BR5 3FL postcode in Bromley, England

BR5 3FL is a postcode in Bromley, in the St Mary Cray ward. It is in the Orpington parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since October 2014.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 97% of homes and businesses can get it. Bromley: 93% Typical price £381,000 Homes sold in BR5 3, last 12 months. ▼ 1.6% on the year before Nearest station St Mary Cray 700 m in a straight line

Where BR5 3FL is, and what is near it

Map of BR5 3FL and what is near it Map of BR5 3FL: its centre point, with the 249 other postcodes in the BR5 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BR5 3AA: also in BR5 3BR5 3EH: also in BR5 3BR5 3EJ: also in BR5 3BR5 3EL: also in BR5 3BR5 3EN: also in BR5 3BR5 3EP: also in BR5 3BR5 3ER: also in BR5 3BR5 3ES: also in BR5 3BR5 3ET: also in BR5 3BR5 3EW: also in BR5 3BR5 3FB: also in BR5 3BR5 3FD: also in BR5 3BR5 3FE: also in BR5 3BR5 3FF: also in BR5 3BR5 3FG: also in BR5 3BR5 3FH: also in BR5 3BR5 3FJ: also in BR5 3BR5 3FN: also in BR5 3BR5 3FP: also in BR5 3BR5 3FQ: also in BR5 3BR5 3HA: also in BR5 3BR5 3HB: also in BR5 3BR5 3JY: also in BR5 3BR5 3JZ: also in BR5 3BR5 3LG: also in BR5 3BR5 3LJ: also in BR5 3BR5 3LL: also in BR5 3BR5 3LN: also in BR5 3BR5 3LP: also in BR5 3BR5 3LQ: also in BR5 3BR5 3LR: also in BR5 3BR5 3LS: also in BR5 3BR5 3LT: also in BR5 3BR5 3LW: also in BR5 3BR5 3LY: also in BR5 3BR5 3LZ: also in BR5 3BR5 3NB: also in BR5 3BR5 3ND: also in BR5 3BR5 3NE: also in BR5 3BR5 3NF: also in BR5 3BR5 3NG: also in BR5 3BR5 3NH: also in BR5 3BR5 3NJ: also in BR5 3BR5 3NL: also in BR5 3BR5 3NN: also in BR5 3BR5 3NQ: also in BR5 3BR5 3NR: also in BR5 3BR5 3NS: also in BR5 3BR5 3NT: also in BR5 3BR5 3NU: also in BR5 3BR5 3NW: also in BR5 3BR5 3NX: also in BR5 3BR5 3NZ: also in BR5 3BR5 3PA: also in BR5 3BR5 3PB: also in BR5 3BR5 3PD: also in BR5 3BR5 3PE: also in BR5 3BR5 3PF: also in BR5 3BR5 3PG: also in BR5 3BR5 3PH: also in BR5 3BR5 3PJ: also in BR5 3BR5 3PN: also in BR5 3BR5 3PQ: also in BR5 3BR5 3PR: also in BR5 3BR5 3PS: also in BR5 3BR5 3PT: also in BR5 3BR5 3PU: also in BR5 3BR5 3PX: also in BR5 3BR5 3PY: also in BR5 3BR5 3PZ: also in BR5 3BR5 3QB: also in BR5 3BR5 3QE: also in BR5 3BR5 3QF: also in BR5 3BR5 3QH: also in BR5 3BR5 3QN: also in BR5 3BR5 3QQ: also in BR5 3BR5 3QT: also in BR5 3BR5 3QW: also in BR5 3BR5 3QX: also in BR5 3BR5 3QY: also in BR5 3BR5 3RD: also in BR5 3BR5 3RE: also in BR5 3BR5 3RG: also in BR5 3BR5 3RJ: also in BR5 3BR5 3RN: also in BR5 3BR5 3RP: also in BR5 3BR5 3RS: also in BR5 3BR5 3RX: also in BR5 3BR5 3RZ: also in BR5 3BR5 3SD: also in BR5 3BR5 3SE: also in BR5 3BR5 3SF: also in BR5 3BR5 3SG: also in BR5 3BR5 3SH: also in BR5 3BR5 3SJ: also in BR5 3BR5 3SL: also in BR5 3BR5 3SN: also in BR5 3BR5 3SR: also in BR5 3BR5 3ST: also in BR5 3BR5 3TA: also in BR5 3BR5 3TB: also in BR5 3BR5 3TD: also in BR5 3BR5 3TE: also in BR5 3BR5 3TF: also in BR5 3BR5 3TG: also in BR5 3BR5 3TH: also in BR5 3BR5 3TJ: also in BR5 3BR5 3TL: also in BR5 3BR5 3TN: also in BR5 3BR5 3TP: also in BR5 3BR5 3TQ: also in BR5 3BR5 3TS: also in BR5 3BR5 3TU: also in BR5 3BR5 3TX: also in BR5 3BR5 3TZ: also in BR5 3BR5 3WA: also in BR5 3BR5 3WB: also in BR5 3BR5 3WD: also in BR5 3BR5 3WE: also in BR5 3BR5 3WF: also in BR5 3BR5 3WG: also in BR5 3BR5 3WQ: also in BR5 3 Riverside School 1.3 kmOrpington station 2.8 kmSt Paul's Cray BR5 3FL Map of BR5 3FL and what is near it Map of BR5 3FL: its centre point, with the 249 other postcodes in the BR5 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Riverside School 1.3 kmSt Paul's Cray BR5 3FL
  • BR5 3FL
  • Other postcodes in BR5 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3923, longitude 0.1155)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BR5 3FL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BR5 3FL?

