BR5 2RG Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Paul's 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 B (36% of about 860 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
- Bromley Valley Gym and Adjacent Lands, Chipperfield Road, St Paul?s Cray, BR5 2QR, not permissioned (190 m)
- Land At Former Grays Farm Production Village Grays Farm Road BR5 3AD, permissioned (610 m)
- Land At Former Grays Farm Production Village Grays Farm Road BR5 3AD, permissioned (610 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 30 addresses are between 54 m and 63 m above sea level (60 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 | 1.0 km |
| Petts Wood 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Chislehurst 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Kings Church St Pauls Cray | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 10.4 km |
| Car parks | 108 Main Road Parking | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 34.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broomwood Health Centre | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cray Hill Pharmacy + Travel Clinic | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 0 m |
| Hospital | Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup Elective Surgical Hub | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Sidcup Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food St Pauls Cray, St Pauls Cray Cashzone | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Scadbury Park 133 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,230 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hoblingwell Wood 11 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Horsell Gardens Allotments 1,100 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 152 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paulinus, a listed building (Grade II*), 920 m east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paulinus | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m east |
| Scadbury Manor moated site and fishponds | Scheduled monument | 930 m north-west |
| Romano-British masonry building and Saxon cemetery, Fordcroft, Orpington | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Priory Gardens, Orpington | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south |
| Foots Cray Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Irish Plantation | Wood | 910 m north |
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Black Clump | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Banks' Shaw | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Garland Hill | Hill | 1.4 km east |
| Rush Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 30 |
11 of the postcode's 30 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 34% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 73% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.