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BR5 1BU

Petts Wood & Knoll · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1FE 64 m
BR5 1DG 87 m
BR5 1DE 93 m
BR5 1BZ 120 m
BR5 1BY 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR5 1BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 1
Latitude
51.390152
Longitude
0.071141
British National Grid easting
544,201
British National Grid northing
167,714

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
E00003970
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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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cuxton, Flat 2, Crest View Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BU 24 April 2024 £270,000
Cuxton, Flat 8, Crest View Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BU 18 November 2022 £325,000
Cuxton, Flat 4, Crest View Drive, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BU 31 January 2020 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
55
Secondary
13

  1. St James' Roman Catholic Primary School

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    344 m

  2. Southborough Primary School

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    928 m

  3. Crofton Junior School

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    943 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,060
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 240
  • Anti social behaviour 167
  • Vehicle crime 163
  • Shoplifting 103
  • Criminal damage and arson 100

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

10 female, 10 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.2% 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

27

within 5 km

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84035

    529 m

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    801 m

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    1.9 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    2.1 km

  • BROMLEY COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84024

    2.3 km

  • SOUTHBOROUGH LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84023

    2.3 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    2.5 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    2.7 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    2.8 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    3.0 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    3.0 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    3.1 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    3.2 km

  • THE CHISLEHURST PARTNERSHIP

    42 HIGH STREET, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5AQ

    ODS code G84010

    3.3 km

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    3.5 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    3.5 km

  • DYSART SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84002

    4.0 km

  • FORGE CLOSE SURGERY

    FORGE CLOSE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7LL

    ODS code G84030

    4.1 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84009

    4.2 km

  • GREEN STREET GREEN MED CT

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

    ODS code G84627

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 27 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

  • Petts Wood Library

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.0 miles

  • Queensway / Petts Wood Station

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Queensway / Petts Wood Station

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Petts Wood

    RSE · Petts Wood

    0.1 miles

  • West Approach / Petts Wood Station

    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
0
Low risk addresses
4
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 £297,500 from 2 recorded sales in BR5 1BU. 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

89 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 13 secondary schools. St James' Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 344 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,060 published events cover 12 months, averaging 88.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 240 events.

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