BR5 2HR Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Mary Cray. 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 (58% of about 650 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 31 addresses are between 59 m and 64 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 | St Mary Cray 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m |
| Petts Wood 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Orpington 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Dorney Rise Poverest | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 5.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 11.5 km |
| Car parks | Car Park at Rear of Templegate House | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 33.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Poverest Medical Centre | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Orpington Pharmacy | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Pauls Cray Health Clinic | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup Elective Surgical Hub | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Sidcup Police Station | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,690 m² | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Tillingbourne Green 4.5 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,320 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Poverest Recreation Ground 9.7 ha | 810 m |
| Allotments | Poverest Allotments Association 3.1 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Romano-British masonry building and Saxon cemetery, Fordcroft, Orpington, a scheduled monument, 850 m south-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Romano-British masonry building and Saxon cemetery, Fordcroft, Orpington | Scheduled monument | 850 m south-east |
| Priory Gardens, Orpington | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south |
| Scadbury Manor moated site and fishponds | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Covet Wood | Wood | 900 m south |
| Willett Memorial Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Petts Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Edlmann Memorial Wood | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Garland Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-east |
| Rush Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 31 |
8 of the postcode's 31 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 5 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.