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BR6 8NL

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 8NN 79 m
BR6 8NZ 85 m
BR6 8PS 114 m
BR6 8NF 149 m
BR6 8NP 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR6 8NL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR6
Postcode sector
BR6 8
Latitude
51.366703
Longitude
0.054539
British National Grid easting
543,119
British National Grid northing
165,074

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
E00003667
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 033D · E01000756
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 033 · E02000159

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rosetta Service Station, 391, Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8NL 29 September 2020 £3,404,852
Rosetta Service Station, 391, Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8NL 29 September 2020 £3,404,852
413a, Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8NL 8 January 2018 £10,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
34
Secondary
11

  1. Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School

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    697 m

  2. Darrick Wood Junior School

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    697 m

  3. Darrick Wood School

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    697 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,144
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 456
  • Anti social behaviour 131
  • Public order 114
  • Vehicle crime 103
  • Criminal damage and arson 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.3
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR6 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
69.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
69.2%
Gigabit-capable
69.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

22

within 5 km

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    614 m

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    1.4 km

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    2.5 km

  • BROMLEY COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84024

    2.6 km

  • SOUTHBOROUGH LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84023

    2.6 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84009

    2.8 km

  • GREEN STREET GREEN MED CT

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

    ODS code G84627

    2.8 km

  • FORGE CLOSE SURGERY

    FORGE CLOSE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7LL

    ODS code G84030

    2.9 km

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84035

    3.0 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    3.3 km

  • PICKHURST SURGERY

    56 PICKHURST LANE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7JF

    ODS code G84033

    3.3 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    3.4 km

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

    3.7 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    4.0 km

  • ADDINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    77 ADDINGTON ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9BG

    ODS code G84017

    4.1 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    4.2 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    4.4 km

  • DYSART SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84002

    4.5 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    4.7 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Locksbottom / St Michael's Church

    BCT · Locksbottom

    0.0 miles

  • Locksbottom / St Michael's Church

    BCT · Locksbottom

    0.0 miles

  • Locksbottom / Pallant Way

    BCT · Locksbottom

    0.1 miles

  • Farnborough Common / P R U Hospital

    BCT · Locksbottom

    0.1 miles

  • Farnborough Common / P R U Hospital

    BCT · Locksbottom

    0.2 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
3
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

57 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 11 secondary schools. Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 697 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,144 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 456 events.

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