BR6 0RT Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Orpington. 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 (28% of about 1,250 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
- 18-44 Homefield Rise Orpington, BR6 ORU, not permissioned (110 m)
- First Floor 50-52 The Walnuts BR6 0TW, permissioned (130 m)
- First Floor, 50-52 The Walnuts, BR6 0TW, permissioned (130 m)
- 173-175 High Street Orpington BR6 0LW, permissioned (160 m)
- First Floor 155-159 High Street Orpington, BR6 0LN, permissioned (190 m)
- First Floor 155-159 High Street Orpington BR6 0LN, permissioned (190 m)
- 286-290 High Street Orpington BR6 0LU, permissioned (210 m)
- Barn Hawe Church Hill Orpington BR6 0HE, permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 61 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.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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 58 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 | Orpington 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m |
| St Mary Cray 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Chelsfield 593,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Walnuts Centre Orpington | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 6.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 13.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Car Park at Rear of Templegate House | 290 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 32.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Knoll Medical Practice | 40 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beaconsfield Dental Practice | 160 m |
| Hospital | Orpington Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Kent Police Swanley Police Station | 5.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 177-179 High Street Lloyds Bank | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Priory Gardens 5.2 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,250 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | Poverest Recreation Ground 9.7 ha | 830 m |
| Allotments | Poverest Allotments Association 3.1 ha | 900 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m north-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m north-east |
| The Priory | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m north-east |
| Priory Gardens, Orpington | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 610 m north-east |
| Orpington Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Romano-British masonry building and Saxon cemetery, Fordcroft, Orpington | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Covet Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Newstead Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Foxbury Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Gumping Common | Wood | 2.1 km west |
| Kyd Brook (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km west |
| Cocksett Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 67 | 67 |
None of the postcode's 67 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 71% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 38% | 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 | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.