove Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 7.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Martin's Hill | Hill | 870 m south-west |
| Garden Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| High Grove | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Rockpit Wood | Wood | 1.9 km east |
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| Ravens Bourne (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 21 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 48 |
43 of the postcode's 48 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on College Road.