BR3 4DX Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clock House. 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 (35% of about 660 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
- 255 Elmers End Road Beckenham BR3 4EJ, permissioned (210 m)
- Eden Parade Eden Road BR3 4AU, permissioned (430 m)
- Eden Parade, Eden Road, BR3 4AU, permissioned (430 m)
- The Elms Westbury Road BR3 4DD, permissioned (580 m)
- The Elms Westbury Road BR3 4DD, permissioned (580 m)
- County House 241 Beckenham Road Beckenham BR3 4FD, permissioned (950 m)
- , Longheath Gardens: up to 53 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 18 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 26 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 7 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 addresses are about 32 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 85%, gigabit 85% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Elmers End 802,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| Birkbeck 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m | |
| Clock House 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Elmers End Tram Stop | 330 m |
| Birkbeck Tram Stop | 550 m | |
| Avenue Road Tram Stop | 610 m | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Elmers End Station | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 9.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 210 m |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St James' Practice | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lotus Pharmacy | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Care-Laura Lynch & Associates | 690 m |
| Hospital | Shirley Oaks Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest South Norwood Country Park 52 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,540 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Dorset Road Allotments 3.6 ha | 30 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 52 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Elmers End moated site, South Norwood, a scheduled monument, 540 m south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Elmers End moated site, South Norwood | Scheduled monument | 540 m south-west |
| Crystal Palace Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km north-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 9.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chaffinch Brook (West Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 260 m west |
| Pool River (West Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north |
| Long Lane Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Croydon Canal | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-west |
| South Norwood Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km west |
| Westow Hill | Hill | 2.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 27 |
1 of the postcode's 28 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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.