SE9 4EE Bromley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mottingham. 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 C (71% of about 660 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
- Garages at 55-88 Castleton Road, permissioned (670 m)
- Banbury House, Bushell Way, Chislehurst, BR7 6SF, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 32 addresses are between 71 m and 75 m above sea level (73 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 | Elmstead Woods 927,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m |
| Mottingham 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Grove Park 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest St Keverne Road Elmstead | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 5.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 7.7 km |
| Car parks | Hatton Court Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 34.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Elmstead Medical Clinic | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Mound Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beaconsfield Dental Practice | 340 m |
| Hospital | Eltham Community Hospital Cdc | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Mottingham, Mottingham Cashzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,670 m² | 870 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,440 m² | 760 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 700 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 550 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grove Park Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 680 m west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grove Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 680 m west |
| Sundridge Park | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south-west |
| Sundridge Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 6.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Elmstead Wood | Wood | 420 m south-west |
| Marvels Wood | Wood | 500 m west |
| Lower Marvels Wood | Wood | 610 m north-west |
| High Grove | Wood | 880 m south-west |
| Fairy Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Pickend Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 | 32 | 32 |
None of the postcode's 32 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.