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BR6 8NX

Farnborough & Crofton · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR6 8NP 26 m
BR6 8NN 86 m
BR6 8NR 110 m
BR6 8NW 116 m
BR6 8NL 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR6 8NX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2004
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR6
Postcode sector
BR6 8
Latitude
51.367279
Longitude
0.056088
British National Grid easting
543,225
British National Grid northing
165,141

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

Postcode source versions

Explore BR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
35
Secondary
11

  1. Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School

    Academy converter

    613 m

  2. Darrick Wood Junior School

    Academy converter

    613 m

  3. Darrick Wood School

    Academy converter

    613 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,180
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 467
  • Anti social behaviour 133
  • Public order 117
  • Vehicle crime 110
  • Criminal damage and arson 89

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

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

    STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 7AR

    ODS code G84006

    532 m

  • BANK HOUSE SURGERY

    84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, BR6 7BA

    ODS code G84609

    1.3 km

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    2.4 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

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84035

    2.9 km

  • FORGE CLOSE SURGERY

    FORGE CLOSE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7LL

    ODS code G84030

    3.0 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    3.2 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    3.3 km

  • PICKHURST SURGERY

    56 PICKHURST LANE, HAYES, BROMLEY, BR2 7JF

    ODS code G84033

    3.4 km

  • CHELSFIELD SURGERY

    62 WINDSOR DRIVE, CHELSFIELD, ORPINGTON, BR6 6HD

    ODS code G84020

    3.6 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    3.9 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    4.0 km

  • ADDINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    77 ADDINGTON ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9BG

    ODS code G84017

    4.2 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    4.3 km

  • DYSART SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84002

    4.6 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    4.6 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Locksbottom / Pallant Way

    BCT · Locksbottom

    0.0 miles

  • Locksbottom / St Michael's Church

    BCT · Locksbottom

    0.1 miles

  • Locksbottom / St Michael's Church

    BCT · Locksbottom

    0.1 miles

  • Crofton Road /Starts Hill Road

    BCT · Locksbottom

    0.1 miles

  • Farnborough Common / P R U Hospital

    BCT · Locksbottom

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 11 secondary schools. Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 613 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,180 published events cover 12 months, averaging 98.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 467 events.

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