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BR5 4GL

Orpington · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Orpington
Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Orpington
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR5 4GB 31 m
BR5 4GD 31 m
BR5 4RH 43 m
BR5 4GJ 58 m
BR5 4PL 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR5 4GL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR5
Postcode sector
BR5 4
Latitude
51.374632
Longitude
0.116852
British National Grid easting
547,431
British National Grid northing
166,079

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Electoral ward
Orpington · E05014001
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Orpington · E14001417
Output area
E00003861
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 032B · E01000789
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 032 · E02000158

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
32
Secondary
7

  1. Harris Academy Orpington

    Academy sponsor led

    102 m

  2. Orion Blenheim

    Academy converter

    227 m

  3. Bromley Beacon Academy

    Academy special sponsor led

    517 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,211
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 599
  • Anti social behaviour 304
  • Shoplifting 264
  • Vehicle crime 246
  • Criminal damage and arson 180

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

17 female, 11 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR5 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    540 m

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    1.1 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    1.2 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    1.4 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    1.7 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    1.8 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    2.0 km

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

    2.3 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84009

    2.9 km

  • GREEN STREET GREEN MED CT

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

    ODS code G84627

    2.9 km

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    2.9 km

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84035

    3.1 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    3.2 km

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    3.7 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    3.9 km

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Eldred Drive

    BCT · Ramsden

    0.1 miles

  • Eldred Drive

    BCT · Ramsden

    0.1 miles

  • Quilter Road

    BCT · Ramsden

    0.1 miles

  • Ramsden Estate / Rye Crescent

    BCT · Ramsden

    0.2 miles

  • Ramsden Road / Tintagel Road

    BCT · Ramsden

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 032B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,883 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Possible

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

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 7 secondary schools. Harris Academy Orpington is the nearest published school at 102 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,211 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 599 events.

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