BR3 1DW Bromley
Live postcode, introduced September 2003. Ward: Beckenham Town & Copers Cope. 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 D (34% of about 1,460 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
- Maybrey Business Park Worsley Bridge Road London SE26 5AZ, permissioned (450 m)
- Conifer House Southend Road BR3 1SL, permissioned (570 m)
- Conifer House, Southend Road , BR3 1SL, permissioned (570 m)
- Beck House 36a Copers Cope Road BR3 1NH, permissioned (690 m)
- Beck House 36a, Copers Cope Road, BR3 1NH, permissioned (690 m)
- Worsley Bridge Road Locally Significant Industrial Site: up to 179 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Lidl, Southend Lane: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Adj To 22 Southend Road BR3 1SD, permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 addresses are about 29 m above sea level.
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 | New Beckenham 721,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m |
| Lower Sydenham 787,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m | |
| Beckenham Junction 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Beckenham Junction Tram Stop | 1.0 km |
| Beckenham Road Tram Stop | 1.4 km | |
| Avenue Road Tram Stop | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Hackington Crescent New Beckenham | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 4.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 7.3 km |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Sydenham Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 900 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bromleag Care Practice | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Touchwood Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest My Dentist (Sydenham) | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | University Hospital Lewisham | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Catford Police Base | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | Om Food & Wine Londis, Catford | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Beckenham Place Park 105 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Kent County Cricket Ground 7.3 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Lennard Road Allotments 5.3 ha | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 117 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Beckenham Place Mansion, a listed building (Grade II*), 840 m east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beckenham Place Mansion | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m east |
| Crystal Palace Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 6.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stumpshill Wood | Wood | 830 m east |
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Pool River (West Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-west |
| Lower Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km west |
| Chaffinch Brook (West Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-west |
| Martin's Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 12 |
10 of the postcode's 12 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 66% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 69% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.