BR2 0LX Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shortlands & Park Langley. Region: London.
Streets
- Scott's Lane, Beckenham: 45 addresses
- Hayes Lane, Beckenham: 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 C (46% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CORNER HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Jacanda Lodge North Drive BR3 3XQ, permissioned (670 m)
- Jacanda Lodge, North Drive, BR3 3XQ, permissioned (670 m)
- 67 Bromley Road Beckenham BR3 5PA, permissioned (730 m)
- Land At Junction With South Eden Park Road And Bucknall Way Beckenham, permissioned (760 m)
- Land At Junction With South Eden Park Road And Bucknall Way Beckenham, permissioned (760 m)
- 28 Park Hill Road BR2 0LF, permissioned (760 m)
- 28 Park Hill Road, BR2 0LF, permissioned (760 m)
- 87a Bromley Road BR2 0AA, permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 46 addresses are between 61 m and 63 m above sea level (62 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 | Shortlands 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Ravensbourne 235,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Beckenham Junction 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Beckenham Junction Tram Stop | 1.7 km |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Scotts Lane Park Langley | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 7.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 9.3 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 690 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 30.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cornerways Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Park Langley Pharmacy | 670 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Monika Sharma Patel And Ujwal Patel | 720 m |
| Hospital | Bethlem Royal Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Bromley Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Mfg - Shortlands | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Kelsey Park 13 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,540 m² | 800 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,820 m² | 810 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 950 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 46 |
27 of the postcode's 46 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Scott's Lane.