BR6 9LB Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chelsfield. 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 (47% of about 760 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
- Ontario Centre Helegan Close BR6 9XJ, permissioned (140 m)
- Ontario Centre, Helegan Close, BR6 9XJ, permissioned (140 m)
- Heatherwood 33 Station Road BR6 0RZ, permissioned (790 m)
- Heatherwood 33 Station Road BR6 0RZ, permissioned (790 m)
- Heatherwood, 33 Station Road Orpington, permissioned (790 m)
- Lubbock House 1 Northolme Rise BR6 9RF, permissioned (800 m)
- Lubbock House, 1 Northolme Rise, BR6 9RF, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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 20 addresses are between 65 m and 69 m above sea level (66 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 | 1.0 km |
| Chelsfield 593,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Petts Wood 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Sevenoaks Road / Orpington Hospital | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 8.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 14.6 km |
| Car parks | Car Park on The Approach, BR6 | 870 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 30.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Family Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Crescent Way Pharmacy | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sevenoaks Road (Dental Surgery) | 760 m |
| Hospital | Orpington Hospital | 310 m |
| Police station | Kent Police Swanley Police Station | 6.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Orpington Service Station | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 890 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 8,420 m² | 770 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,510 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | Farnborough Hill Allotments 3.5 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Orpington Roman villa, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km north-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Orpington Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| High Elms ice house 130m south of Flint Lodge | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| Priory Gardens, Orpington | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Foxbury Wood | Wood | 870 m south-east |
| Newstead Wood | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Ramus Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| High Beeches | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Cocksett Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| Kyd Brook (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 20 |
13 of the postcode's 20 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 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) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.