BR6 7NJ

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 7NH 17 m
BR6 7PG 43 m
BR6 7NE 48 m
BR6 7NQ 59 m
BR6 7SZ 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR6 7NJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR6
Postcode sector
BR6 7
Latitude
51.340401
Longitude
0.111026
British National Grid easting
547,135
British National Grid northing
162,261

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
E00003308
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 037A · E01000680
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 037 · E02000163

Postcode source versions

Explore BR6

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9a, Charmwood Villas, Orpington, BR6 7NJ 16 June 2014 £340,000
9, Charmwood Villas, Orpington, BR6 7NJ 16 June 2014 £230,000
8, Charmwood Villas, Orpington, BR6 7NJ 12 January 2007 £387,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Pratts Bottom Primary School

    Academy converter

    440 m
  2. Green Street Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Halstead Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
100
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 25
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Burglary 14
  • Other theft 11
  • Vehicle crime 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
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+
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

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

    1.8 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84009

    2.1 km

  • GREEN STREET GREEN MED CT

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

    ODS code G84627

    2.1 km

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    3.5 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    4.0 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    4.1 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    4.3 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    4.8 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    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

  • Pratts Bottom / The Green

    BCT · Pratts Bottom

    0.0 miles
  • Pratts Bottom / The Green

    BCT · Pratts Bottom

    0.1 miles
  • Pratts Bottom / Orchard Road

    BCT · Pratts Bottom

    0.2 miles
  • Pratts Bottom Primary School

    BCT · Pratts Bottom

    0.2 miles
  • Pratts Bottom Primary School

    BCT · Pratts Bottom

    0.2 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Pratts Bottom Primary School is the nearest published school at 440 m.

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

Recorded crime

100 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 25 events.

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