BR6 8EU Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Farnborough & Crofton. 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 H (28% of about 670 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
- Hasells Nursery Jackson Road BR2 8NS, permissioned (830 m)
- Hasells Nursery, Jackson Road, BR2 8NS, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 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: of the 22 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 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 24 addresses are between 91 m and 94 m above sea level (92 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 | Orpington 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Petts Wood 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bickley 738,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Glyndebourne Park Crofton | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 8.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 13.4 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Wellbrook Road | 900 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 30.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Summercroft Surgery | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Village Pharmacy | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 710 m |
| Hospital | Princess Royal University Hospital | 620 m |
| Police station | Bromley Police Station | 4.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Orpington Locks Bottom, Locks Bottom | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Broadstreet Green 1.6 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,910 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Farnborough Recreation Ground 5.2 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tugmutton Allotment Gardens 1.4 ha | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Orpington Roman villa, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Orpington Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Holwood Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Wood | Wood | 500 m north-west |
| Kyd Brook (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 580 m east |
| Crofton Heath | Wood | 610 m north |
| Knowl Wood | Wood | 610 m west |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south |
| Furze Bottom | Valley | 4.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 23 | 24 |
1 of the postcode's 24 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.