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BR5 2BU

St Mary Cray · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Orpington
Ward
St Mary Cray
Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Orpington
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR5 2BT 32 m
BR5 2AU 53 m
BR5 2AX 84 m
BR5 2BX 95 m
BR5 2AT 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR5 2BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 2
Latitude
51.387592
Longitude
0.102746
British National Grid easting
546,408
British National Grid northing
167,492

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Electoral ward
St Mary Cray · E05014006
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Orpington · E14001417
Output area
E00003567
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 023E · E01000733
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 023 · E02000149

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Property

At this postcode

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Austin Road, Orpington, BR5 2BU 13 October 2017 £438,500
34, Austin Road, Orpington, BR5 2BU 9 September 2015 £370,000
24, Austin Road, Orpington, BR5 2BU 3 July 2015 £350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
38
Secondary
12

  1. Poverest Primary School

    Foundation school

    447 m

  2. Perry Hall Primary School

    Academy converter

    703 m

  3. St. Mary Cray Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    800 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,609
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 950
  • Anti social behaviour 484
  • Vehicle crime 481
  • Shoplifting 475
  • Public order 238

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

32 female, 28 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.6
BR5 2 residents
14,221

Age bands in BR5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.3%

2,821 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

1,588 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

3,744 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

3,381 residents

Age 65 and over
12.7%

1,680 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR5 2 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

20

within 5 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    287 m

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    361 m

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    771 m

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    805 m

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    1.0 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    1.3 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    1.4 km

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84035

    1.7 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    1.7 km

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    1.8 km

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

    3.5 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    3.7 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84009

    3.8 km

  • GREEN STREET GREEN MED CT

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

    ODS code G84627

    3.8 km

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    3.9 km

  • SIDCUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CHURCH AVENUE, SIDCUP, DA14 6BU

    ODS code G83066

    4.0 km

  • THE CHISLEHURST PARTNERSHIP

    42 HIGH STREET, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5AQ

    ODS code G84010

    4.4 km

  • BARNARD MEDICAL GROUP

    43 GRANVILLE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 4TA

    ODS code G83004

    4.5 km

  • BROMLEY COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84024

    4.5 km

  • SOUTHBOROUGH LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84023

    4.5 km

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

  • Austin Road

    BCT · Poverest

    0.1 miles

  • Austin Road

    BCT · Poverest

    0.1 miles

  • Marion Crescent

    BCT · Poverest

    0.1 miles

  • Marion Crescent

    BCT · Poverest

    0.2 miles

  • Cray Valley Road

    BCT · Poverest

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 023E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,756 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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.

Schools

Published establishments

69 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 12 secondary schools. Poverest Primary School is the nearest published school at 447 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,609 published events cover 12 months, averaging 300.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 950 events.

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