BR2 0EY Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shortlands & Park Langley. Region: London.
Streets
- Station Road, Bromley: 54 addresses
- Queen's Mead Road, Bromley: 1 address
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 (48% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Shortlands Village (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- 28 Park Hill Road BR2 0LF, permissioned (340 m)
- 28 Park Hill Road, BR2 0LF, permissioned (340 m)
- 7 Beckenham Lane BR2 0DA, permissioned (350 m)
- 7 Beckenham Lane BR2 0DA, permissioned (350 m)
- The Hill Car Park & Adjacent Lands,BR2 0DA, not permissioned (530 m)
- 9 London Road BR1 1BY, permissioned (580 m)
- 9 London Road, BR1 1BY, permissioned (580 m)
- 87a Bromley Road BR2 0AA, permissioned (680 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 0 low and 2 very low.
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 38 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 79%, gigabit 79% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shortlands 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 190 m |
| Bromley North 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Bromley South 6.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Valley Road Shortlands | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 7.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 8.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 310 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 31.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Highland Road Surgery | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Caxton Pharmacy | 840 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Shortlands Dental Practice | 80 m |
| Hospital | Bethlem Royal Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Bromley Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 6-8 Market Square Lloyds Bank | 760 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Church House Gardens 5.4 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Queensmead Recreation Ground 3.3 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,240 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bromley War Memorial, St Martin's Hill, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m east. 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bromley War Memorial, St Martin's Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m east |
| Gateway at Bromley College | Listed building, Grade I | 600 m north-east |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m east |
| Bromley College | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m north-east |
| Sundridge Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Martin's Hill | Hill | 430 m east |
| South Hill Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Cupola Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Fisher's Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south-east |
| The Beck (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 16 |
| 60 to 64 | 23 | 29 |
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 9 |
45 of the postcode's 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 46 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Station Road.