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BR3 1LW

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 1JX 27 m
BR3 1LH 50 m
BR3 1LF 52 m
BR3 1LB 70 m
SE26 5AN 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR3 1LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR3
Postcode sector
BR3 1
Latitude
51.421439
Longitude
-0.039290
British National Grid easting
536,425
British National Grid northing
170,982

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

Postcode source versions

Explore BR3

Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Raymond House, Cricket Lane, Beckenham, BR3 1LW 20 October 2005 £1,100,000
Raymond House, Cricket Lane, Beckenham, BR3 1LW 26 May 2000 £475,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
179
Primary
114
Secondary
24

  1. Alexandra Junior School

    Academy converter

    478 m

  2. Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    576 m

  3. Harris Girls Academy Bromley

    Academy converter

    598 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,921
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,728
  • Vehicle crime 740
  • Anti social behaviour 721
  • Shoplifting 603
  • 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

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

57

within 5 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    861 m

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06345

    1.6 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    1.6 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    1.8 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.9 km

  • ELM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84027

    1.9 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    1.9 km

  • MANOR ROAD SURGERY

    14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE

    ODS code G84008

    2.0 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.0 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84025

    2.0 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    50 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LG

    ODS code G84018

    2.1 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    2.1 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    2.3 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    2.4 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    2.4 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    2.4 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    2.4 km

  • EDEN PARK SURGERY

    194 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DQ

    ODS code G84011

    2.5 km

  • ST JAMES' PRACTICE

    138 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DG

    ODS code G84028

    2.5 km

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

    84A AUCKLAND ROAD, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 2DF

    ODS code H83037

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 57 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kent House Lane

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.1 miles

  • Kent House Lane

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Court

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Court

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles

  • Watlington Grove

    BCT · 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
1
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

179 open schools are in scope, including 114 primary and 24 secondary schools. Alexandra Junior School is the nearest published school at 478 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,921 published events cover 12 months, averaging 493.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,728 events.

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