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BR5 1AE

Petts Wood & Knoll · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Orpington
Ward
Petts Wood & Knoll
Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Orpington
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR5 1AF 73 m
BR5 1AD 95 m
BR2 8BP 102 m
BR2 8BS 131 m
BR5 1AA 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR5 1AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 1
Latitude
51.385475
Longitude
0.063557
British National Grid easting
543,688
British National Grid northing
167,179

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Electoral ward
Petts Wood & Knoll · E05014003
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Orpington · E14001417
Output area
E00003984
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 022D · E01000809
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 022 · E02000148

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Property

At this postcode

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39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
47, Prescott Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AE 24 March 2025 £570,000
31, Prescott Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AE 18 December 2023 £560,000
35, Prescott Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AE 7 November 2023 £535,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
83
Primary
50
Secondary
13

  1. St James' Roman Catholic Primary School

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    476 m

  2. Southborough Primary School

    Academy converter

    539 m

  3. Crofton Junior School

    Academy converter

    984 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,365
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 374
  • Anti social behaviour 230
  • Vehicle crime 198
  • Criminal damage and arson 110
  • Shoplifting 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

37 female, 23 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.4
BR5 1 residents
12,260

Age bands in BR5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

2,320 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

1,039 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

2,753 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

3,317 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

2,641 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR5 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

24

within 5 km

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

    123 TOWNCOURT LANE, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1EL

    ODS code G84621

    979 m

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

    42 TUDOR WAY, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1LH

    ODS code G84035

    1.1 km

  • BROMLEY COMMON PRACTICE

    CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE, 3 MACKINTOSH STREET, BROMLEY, BR2 9GT

    ODS code G84024

    1.8 km

  • SOUTHBOROUGH LANE SURGERY

    CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE, 3 MACKINTOSH STREET, BROMLEY, BR2 9GT

    ODS code G84023

    1.8 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    2.2 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    2.2 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 POVEREST ROAD, ST. MARY CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2DQ

    ODS code G84007

    2.7 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    2.8 km

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    3.0 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

    38 MARION CRESCENT, ST. MARY CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2DD

    ODS code G84630

    3.0 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    3.4 km

  • FORGE CLOSE SURGERY

    FORGE CLOSE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7LL

    ODS code G84030

    3.4 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    3.4 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

    322 HIGH STREET, ST. MARY CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 4AR

    ODS code G84013

    3.5 km

  • DYSART SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84002

    3.7 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    41 BROOMWOOD ROAD, ST. PAULS CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2JP

    ODS code G84019

    3.7 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

    29 DERRY DOWNS, ST. MARY CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 4DU

    ODS code G84005

    3.7 km

  • PICKHURST SURGERY

    56 PICKHURST LANE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7JF

    ODS code G84033

    3.8 km

  • THE CHISLEHURST PARTNERSHIP

    42 HIGH STREET, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5AQ

    ODS code G84010

    3.8 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

    7 HIGH STREET, GREEN STREET GREEN, ORPINGTON, BR6 6BG

    ODS code G84009

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 24 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

  • Faringdon Avenue / Chesham Avenue

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Faringdon Avenue / Birch Row

    BCT · Southborough

    0.1 miles

  • Faringdon Avenue / Chesham Avenue

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Prescott Avenue

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Oxhawth Crescent

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 022D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,532 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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
7
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £565,000 from 6 recorded sales in BR5 1AE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bromley is £518,235 in June 2026, down 1.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

83 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 13 secondary schools. St James' Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 476 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,365 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 374 events.

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