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BR6 8AD

Petts Wood & Knoll · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Petts Wood & Knoll
Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Orpington
Postcode district
BR6
Postcode sector
BR6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR6 0SX 129 m
BR6 0SL 137 m
BR6 0SE 153 m
BR6 0SF 172 m
BR6 0ST 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR6 8AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR6
Postcode sector
BR6 8
Latitude
51.374234
Longitude
0.088901
British National Grid easting
545,487
British National Grid northing
165,979

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Electoral ward
Petts Wood & Knoll · E05014003
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Orpington · E14001417
Output area
E00003868
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 028C · E01000790
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 028 · E02000154

Postcode source versions

Explore BR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
33
Secondary
12

  1. Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    904 m

  2. Dorton College of Further Education

    Special post 16 institution

    932 m

  3. Clannad Education Centre

    Other independent special school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,004
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 477
  • Shoplifting 328
  • Anti social behaviour 282
  • Vehicle crime 216
  • Public order 133

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BR6 8 residents
7,781

Age bands in BR6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,418 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

860 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.6%

1,663 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,238 residents

Age 65 and over
23.5%

1,900 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.

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    857 m

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    984 m

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    1.4 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    1.5 km

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

    42 TUDOR WAY, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1LH

    ODS code G84035

    1.8 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

    42 POVEREST ROAD, ST. MARY CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2DQ

    ODS code G84007

    2.0 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    2.1 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

    38 MARION CRESCENT, ST. MARY CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2DD

    ODS code G84630

    2.1 km

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    2.1 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84009

    2.2 km

  • GREEN STREET GREEN MED CT

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

    ODS code G84627

    2.2 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    2.2 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    2.3 km

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

    2.3 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    41 BROOMWOOD ROAD, ST. PAULS CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2JP

    ODS code G84019

    3.5 km

  • BROMLEY COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84024

    3.8 km

  • SOUTHBOROUGH LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84023

    3.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Orpington Station

    RSE · Orpington

    0.0 miles

  • Orpington Station

    RSE · Orpington

    0.1 miles

  • Orpington Bus Station

    BCT · Orpington

    0.1 miles

  • Orpington Bus Station

    BCT · Orpington

    0.1 miles

  • Orpington Bus Station

    BCT · Orpington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 028C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,252 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 12 secondary schools. Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 904 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,004 published events cover 12 months, averaging 167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 477 events.

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