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BR6 8FA

Farnborough & Crofton · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Orpington
Ward
Farnborough & Crofton
Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Orpington
Postcode district
BR6
Postcode sector
BR6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR6 8LY 111 m
BR6 8LS 146 m
BR6 8LZ 188 m
BR6 8PL 201 m
BR6 8ET 250 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR6 8FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR6
Postcode sector
BR6 8
Latitude
51.372627
Longitude
0.056758
British National Grid easting
543,255
British National Grid northing
165,737

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Electoral ward
Farnborough & Crofton · E05013997
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Orpington · E14001417
Output area
E00003665
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 033D · E01000756
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 033 · E02000159

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Knowl Wood Lane, Orpington, BR6 8FA 11 December 2015 £2,505,850

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
39
Secondary
11

  1. Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School

    Academy converter

    971 m

  2. Darrick Wood Junior School

    Academy converter

    971 m

  3. Darrick Wood School

    Academy converter

    971 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,366
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 539
  • Anti social behaviour 178
  • Public order 131
  • Vehicle crime 121
  • Criminal damage and arson 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

5 female, 8 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.3
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR6 8 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

22

within 5 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    921 m

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    1.8 km

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    1.9 km

  • BROMLEY COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84024

    2.1 km

  • SOUTHBOROUGH LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84023

    2.1 km

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84035

    2.3 km

  • FORGE CLOSE SURGERY

    FORGE CLOSE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7LL

    ODS code G84030

    2.8 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    2.9 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84009

    3.1 km

  • GREEN STREET GREEN MED CT

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

    ODS code G84627

    3.1 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    3.1 km

  • PICKHURST SURGERY

    56 PICKHURST LANE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7JF

    ODS code G84033

    3.3 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    3.7 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    3.8 km

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

    3.8 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    4.0 km

  • DYSART SURGERY

    1ST FLOOR, RAVENSLEIGH HOUSE, 22 WESTMORELAND PLACE, BROMLEY, BR1 1DS

    ODS code G84002

    4.1 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    4.2 km

  • ADDINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    77 ADDINGTON ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9BG

    ODS code G84017

    4.2 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

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

  • Crofton Road /Starts Hill Road

    BCT · Locksbottom

    0.3 miles

  • Crofton Road /Starts Hill Road

    BCT · Locksbottom

    0.3 miles

  • Glyndebourne Park

    BCT · Crofton

    0.3 miles

  • Glyndebourne Park

    BCT · Crofton

    0.3 miles

  • Starts Hill Road

    BCT · Locksbottom

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 033D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,458 of 33,755

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

66 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 11 secondary schools. Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 971 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,366 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 539 events.

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