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BR3 1BW

Penge & Cator · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Beckenham
Ward
Penge & Cator
Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Beckenham and Penge
Postcode district
BR3
Postcode sector
BR3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR3 1QZ 76 m
SE26 5AL 98 m
BR3 1LH 122 m
BR3 1JX 144 m
BR3 1LE 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR3 1BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR3
Postcode sector
BR3 1
Latitude
51.422416
Longitude
-0.037479
British National Grid easting
536,548
British National Grid northing
171,094

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Electoral ward
Penge & Cator · E05014002
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Beckenham and Penge · E14001083
Output area
E00003946
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 004D · E01000804
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 004 · E02000130

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 1, Laker Industrial Estate, Beckenham, BR3 1BW 2 July 2019 £1,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
175
Primary
113
Secondary
24

  1. Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    526 m

  2. Alexandra Junior School

    Academy converter

    622 m

  3. Haseltine Primary School

    Community school

    658 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,030
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,741
  • Vehicle crime 722
  • Anti social behaviour 713
  • Shoplifting 699
  • Other theft 444

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BR3 1 residents
9,747

Age bands in BR3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,654 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.3%

698 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.9%

3,352 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

2,419 residents

Age 65 and over
15.4%

1,475 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

56

within 5 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    762 m

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    195-197 PERRY VALE, FOREST HILL, LONDON, SE23 2JF

    ODS code G85696

    1.5 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06345

    1.6 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.8 km

  • ELM HOUSE SURGERY

    BECKENHAM BEACON, 379 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 3FD

    ODS code G84027

    2.0 km

  • MANOR ROAD SURGERY

    14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE

    ODS code G84008

    2.0 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    2.0 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

    1 WELLS PARK ROAD, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 6JQ

    ODS code G85114

    2.0 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    50 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LG

    ODS code G84018

    2.1 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.1 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

    OAKS PARK MEDICAL CENTRE, 17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84025

    2.1 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

    JENNER HEALTH CENTRE 201-203, STANSTEAD ROAD, FOREST HILL, LONDON, SE23 1HU

    ODS code G85004

    2.2 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    2.3 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

    JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST. GERMAN'S ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y07020

    2.3 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

    THE JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y08411

    2.3 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

    THE JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST. GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y06545

    2.3 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

    JENNER DENTAL CLINIC, 14 ST GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y06592

    2.3 km

  • EDEN PARK SURGERY

    194 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DQ

    ODS code G84011

    2.6 km

  • ST JAMES' PRACTICE

    138 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DG

    ODS code G84028

    2.6 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 56 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Kent House Lane

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Court

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles

  • Lower Sydenham Rail Station

    RLY · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Court

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles

  • Lower Sydenham

    RSE · Lower Sydenham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 004D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,587 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

175 open schools are in scope, including 113 primary and 24 secondary schools. Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 526 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,030 published events cover 12 months, averaging 502.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,741 events.

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