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BR5 1DB

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 1DQ 57 m
BR5 1DF 62 m
BR5 1DH 88 m
BR5 1LZ 115 m
BR5 1NA 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR5 1DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 1
Latitude
51.388760
Longitude
0.073593
British National Grid easting
544,376
British National Grid northing
167,564

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
E00003974
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 022C · E01000807
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 022 · E02000148

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, West Approach, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DB 31 March 2000 £75,000
2, West Approach, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DB 7 January 2000 £59,500
3, West Approach, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DB 27 May 1999 £60,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
83
Primary
49
Secondary
13

  1. St James' Roman Catholic Primary School

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    509 m

  2. Crofton Junior School

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    736 m

  3. Crofton Infant School

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    912 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,050
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 234
  • Anti social behaviour 168
  • Vehicle crime 157
  • Shoplifting 103
  • Criminal damage and arson 91

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
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

25

within 5 km

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84035

    336 m

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    581 m

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    1.7 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    1.9 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    2.3 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    2.4 km

  • BROMLEY COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84024

    2.5 km

  • SOUTHBOROUGH LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84023

    2.5 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    2.7 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    2.8 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    2.9 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    2.9 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    3.0 km

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    3.3 km

  • THE CHISLEHURST PARTNERSHIP

    42 HIGH STREET, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5AQ

    ODS code G84010

    3.5 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    3.8 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84009

    4.0 km

  • GREEN STREET GREEN MED CT

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

    ODS code G84627

    4.0 km

  • FORGE CLOSE SURGERY

    FORGE CLOSE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7LL

    ODS code G84030

    4.2 km

  • DYSART SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84002

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 25 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

  • Petts Wood

    RSE · Petts Wood

    0.0 miles

  • West Approach / Petts Wood Station

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.0 miles

  • West Approach / Petts Wood Station

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.0 miles

  • Queensway / Petts Wood Station

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.0 miles

  • Queensway / Petts Wood Station

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 022C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,739 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

Schools

83 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 13 secondary schools. St James' Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 509 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,050 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 234 events.

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