BR3 4PJ Bromley
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Clock House. Region: London.
Streets
- Gresham Road, London: 11 addresses
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 (41% of about 700 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
- County House 241 Beckenham Road Beckenham BR3 4FD, permissioned (380 m)
- 112 Beckenham Road BR3 4RH, permissioned (420 m)
- 112 Beckenham Road BR3 4RH, permissioned (420 m)
- 112 Beckenham Road Beckenham BR3 4RH, permissioned (430 m)
- The Elms Westbury Road BR3 4DD, permissioned (620 m)
- The Elms Westbury Road BR3 4DD, permissioned (620 m)
- 255 Elmers End Road Beckenham BR3 4EJ, permissioned (790 m)
- Eden Parade Eden Road BR3 4AU, permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 34 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 | Clock House 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m |
| Kent House 814,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m | |
| Birkbeck 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Avenue Road Tram Stop | 310 m |
| Beckenham Road Tram Stop | 400 m | |
| Birkbeck Tram Stop | 780 m | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Old School Close Elmers End | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 9.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 790 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St James' Practice | 770 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Blackwells Chemists | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 470 m |
| Hospital | Shirley Oaks Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Beckenham Service Station | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Cator Park 8.9 ha | 710 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | South Norwood Country Park 52 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,540 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 20 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Beck Lane Allotments Society 2.8 ha | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 61 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Elmers End moated site, South Norwood, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Elmers End moated site, South Norwood | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Crystal Palace Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km north-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pool River (West Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 570 m north-west |
| Chaffinch Brook (West Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 740 m south-west |
| Croydon Canal | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Long Lane Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Lower Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| Westow Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the postcode's 11 addresses is 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 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) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 61% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 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 Gresham Road.