BR6 7LU

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 7LX 18 m
BR6 7LT 34 m
BR6 7LY 52 m
BR6 7LZ 55 m
BR6 7NA 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR6 7LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR6
Postcode sector
BR6 7
Latitude
51.343896
Longitude
0.111258
British National Grid easting
547,140
British National Grid northing
162,650

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
E00003310
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 037A · E01000680
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 037 · E02000163

Postcode source versions

Explore BR6

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Fairlawn Cottages, Orpington, BR6 7LU 4 March 2016 £450,000
2, Fairlawn Cottages, Orpington, BR6 7LU 27 May 2011 £317,500
2, Fairlawn Cottages, Orpington, BR6 7LU 29 April 2005 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Pratts Bottom Primary School

    Academy converter

    803 m
  2. Green Street Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  3. The Highway Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
175
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 53
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Vehicle crime 22
  • Burglary 17
  • Other theft 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.1% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

10

within 5 km

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

    1.4 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84009

    1.9 km

  • GREEN STREET GREEN MED CT

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

    ODS code G84627

    1.9 km

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    3.3 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    3.6 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    3.7 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    4.1 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    4.4 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    4.6 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    4.8 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

  • Pratts Bottom / Sevenoaks Road

    BCT · Pratts Bottom

    0.0 miles
  • Pratts Bottom / Sevenoaks Road

    BCT · Pratts Bottom

    0.0 miles
  • Pratts Bottom

    BCT · Pratts Bottom

    0.0 miles
  • Pratts Bottom / Orchard Road

    BCT · Pratts Bottom

    0.1 miles
  • Pratts Bottom

    BCT · Pratts Bottom

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 037A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,711 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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

29 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Pratts Bottom Primary School is the nearest published school at 803 m.

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

Recorded crime

175 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 53 events.

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