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BR6 7JB

Darwin · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Orpington
Ward
Darwin
Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Orpington
Postcode district
BR6
Postcode sector
BR6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR6 7JA 329 m
BR6 7JD 352 m
BR6 7JE 400 m
BR6 7GZ 475 m
BR2 6AB 497 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR6 7JB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR6
Postcode sector
BR6 7
Latitude
51.346627
Longitude
0.051172
British National Grid easting
542,947
British National Grid northing
162,835

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Electoral ward
Darwin · E05013996
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Orpington · E14001417
Output area
E00003645
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 036A · E01000749
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 036 · E02000162

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Penny Cottage, Farthing Street, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JB 16 July 2008 £640,000
Penny Cottage, Farthing Street, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JB 24 February 1995 £153,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
25
Secondary
8

  1. Downe Primary School

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    1.1 km

  2. Farnborough Primary School

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    2.1 km

  3. Keston Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
78
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Other theft 8
  • Burglary 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

4 female, 9 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
BR6 7 residents
8,600

Age bands in BR6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,367 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

852 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.9%

1,730 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

2,314 residents

Age 65 and over
24.4%

2,026 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR6 7 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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
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

18

within 5 km

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    1.9 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    2.2 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84009

    2.8 km

  • GREEN STREET GREEN MED CT

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

    ODS code G84627

    2.8 km

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

    3.8 km

  • NORHEADS LANE SURGERY

    14A NORHEADS LANE, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3XS

    ODS code G84039

    4.0 km

  • STOCK HILL SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, STOCK HILL, BIGGIN HILL, WESTERHAM, TN16 3TJ

    ODS code G84004

    4.1 km

  • FORGE CLOSE SURGERY

    FORGE CLOSE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7LL

    ODS code G84030

    4.2 km

  • PICKHURST SURGERY

    56 PICKHURST LANE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7JF

    ODS code G84033

    4.5 km

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    4.6 km

  • ADDINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    77 ADDINGTON ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9BG

    ODS code G84017

    4.6 km

  • BROMLEY COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84024

    4.6 km

  • SOUTHBOROUGH LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84023

    4.6 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    4.7 km

  • HEADLEY DRIVE SURGERY

    117A HEADLEY DRIVE, NEW ADDINGTON, CROYDON, CR0 0QL

    ODS code H83049

    4.7 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKWAY, NEW ADDINGTON, CROYDON, CR0 0JA

    ODS code H83028

    4.9 km

  • NEW ADDINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    PARKWAY HEALTH CENTRE, PARKWAY, NEW ADDINGTON, CROYDON, CR0 0JA

    ODS code H83006

    4.9 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    5.0 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

  • Farthing Street

    BCT · Downe

    0.2 miles

  • New Road Hill / Downe Court

    BCT · Downe

    0.2 miles

  • New Road Hill / Downe Court

    BCT · Downe

    0.2 miles

  • Farthing Street

    BCT · Downe

    0.3 miles

  • Holwood Farm

    BCT · Downe

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 036A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,303 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 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
Unlikely

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

38 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 8 secondary schools. Downe Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

78 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

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