# BR5 3TJ: area report for a postcode in Bromley

BR5 3TJ is a postcode in Bromley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bromley. Open the map at BR5 3TJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) › [BR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br5) › [BR5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **84 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Bromley 019C: 126 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1182,51.3930,BR53TJ
- **St Mary Cray, 840 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1182,51.3930,BR53TJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1182,51.3930,BR53TJ
- **No property in BR5 3TJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1182,51.3930,BR53TJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bromley 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1182,51.3930,BR53TJ
- **£511,670 average price**: For the whole of Bromley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1182,51.3930,BR53TJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1182,51.3930,BR53TJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1182,51.3930,BR53TJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BR5 3TJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1182,51.3930,BR53TJ
- **Low road and rail noise at BR5 3TJ**: Road 47 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1182,51.3930,BR53TJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.1182,51.3930,BR53TJ
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1182,51.3930,BR53TJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cray-church-of-england-primary-school-e146842) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manor Oak Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-oak-primary-school-e140450) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodview](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodview-e150543) | Special | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St. Mary Cray Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-cray-primary-academy-e141117) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leesons Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leesons-primary-school-e141291) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Poverest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poverest-primary-school-e101641) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Philomena's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philomenas-primary-school-e141482) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Riverside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-school-e135232) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £106,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| November 2023 | £388,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| February 2025 | £290,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| March 2023 | £322,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St Mary Cray (850 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ST MARY CRAY PRACTICE (750 m); DERRY DOWNS SURGERY (880 m); CRESCENT SURGERY (890 m)
- Pharmacies: OSBON PHARMACY (260 m); OSBON PHARMACY (840 m); ORPINGTON PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (750 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Orpington Nugent Park (380 m, Marks and Spencer); Aldi Springvale Retail Park (700 m, Aldi); Lidl London St Mary Cray (800 m, Lidl); Tesco St Pauls Cray Esso Express (920 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £511,670** (July 2026). Bromley’s average house price was £511,670 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £51,225** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bromley earned a median of £51,225 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 11th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.0×** (2025). A home in Bromley costs 10.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 54th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.7** (2025). Bromley has a deprivation score of 12.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 57th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bromley 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.4** (2025). Bromley 019C has a deprivation score of 36.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,648th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,604** (2021). Bromley 019C had 1,604 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,905th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Bromley 019C, 98.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.0%** (August 2026). In Bromley 019C, 6.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## BR5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £460,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BR5 was £460,000 in 2025. Joint 388th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 48,744** (2021). BR5 had 48,744 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 232nd 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 82%** (2022). About 82% of people in BR5 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.6%** (January 2026). In BR5, 97.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley)
- Centre: 51.3930, 0.1182

Council: [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Orpington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/orpington): Gareth Bacon (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.1182,51.3930,BR53TJ

## How to cite

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