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BR6 7LD

Darwin · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR6 7LB 523 m
BR6 7FF 682 m
BR2 6DD 708 m
BR2 6DT 717 m
BR6 7JJ 731 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR6 7LD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR6
Postcode sector
BR6 7
Latitude
51.333788
Longitude
0.040709
British National Grid easting
542,258
British National Grid northing
161,387

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
E00003650
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 042B · E01000747
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 042 · E02006789

Postcode source versions

Explore BR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
18
Secondary
6

  1. Downe Primary School

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    1.2 km

  2. Charles Darwin School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  3. Biggin Hill Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
152
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 39
  • Anti social behaviour 38
  • Vehicle crime 22
  • Other theft 13
  • Public order 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
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% 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+
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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORHEADS LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84039

    2.4 km

  • STOCK HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84004

    2.5 km

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    3.5 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    3.8 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84009

    4.1 km

  • GREEN STREET GREEN MED CT

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

    ODS code G84627

    4.1 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKWAY, NEW ADDINGTON, CROYDON, CR0 0JA

    ODS code H83028

    4.3 km

  • NEW ADDINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83006

    4.3 km

  • HEADLEY DRIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83049

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Biggin Hill Airport

    GAT · Leaves Green

    0.3 miles

  • Leaves Green / The Kings Arms

    BCT · Leaves Green

    0.5 miles

  • Leaves Green / The Kings Arms

    BCT · Leaves Green

    0.5 miles

  • Downe / Luxted Road

    BCT · Downe

    0.5 miles

  • Down House

    BCT · Downe

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 042B, 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

14,010 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 6 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

152 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 39 events.

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