BR2 0QR Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shortlands & Park Langley. Region: London.
Streets
- Aylesbury Road, Bromley: 36 addresses
- Ludlow Close, 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 (36% of about 760 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 44 Westmoreland Road Bromley BR2 0QS, permissioned (190 m)
- West of Bromley High Street and Land at Bromley South, BR1/BR2, not permissioned (330 m)
- 7 Sandford Road BR2 9AL, permissioned (350 m)
- 7 Sandford Road, BR2 9AL, permissioned (350 m)
- H G Wells Centre St Marks Road BR2 9HG, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- H G Wells Centre St Marks Road BR2 9HG, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, BR1 3UH, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- The Hill Car Park & Adjacent Lands,BR2 0DA, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 25 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 0 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 27 homes the Environment Agency counts, 24 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 0 low and 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 37 addresses are between 42 m and 43 m above sea level (42 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 | Bromley South 6.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 340 m |
| Shortlands 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bromley North 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queen Anne Avenue Bromley | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 31.1 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dysart Surgery | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Scotts Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest All Smiles Dental Care | 310 m |
| Hospital | Bethlem Royal Hospital | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Bromley Police Station | 340 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cheltenham & Gloucester | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church House Gardens 5.4 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,890 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m (0.4 miles) north. 29 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Bromley War Memorial, St Martin's Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Gateway at Bromley College | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Bromley College | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Sundridge Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Martin's Hill | Hill | 780 m (0.5 miles) north |
| South Hill Wood | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Fisher's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Cupola Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Scrogginhall Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| The Beck (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 1 |
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 2 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 3 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 4 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 27 |
4 of the postcode's 37 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 10 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Aylesbury Road.