# BR3

Postcode district covering Beckenham, Elmers End and Eden Park, in Bromley.

BR3 is a postcode district covering Beckenham, Elmers End and Eden Park, in Bromley. Median sale price £549,450 in 2025. Recorded crime 85.5 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code BR3. 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 BR3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £549,450** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BR3 was £549,450 in 2025. 204th 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/br3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 49,308** (2021). BR3 had 49,308 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 224th 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/br3#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 10%** (2022). About 10% of people in BR3 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/br3#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.0%** (January 2026). In BR3, 89.0% 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/br3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BR3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 10% of people in BR3 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=BR3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 788 homes were sold in BR3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=BR3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BR3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BR3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BR3 had 49,308 usual residents at the census.

## How BR3 compares

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

| Measure | BR3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £549,450 | 4th cheapest | 8 postcode districts, BR · 2025 |
| Population | 49,308 | 2nd most populated | 8 postcode districts, BR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 10% | fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 8 postcode districts, BR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.0% | 2nd lowest | 8 postcode districts, BR · Jan 2026 |

## Is BR3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BR3 at a rate of 85.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.9 per 1,000 people across the BR postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 362 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BR3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,247), anti-social behaviour (769) and other crime (568).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BR3 was 83.7 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 BR3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BR3 has no single figure. Of its 30 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in BR3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bromley 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000804) | 1,470 | 90.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| [Bromley 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000709) | 1,372 | 65.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.2% |
| [Bromley 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000710) | 2,359 | 70.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.6% |
| [Bromley 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000711) | 1,880 | 117.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 76.8% |
| [Bromley 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000714) | 2,167 | 345.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.2% |
| [Bromley 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000718) | 2,057 | 89.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| [Bromley 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000716) | 1,651 | 54.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.2% |
| [Bromley 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000712) | 1,794 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 79.9% |
| [Bromley 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000713) | 1,849 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.7% |
| [Bromley 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000715) | 1,759 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 74.4% |
| [Bromley 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000770) | 1,522 | 59.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 83.7% |
| [Bromley 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000772) | 1,580 | 44.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 79.0% |
| [Bromley 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000700) | 1,519 | 39.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Bromley 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000702) | 1,434 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.8% |
| [Bromley 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000703) | 1,731 | 83.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.3% |
| [Bromley 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000706) | 1,375 | 74.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.6% |
| [Bromley 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000797) | 1,654 | 189.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.9% |
| [Bromley 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000701) | 1,440 | 17.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.1% |
| [Bromley 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000826) | 1,636 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| [Bromley 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000830) | 1,625 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.0% |
| [Bromley 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000769) | 1,389 | 314.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.1% |
| [Bromley 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000773) | 1,586 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 83.6% |
| [Bromley 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000775) | 2,284 | 91.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.5% |
| [Bromley 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000777) | 1,631 | 87.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.4% |
| [Bromley 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000778) | 1,626 | 47.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.4% |
| [Bromley 041A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000707) | 1,509 | 37.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| [Bromley 041B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000708) | 1,690 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.3% |
| [Bromley 041C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000771) | 1,666 | 52.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.3% |
| [Bromley 041D](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000774) | 1,504 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.4% |
| [Bromley 041E](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01032568) | 1,525 | 130.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.7% |

## Your MP

- [Beckenham and Penge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/beckenham-and-penge): Liam Conlon (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Lewisham East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-east): Janet Daby (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.4% of the people here.
- [Bromley and Biggin Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bromley-and-biggin-hill): Peter Fortune (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.
- [Croydon East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/croydon-east): Natasha Irons (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% 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 BR3

[Beckenham East & Kelsey Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/beckenham-east-and-kelsey-park), [Clock House & Cator Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/clock-house-and-cator-park), [Eden Park & Bethlem](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/eden-park-and-bethlem), [Elmers End](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/elmers-end), [New Beckenham](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/new-beckenham)

## Postcode sectors in BR3

[BR3 1 (243 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3-1), [BR3 3 (282 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3-3), [BR3 4 (273 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3-4), [BR3 5 (185 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3-5), [BR3 6 (124 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3-6), [BR3 9 (18 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in BR3

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

## Postcode districts next to BR3

[BR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1), [BR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br2), [BR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br4), [CR0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr0), [SE6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se6), [SE20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se20), [SE25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se25), [SE26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se26)

## Nearest rail stations

[Beckenham Junction (850 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0264,51.4107), [Beckenham Junction (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0258,51.4110), [Clock House (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0407,51.4086), [Beckenham Road (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0434,51.4095)

## 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)

## BR3 in brief

BR3 is a postcode district covering Beckenham, Elmers End and Eden Park, in Bromley.
About 50,399 people lived in BR3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £549,450 in 2025 across 788 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 85.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BR3 was £549,450 in 2025.
BR3 had 49,308 usual residents at the census.
About 10% of people in BR3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BR3, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BR3
- Postcode area: [BR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br)
- Constituency: [Beckenham and Penge †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/beckenham-and-penge)
- Council: [Bromley †](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley)
- Area: 12.68 km²
- People, mid-2024: 50,399*
- Neighbourhoods: 30
- Output areas: 163

* 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), [CR0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr0), [BR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br4), [SE20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se20), [SE26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se26), [SE6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se6)

## Latest updates for BR3

- 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/BR3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3