BR5 4ES

St Mary Cray · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Orpington
Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Orpington
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR5 4EP 226 m
BR5 4ER 245 m
BR5 4DG 341 m
BR5 4BX 417 m
BR5 4DF 427 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR5 4ES
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2006
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 4
Latitude
51.387831
Longitude
0.127853
British National Grid easting
548,154
British National Grid northing
167,569

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
E00003520
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 019B · E01000720
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 019 · E02000145

Postcode source versions

Explore BR5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Shawcroft School, Crockenhill Road, Orpington, BR5 4ES 8 February 2023 £4,250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
35
Secondary
8
  1. Woodview

    Other independent special school

    226 m
  2. Manor Oak Primary School

    Academy converter

    414 m
  3. St. Mary Cray Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    953 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,267
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 619
  • Vehicle crime 331
  • Shoplifting 273
  • Anti social behaviour 267
  • Criminal damage and arson 169

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BR5 4 residents
11,016

Age bands in BR5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

2,182 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,232 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

2,851 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

2,800 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

1,938 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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    832 m

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    988 m

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    1.5 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    1.7 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    1.9 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    2.1 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    2.3 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    2.4 km

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    3.3 km

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84035

    3.4 km

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    3.5 km

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

    3.9 km

  • SIDCUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CHURCH AVENUE, SIDCUP, DA14 6BU

    ODS code G83066

    4.3 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

  • BARNARD MEDICAL GROUP

    43 GRANVILLE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 4TA

    ODS code G83004

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Waldens Road

    BCT · Kevington

    0.2 miles
  • Waldens Road

    BCT · Kevington

    0.2 miles
  • Burrfield Drive

    BCT · Kevington

    0.2 miles
  • Burrfield Drive

    BCT · Kevington

    0.2 miles
  • Crockenhill Road

    BCT · Kevington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 019B, 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

5,258 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £4,250,000 from 1 recorded sale in BR5 4ES. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bromley is £518,235 in June 2026, down 1.4% year on year.

Schools

60 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. Woodview is the nearest published school at 226 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,267 published events cover 12 months, averaging 188.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 619 events.

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