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BR5 1NL

Petts Wood & Knoll · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR5 1NJ 95 m
BR5 1ND 113 m
BR5 1NH 113 m
BR5 1NN 122 m
BR5 1NW 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR5 1NL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 1
Latitude
51.393595
Longitude
0.072719
British National Grid easting
544,300
British National Grid northing
168,100

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
E00003965
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 022C · E01000807
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 022 · E02000148

Postcode source versions

Explore BR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
92
Primary
57
Secondary
13

  1. St James' Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    645 m

  2. Bromley High School GDST

    Other independent school

    1.1 km

  3. Southborough Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
965
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 217
  • Anti social behaviour 169
  • Vehicle crime 159
  • Criminal damage and arson 83
  • Other theft 74

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.

GP practices

29

within 5 km straight-line

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84035

    666 m

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    1.1 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    2.0 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    2.0 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    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

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    2.7 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    2.8 km

  • THE CHISLEHURST PARTNERSHIP

    42 HIGH STREET, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5AQ

    ODS code G84010

    2.9 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

    3.2 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    3.2 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    3.2 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    3.5 km

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    3.8 km

  • DYSART SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84002

    4.0 km

  • SIDCUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CHURCH AVENUE, SIDCUP, DA14 6BU

    ODS code G83066

    4.1 km

  • FORGE CLOSE SURGERY

    FORGE CLOSE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7LL

    ODS code G84030

    4.3 km

  • ELMSTEAD MEDICAL CLINIC

    81 WILLIAM BAREFOOT DRIVE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 3JD

    ODS code G83673

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Woodland Way

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.3 miles

  • Woodland Way

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.3 miles

  • Petts Wood Library

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.3 miles

  • Station Square / Petts Wood Station

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.3 miles

  • Petts Wood

    RSE · Petts Wood

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

92 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 13 secondary schools. St James' Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 645 m.

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

Recorded crime

965 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 217 events.

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