Every home and business at BR5 3FL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)97% can get it

Bromley: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bromley: 99%

The line marks the figure across Bromley.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BR5 3FL?

BinDayBuddy does not read London Borough of Bromley's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

London Borough of Bromley's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BR5 3FL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BR5 3FL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Bromley

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BR5 3FL: 5,649 properties in Bromley are at high risk (3.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Bromley

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BR5 3FL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BR5 3FL?

Homes in BR5 3 sold for a typical £381,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 74 sales, down 1.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£381,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£387,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £415,600 30 sales
  • Terraced £360,000 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £250,000 8 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BR5 district: a typical £457,500 from 410 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BR5 3FL

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in BR5 3FL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 February 2025. The middle sale was £290,000, from £265,000 to £290,000. Across BR5 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £381,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BR5 3FL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around BR5 3FL. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (40%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BR5 3FL

Band D in Bromley for 2026‑27: £2,140. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,427 (band A) to £2,616 (band E); band C, the most common, is £1,902.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,427
Band Babout 100 (16%)£1,664
Band Cabout 260 (41%)£1,902
Band Dabout 250 (40%)£2,140
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,616
Band Fwithheld£3,091
Band Gfewer than 5£3,567
Band Hfewer than 5£4,280

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 26% 1945 to 1964
  5. 40% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Bromley before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BR5 3FL is in (ONS area E01000721), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BR5 3FL?

The nearest open schools to BR5 3FL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BR5 3FL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BR5 3FL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BR5 3FL is St Mary Cray Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • St Mary Cray Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Orpington Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Forgefield Court, 44 m away.

More stations near BR5 3FL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BR5 3FL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BR5 3FL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BR5 3FL?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BR5 3FL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 62.5 chargers 1.9 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 62.5 chargers 1.9 kmCycle
  • London - Sidcup Supercharger Charging point · 15 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.6 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BR5 3FL?

The nearest to the centre of BR5 3FL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BR5 3FL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BR5 3FL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BR5 3FL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BR5 3FL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BR5 3FL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BR5 3FL?

The nearest vets to the centre of BR5 3FL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BR5 3FL in a conservation area?

The centre of BR5 3FL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BR5 3FL?

Police.uk records 301 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BR5 3FL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour87 reports
Violence and sexual offences80 reports
Shoplifting35 reports
Public order19 reports
Drugs19 reports
Vehicle crime18 reports

Also: other theft 15, burglary 9, robbery 6, possession of weapons 4, theft from the person 3, other crime 3, bicycle theft 2, criminal damage and arson 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BR5 3FL

Ward
St Mary Cray
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Bromley
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2014

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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