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BR5 1RN

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 1PW 21 m
BR5 1PT 22 m
BR5 1LE 109 m
BR5 1QA 111 m
BR5 1PF 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR5 1RN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 1
Latitude
51.391645
Longitude
0.081255
British National Grid easting
544,900
British National Grid northing
167,900

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
E00003969
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
85
Primary
49
Secondary
14

  1. Crofton Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  2. St James' Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Crofton Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,030
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 247
  • Vehicle crime 181
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Shoplifting 100
  • Other theft 75

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

25

within 5 km straight-line

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84035

    374 m

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    877 m

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    1.4 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    1.4 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    1.8 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    2.3 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    2.3 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    2.3 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    2.6 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    2.6 km

  • BROMLEY COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84024

    3.1 km

  • SOUTHBOROUGH LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84023

    3.1 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    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

    3.7 km

  • SIDCUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CHURCH AVENUE, SIDCUP, DA14 6BU

    ODS code G83066

    3.9 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    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

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Crossway (BR5)

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Crossway (BR5)

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Petts Wood Road

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Petts Wood Road

    BCT · Petts Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Woodland Way

    BCT · 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

85 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 14 secondary schools. Crofton Junior School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,030 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 247 events.

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