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BR6

UK postcode district

Part of Orpington

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,759
Current units
1,135
Coordinate coverage
98%
Electoral wards
9

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London, South East
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
624

Postcode sectors in BR6

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

6 sectors
25,385 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
58, Glentrammon Road, Orpington, BR6 6DG 24 July 2026 £532,000
2, Fieldside Close, Orpington, BR6 7TT 24 July 2026 £610,000
2, Old Priory Avenue, Orpington, BR6 0PL 24 July 2026 £572,500

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
20
Primary
13
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
3,287
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 957
  • Anti social behaviour 442
  • Shoplifting 406
  • Vehicle crime 309
  • Public order 259

Census 2021

Population and age profile

BR6 usual residents
48,041
Age-profile population
48,469

Age bands in BR6

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17.4%
8,420 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.8%
4,726 residents
Age 25 to 44
23.6%
11,428 residents
Age 45 to 64
27%
13,078 residents
Age 65 and over
22.3%
10,817 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,099 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 1,038 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 938 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

in this district

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84009

  • GREEN STREET GREEN MED CT

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

    ODS code G84627

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £560,000 from 3,419 recorded sales in BR6. 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

3,287 published events cover 12 months, averaging 274 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 957 events.

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