BR1 4EA Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Plaistow. 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 C (30% of about 790 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
- 8 Rodway Road BR1 3JL, permissioned (380 m)
- 33 Hammelton Road BR1 3PZ, permissioned (440 m)
- 33 Hammelton Road BR1 3PZ, permissioned (440 m)
- Land adjacent to Bromley North Station, Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1, not permissioned (450 m)
- Opportunity Site B Corner of Tweedy Road/London Road, not permissioned (620 m)
- Land Adjacent To Bromley College London Road Bromley, permissioned (630 m)
- Opportunity Site P, Sainsbury's West Street, Bromley BR1 1TP, not permissioned (730 m)
- Opportunity Site C Old Town Hall 30 Tweedy Road BR1 3FE, permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 112 addresses are between 61 m and 66 m above sea level (63 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 | Sundridge Park 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 280 m |
| Bromley North 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m | |
| Shortlands 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Plaistow Green | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 7.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 8.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 32.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sundridge Medical Centre | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Touchwood Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest K J Brophy Dental Surgery | 530 m |
| Hospital | Eltham Community Hospital Cdc | 4.8 km |
| Police station | Bromley Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Plaistow Green 5,790 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | College Green 6,960 m² | 570 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Kings Meadow Pleasure Ground 3.7 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,910 m² | 450 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*), 340 m north-west. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quernmore Secondary School | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north-west |
| Bromley College | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m south-west |
| Gateway at Bromley College | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m south-west |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Sundridge Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km east |
| Grove Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 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 | 1.0 km south-west |
| Garden Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| High Grove | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Rockpit Wood | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Elmstead Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Ravens Bourne (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 25 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 58 | 112 |
54 of the postcode's 112 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.