High Elms Road Bromley
40 addresses across 4 postcodes (BR6), about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 20300032.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £1,260,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 2, E: 2, F: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Bromley costs £2,140 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 80% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chelsfield, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, High Elms Country Park, is about 220 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 89 to 157 m above sea level.
- Noise: 16 of its 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bank House Surgery, about 2.2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £1,260,000 | £1,260,000 | £1,260,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £490,000 | £490,000 | £490,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £415,000 | £415,000 | £415,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £348,000 | £348,000 | £348,000 |
| 1996 | 2 | £219,500 | £129,000 | £310,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £410,000 | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2022 | CROFT COTTAGE BR6 7JL | Detached | £1,260,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2020 | DOWNE HALL STABLES BR6 7JL | Other | £450,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Dec 2013 | ST MARY COTTAGE BR6 7JL | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 28 May 2010 | GREEN GATES BR6 7JN | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2002 | ELM COTTAGE BR6 7JN | Detached | £348,000 | |
| 15 Nov 1996 | HIGH ELMS COTTAGE BR6 7JL | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 31 May 1996 | GREEN GATES BR6 7JN | Detached | £129,000 | |
| 15 Dec 1995 | ROSE COTTAGE BR6 7JL | Detached | £410,000 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 101 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, end-terrace (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (3); 1950-1966 (3); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
- 1 Weller Place, High Elms Road, Downe
- 5, Weller Place, High Elms Road
- 6 Weller Place, High Elms Road, Downe
- Cherry Tree Cottage, High Elms Road, Downe
- Croft Cottage, High Elms Road, Downe
- Cuckoo Lodge, High Elms Road, Downe
- Greengates, High Elms Road, Downe
- St. Mary Cottage, High Elms Road, Downe
- The Clock House, High Elms Road, Downe
- The Courtyard, High Elms Road, Downe
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 street: most are in band E (30% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Downe, COA00000181 (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 7.
- 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: yes, Bromley.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, grade II*
- BARN TO NORTH EAST OF ORANGE COURT FARMHOUSE, grade II
- CUCKOO LODGE, grade II
- OLD LODGE, grade II
- ORANGE COURT FARMHOUSE, grade II
- OUTHOUSE AT THE CLOCK HOUSE, grade II
- THE CLOCK HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 10 December 2026 to 11 December 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the verge (major (paa) works)
- 22 December 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
Finished in the last three months
- 23 October 2026: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 23 October 2026: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 23 October 2026: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 23 October 2026: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 23 October 2026: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 23 October 2026: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 23 October 2026: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 21 August 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
- 17 August 2026: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 40 addresses are between 89 m and 157 m above sea level (136 m on average); the ground rises about 68 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR6 7JL | 90% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| BR6 7JN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BR6 7JW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BR6 7LF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chelsfield 593,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Orpington 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Knockholt 189,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North End Lane / Mill Lane Downe | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Wellbrook Road | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.4 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 27.5 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bank House Surgery | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Village Pharmacy | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Green Street Green Dental Practice | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Royal University Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Elms Country Park 94 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,920 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Farnborough Hill Allotments 3.5 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 94 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Down House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| High Elms ice house 130m south of Flint Lodge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Holwood Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cuckoo Wood | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Burnt Gorse | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Square Shaw | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Green Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Furze Bottom | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Kyd Brook (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 40 |
16 of the street's 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bromley: see them on the Bromley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downe Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Flour Daisy BR6 7HN | Other catering premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (metropolitan).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY: Highway repair and maintenance works, 23 October 2026 to 27 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY: Highway repair and maintenance works, 23 October 2026 to 27 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY: Highway repair and maintenance works, 23 October 2026 to 27 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY: Highway repair and maintenance works, 23 October 2026 to 27 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY: Highway repair and maintenance works, 23 October 2026 to 27 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BR6 7JL: 19 addresses
- BR6 7JN: 10 addresses
- BR6 7JW: 10 addresses
- BR6 7LF: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.