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BR1 5AB

Plaistow · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Plaistow
Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Bromley and Biggin Hill
Postcode district
BR1
Postcode sector
BR1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR1 5AJ 33 m
BR1 5GD 38 m
BR1 5BN 69 m
BR1 5AQ 73 m
BR1 5SN 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR1 5AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR1
Postcode sector
BR1 5
Latitude
51.421271
Longitude
0.021472
British National Grid easting
540,650
British National Grid northing
171,078

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Electoral ward
Plaistow · E05014004
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Bromley and Biggin Hill · E14001137
Output area
E00003991
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 040C · E01000819
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 040 · E02006782

Postcode source versions

Explore BR1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
140
Primary
86
Secondary
19

  1. Burnt Ash Primary School

    Academy converter

    606 m

  2. Launcelot Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    764 m

  3. Parish Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    776 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,886
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,325
  • Anti social behaviour 586
  • Vehicle crime 549
  • Other theft 281
  • Public order 223

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

27 female, 12 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
1.1
BR1 5 residents
18,151

Age bands in BR1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

3,764 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

2,354 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

5,093 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

4,852 residents

Age 65 and over
12.1%

2,220 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR1 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

39

within 5 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BROOK LANE SURGERY, 27 BROOK LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4PX

    ODS code G84003

    490 m

  • SUNDRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    84 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HE

    ODS code G84629

    869 m

  • ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP

    7-9 MOORSIDE ROAD, DOWNHAM, BROMLEY, BR1 5EP

    ODS code G85057

    1.0 km

  • ICO HEALTH GROUP

    MOORSIDE CLINIC, 7-9 MOORSIDE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5EP

    ODS code G85104

    1.0 km

  • LONDON LANE CLINIC

    KINNAIRD HOUSE, 37 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HB

    ODS code G84016

    1.1 km

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    1.4 km

  • HIGHLAND ROAD SURGERY

    10 HIGHLAND ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4AD

    ODS code G84604

    1.6 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    1.8 km

  • DYSART SURGERY

    1ST FLOOR, RAVENSLEIGH HOUSE, 22 WESTMORELAND PLACE, BROMLEY, BR1 1DS

    ODS code G84002

    2.4 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    2.7 km

  • ELMSTEAD MEDICAL CLINIC

    81 WILLIAM BAREFOOT DRIVE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 3JD

    ODS code G83673

    2.9 km

  • THE CHISLEHURST PARTNERSHIP

    42 HIGH STREET, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5AQ

    ODS code G84010

    3.2 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    50 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LG

    ODS code G84018

    3.3 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 186 BROWNHILL ROAD, CATFORD, LONDON, SE6 1AT

    ODS code G85121

    3.3 km

  • MANOR ROAD SURGERY

    14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE

    ODS code G84008

    3.5 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

    BECKENHAM CLINIC, 14 THE CRESCENT, BECKENHAM, BR3 1DU

    ODS code Y06345

    3.6 km

  • NIGHTINGALE SURGERY

    LEE HEALTH CENTRE, 2 HANDEN ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8NP

    ODS code G85727

    3.6 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    3.7 km

  • ELTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ELTHAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, PASSEY PLACE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5DQ

    ODS code G83680

    3.9 km

  • ELTHAM PALACE SURGERY

    ELTHAM PALACE SURGERY, 30 PASSEY PLACE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5DQ

    ODS code G83015

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • New Street Hill

    BCT · Sundridge

    0.0 miles

  • New Street Hill

    BCT · Sundridge

    0.1 miles

  • Burnt Ash Lane / Southover

    BCT · Plaistow

    0.2 miles

  • Burnt Ash Lane / Southover

    BCT · Plaistow

    0.2 miles

  • Brook Lane (BR1)

    BCT · Plaistow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 040C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,763 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
37
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

140 open schools are in scope, including 86 primary and 19 secondary schools. Burnt Ash Primary School is the nearest published school at 606 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,886 published events cover 12 months, averaging 323.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,325 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.