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BR5 3BL

St Paul's Cray · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St Paul's Cray
Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Orpington
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR5 3GE 19 m
BR5 3GL 34 m
BR5 3DE 52 m
BR5 3GN 64 m
BR5 3GP 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR5 3BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2007
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 3
Latitude
51.406931
Longitude
0.107516
British National Grid easting
546,678
British National Grid northing
169,652

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Electoral ward
St Paul's Cray · E05014007
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Orpington · E14001417
Output area
E00003549
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 014A · E01000729
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 014 · E02000140

Postcode source versions

Explore BR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
48
Secondary
12

  1. Gray's Farm Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    300 m

  2. Midfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    542 m

  3. Kemnal Technology College

    Academy converter

    580 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,820
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 883
  • Vehicle crime 399
  • Anti social behaviour 377
  • Criminal damage and arson 204
  • Shoplifting 200

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BR5 3 residents
11,241

Age bands in BR5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.5%

2,732 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,355 residents

Age 25 to 44
28%

3,392 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

3,054 residents

Age 65 and over
13.2%

1,602 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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    476 m

  • SIDCUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CHURCH AVENUE, SIDCUP, DA14 6BU

    ODS code G83066

    1.9 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    1.9 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    1.9 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    2.3 km

  • BARNARD MEDICAL GROUP

    43 GRANVILLE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 4TA

    ODS code G83004

    2.3 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    2.5 km

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84035

    2.9 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    2.9 km

  • THE CHISLEHURST PARTNERSHIP

    42 HIGH STREET, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5AQ

    ODS code G84010

    3.2 km

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    3.3 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    3.3 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    3.5 km

  • NEW ELTHAM AND BLACKFEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    52 THAXTED ROAD, NEW ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 3PT

    ODS code G83628

    3.8 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    146 HALFWAY STREET, SIDCUP, DA15 8DF

    ODS code G83057

    3.9 km

  • ELMSTEAD MEDICAL CLINIC

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

    ODS code G83673

    4.4 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    4.7 km

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Croxley Green

    BCT · St Pauls Cray

    0.1 miles

  • Croxley Green

    BCT · St Pauls Cray

    0.1 miles

  • Cotmandene Crescent

    BCT · St Pauls Cray

    0.2 miles

  • Midfield Way / Chipperfield Road

    BCT · St Pauls Cray

    0.2 miles

  • Cotmandene Crescent

    BCT · St Pauls Cray

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 014A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,464 of 33,755

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

80 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 12 secondary schools. Gray's Farm Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 300 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,820 published events cover 12 months, averaging 235 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 883 events.

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