BR8 7QJ

St Paul's Cray · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swanley
Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Orpington
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR8 7QR 199 m
BR8 7QW 289 m
BR8 7QN 616 m
BR8 7QH 696 m
BR8 7QQ 723 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR8 7QJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR8
Postcode sector
BR8 7
Latitude
51.397298
Longitude
0.144250
British National Grid easting
549,264
British National Grid northing
168,655

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Orpington · E14001417
Output area
E00003520
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 019B · E01000720
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 019 · E02000145

Postcode source versions

Explore BR8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hogspring Cottages, 1, Hockenden Lane, Swanley, BR8 7QJ 6 April 2004 £200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
33
Secondary
9
  1. Manor Oak Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  2. St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
826
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 299
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Vehicle crime 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Other theft 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

2 female, 5 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.5
BR8 7 residents
16,056

Age bands in BR8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

3,019 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,637 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

3,947 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

4,115 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

3,192 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR8 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+
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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    2.1 km

  • DERRY DOWNS SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84005

    2.3 km

  • ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84013

    2.4 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84019

    2.5 km

  • CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84630

    2.8 km

  • POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G84007

    3.1 km

  • GILLMANS ROAD SURGERY

    1 GILLMANS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR5 4LA

    ODS code G84041

    3.3 km

  • BALLATER SURGERY

    108 CHISLEHURST ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

    ODS code G84040

    3.8 km

  • KNOLL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 HOMEFIELD RISE, ORPINGTON, BR6 0FE

    ODS code G84032

    3.9 km

  • SIDCUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CHURCH AVENUE, SIDCUP, DA14 6BU

    ODS code G83066

    4.0 km

  • BARNARD MEDICAL GROUP

    43 GRANVILLE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 4TA

    ODS code G83004

    4.3 km

  • TUDOR WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84035

    4.7 km

  • WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84621

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Birchwood Corner

    BCT · Swanley

    0.8 miles
  • Hillside Nursery

    BCT · Ruxley

    0.8 miles
  • Hillside Nursery

    BCT · Ruxley

    0.8 miles
  • Waldens Farm

    BCT · Kevington

    0.8 miles
  • Birchwood Corner

    BCT · Swanley

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 019B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,258 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

57 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 9 secondary schools. Manor Oak Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

826 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 299 events.

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