# BR1

Postcode district covering Bromley, Downham and Bickley, in Bromley and Lewisham.

BR1 is a postcode district covering Bromley, Downham and Bickley, in Bromley and Lewisham. Median sale price £450,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code BR1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BR1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BR1 was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 412th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 61,878** (2021). BR1 had 61,878 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 83rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 19%** (2022). About 19% of people in BR1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.5%** (January 2026). In BR1, 89.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BR1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 19% of people in BR1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=BR1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 679 homes were sold in BR1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=BR1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BR1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BR1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BR1 had 61,878 usual residents at the census.

## How BR1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BR1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £450,000 | 2nd cheapest | 8 postcode districts, BR · 2025 |
| Population | 61,878 | most populated | 8 postcode districts, BR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 19% | 3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 8 postcode districts, BR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.5% | 3rd lowest | 8 postcode districts, BR · Jan 2026 |

## Is BR1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BR1 at a rate of 123.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.9 per 1,000 people across the BR postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 721 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BR1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,942), shoplifting (1,345) and anti-social behaviour (1,303).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BR1 was 113.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in BR1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BR1 has no single figure. Of its 38 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BR1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bromley 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000645) | 1,450 | 30.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.3% |
| [Bromley 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000649) | 2,068 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 81.2% |
| [Bromley 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000674) | 1,716 | 97.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.0% |
| [Bromley 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000676) | 2,033 | 523.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 75.1% |
| [Bromley 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000820) | 1,611 | 85.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.2% |
| [Bromley 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000822) | 1,632 | 55.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.1% |
| [Bromley 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000823) | 1,693 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.4% |
| [Bromley 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000824) | 1,402 | 171.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.6% |
| [Bromley 008G](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000825) | 1,663 | 89.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.3% |
| [Bromley 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000672) | 1,674 | 72.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 79.3% |
| [Bromley 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000646) | 1,828 | 68.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.3% |
| [Bromley 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000647) | 1,707 | 42.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.5% |
| [Bromley 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000648) | 1,888 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.9% |
| [Bromley 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000653) | 1,541 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.1% |
| [Bromley 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000678) | 1,850 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.9% |
| [Bromley 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01034385) | 1,451 | 374.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 77.7% |
| [Bromley 018G](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01034386) | 1,252 | 514.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.7% |
| [Bromley 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000651) | 1,681 | 44.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.1% |
| [Bromley 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000650) | 1,805 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.7% |
| [Bromley 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000652) | 1,711 | 37.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Bromley 040A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000816) | 1,525 | 65.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Bromley 040B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000818) | 1,685 | 43.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.5% |
| [Bromley 040C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000819) | 1,850 | 100.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.7% |
| [Bromley 040D](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01032562) | 1,616 | 135.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Bromley 040E](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01032563) | 1,450 | 57.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.1% |
| [Lewisham 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003346) | 1,669 | 123.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Lewisham 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003349) | 1,545 | 83.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Lewisham 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003351) | 1,690 | 85.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.3% |
| [Lewisham 030E](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003353) | 1,785 | 412.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.6% |
| [Lewisham 037A](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003236) | 1,689 | 134.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| [Lewisham 037B](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003237) | 1,689 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.7% |
| [Lewisham 037C](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003238) | 1,480 | 143.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Lewisham 037D](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003239) | 1,612 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Lewisham 037E](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01032564) | 1,302 | 136.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.8% |
| [Lewisham 038A](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003235) | 1,422 | 145.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 77.1% |
| [Lewisham 038B](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003240) | 1,997 | 65.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.2% |
| [Lewisham 038D](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01003243) | 1,509 | 164.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 57.9% |
| [Lewisham 038E](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/neighbourhood/e01032565) | 1,451 | 80.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 79.9% |

## Your MP

- [Bromley and Biggin Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bromley-and-biggin-hill): Peter Fortune (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 79% of the people here.
- [Lewisham East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-east): Janet Daby (Labour), MP since July 2024. 21% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in BR1

[Bickley East](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/bickley-east), [Bromley North & Sundridge](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/bromley-north-and-sundridge), [Downham East](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/downham-east), [Downham West](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/downham-west), [Further Green](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham/further-green), [Plaistow (Bromley)](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/plaistow-bromley), [Widmore](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/widmore)

## Postcode sectors in BR1

[BR1 1 (113 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1-1), [BR1 2 (304 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1-2), [BR1 3 (267 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1-3), [BR1 4 (236 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1-4), [BR1 5 (228 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1-5), [BR1 9 (114 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1-9)

## Councils BR1 covers

[Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley), [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham)

## Towns in BR1

[Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley), [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham)

## Postcode districts next to BR1

[BR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br2), [BR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3), [BR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br5), [BR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br7), [SE6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se6), [SE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12)

## Nearest rail stations

[Sundridge Park (200 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0215,51.4138), [Bromley North (850 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0170,51.4083), [Elmstead Woods (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0443,51.4171), [Grove Park (1.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0217,51.4309)

## More in the BR postcode area

[All BR postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BR1 in brief

BR1 is a postcode district covering Bromley, Downham and Bickley, in Bromley and Lewisham.
About 63,110 people lived in BR1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £450,000 in 2025 across 679 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 123.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BR1 was £450,000 in 2025.
BR1 had 61,878 usual residents at the census.
About 19% of people in BR1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BR1, 89.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BR1
- Postcode area: [BR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br)
- Constituency: [Bromley and Biggin Hill †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bromley-and-biggin-hill)
- Council: [Bromley †](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley)
- Area: 13.29 km²
- People, mid-2024: 63,110*
- Neighbourhoods: 38
- Output areas: 189

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br2), [BR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br7), [SE6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se6), [SE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se12), [BR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br5), [BR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3)

## Latest updates for BR1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BR1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1