BR5 3RF

St Mary Cray · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Orpington
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR5 3SD 53 m
BR5 3AA 60 m
BR5 2EJ 63 m
BR5 3SN 64 m
BR5 3QW 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR5 3RF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 3
Latitude
51.393878
Longitude
0.107232
British National Grid easting
546,700
British National Grid northing
168,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Orpington · E14001417
Output area
E00003510
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 023A · E01000722
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 023 · E02000149

Postcode source versions

Explore BR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
77
Primary
44
Secondary
14
  1. Poverest Primary School

    Foundation school

    496 m
  2. Leesons Primary School

    Academy converter

    554 m
  3. St. Mary Cray Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    895 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,660
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,018
  • Vehicle crime 548
  • Anti social behaviour 504
  • Shoplifting 328
  • Criminal damage and arson 264

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

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    451 m

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    597 m

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    905 m

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    989 m

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    1.2 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    1.6 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    1.9 km

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84035

    2.1 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    2.1 km

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    2.3 km

  • SIDCUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CHURCH AVENUE, SIDCUP, DA14 6BU

    ODS code G83066

    3.3 km

  • BARNARD MEDICAL GROUP

    43 GRANVILLE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 4TA

    ODS code G83004

    3.8 km

  • THE CHISLEHURST PARTNERSHIP

    42 HIGH STREET, CHISLEHURST, BR7 5AQ

    ODS code G84010

    4.0 km

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

    4.3 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    4.4 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84009

    4.6 km

  • GREEN STREET GREEN MED CT

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

    ODS code G84627

    4.6 km

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    4.6 km

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    4.7 km

  • BROMLEY COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84024

    4.9 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Mary Cray Rail Station

    RLY · St Mary Cray

    0.1 miles
  • Sidmouth Road

    BCT · Poverest

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary Cray Station

    RSE · St Mary Cray

    0.1 miles
  • Amherst Close

    BCT · Poverest

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary Cray Station

    BCT · St Mary Cray

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 023A, 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

13,760 of 33,755

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

77 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 14 secondary schools. Poverest Primary School is the nearest published school at 496 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,660 published events cover 12 months, averaging 305 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,018 events.

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