BR6 0DS postcode in Bromley, England

BR6 0DS is a postcode in Bromley, in the Petts Wood & Knoll ward. It is in the Orpington parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Where BR6 0DS is, and what is near it

Map of BR6 0DS and what is near it Map of BR6 0DS: its centre point, with the 234 other postcodes in the BR6 0 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 5 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BR6 0AL: also in BR6 0BR6 0AW: also in BR6 0BR6 0AX: also in BR6 0BR6 0AY: also in BR6 0BR6 0BJ: also in BR6 0BR6 0BL: also in BR6 0BR6 0BN: also in BR6 0BR6 0BP: also in BR6 0BR6 0BT: also in BR6 0BR6 0BU: also in BR6 0BR6 0BW: also in BR6 0BR6 0DB: also in BR6 0BR6 0DE: also in BR6 0BR6 0DF: also in BR6 0BR6 0DG: also in BR6 0BR6 0DJ: also in BR6 0BR6 0DL: also in BR6 0BR6 0DN: also in BR6 0BR6 0DP: also in BR6 0BR6 0DQ: also in BR6 0BR6 0DR: also in BR6 0BR6 0DT: also in BR6 0BR6 0DU: also in BR6 0BR6 0DW: also in BR6 0BR6 0DX: also in BR6 0BR6 0DY: also in BR6 0BR6 0DZ: also in BR6 0BR6 0EB: also in BR6 0BR6 0ED: also in BR6 0BR6 0EE: also in BR6 0BR6 0EF: also in BR6 0BR6 0EY: also in BR6 0BR6 0HG: also in BR6 0BR6 0HN: also in BR6 0BR6 0HP: also in BR6 0BR6 0HR: also in BR6 0BR6 0HU: also in BR6 0BR6 0HW: also in BR6 0BR6 0HX: also in BR6 0BR6 0HY: also in BR6 0BR6 0HZ: also in BR6 0BR6 0JL: also in BR6 0BR6 0JQ: also in BR6 0BR6 0LE: also in BR6 0BR6 0SB: also in BR6 0BR6 0TA: also in BR6 0BR6 0TP: also in BR6 0BR6 0TR: also in BR6 0BR6 0TS: also in BR6 0BR6 0TT: also in BR6 0BR6 0TU: also in BR6 0BR6 0TX: also in BR6 0BR6 0TY: also in BR6 0BR6 0UP: also in BR6 0BR6 0UQ: also in BR6 0BR6 0UR: also in BR6 0BR6 0US: also in BR6 0BR6 0WA: also in BR6 0BR6 0WB: also in BR6 0BR6 0WD: also in BR6 0BR6 0WE: also in BR6 0BR6 0XA: also in BR6 0 Orpington station 1.3 kmPetts Wood & Knoll BR6 0DS Map of BR6 0DS and what is near it Map of BR6 0DS: its centre point, with the 234 other postcodes in the BR6 0 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 5 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Orpington station 1.3 kmPetts Wood & Knoll BR6 0DS
  • BR6 0DS
  • Other postcodes in BR6 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 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 51.3849, longitude 0.0881)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BR6 0DS?

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 BR6 0DS?

Every home and business at BR6 0DS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 64% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BR6 0DS 64% Bromley 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BR6 0DS 100% Bromley 99%
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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 BR6 0DS?

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 BR6 0DS 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 BR6 0DS.

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 BR6 0DS: 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 BR6 0DS 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 BR6 0DS?

Homes in BR6 0 sold for a typical £548,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 112 sales, up 21.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£548,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£450,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 21.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £882,500 35 sales
  • Semi-detached £635,000 25 sales
  • Terraced £450,000 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £315,000 23 sales

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

Across the whole BR6 district: a typical £575,000 from 526 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 BR6 0DS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BR6 0DS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 July 2026. 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

Food hygiene ratings at BR6 0DS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BR6 0DS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BR6 0DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around BR6 0DS. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band F. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (44%). 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 BR6 0DS

Band D in Bromley for 2026‑27: £2,140. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,902 (band C) to £3,567 (band G); band F, the most common, is £3,091.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,427
Band Bfewer than 5£1,664
Band Cabout 50 (8%)£1,902
Band Dabout 100 (15%)£2,140
Band Eabout 140 (22%)£2,616
Band Fabout 210 (32%)£3,091
Band Gabout 150 (23%)£3,567
Band Hwithheld£4,280

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 44% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 30% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 BR6 0DS is in (ONS area E01000808), 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 BR6 0DS?

The nearest open schools to BR6 0DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BR6 0DS, 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 BR6 0DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BR6 0DS is Petts Wood Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Petts Wood Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Orpington Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Willett Way, 41 m away.

More stations near BR6 0DS, 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 BR6 0DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BR6 0DS, 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 BR6 0DS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BR6 0DS on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 BR6 0DS?

The nearest to the centre of BR6 0DS, 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 BR6 0DS?

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 BR6 0DS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BR6 0DS, 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 BR6 0DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BR6 0DS, 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 BR6 0DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of BR6 0DS 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 BR6 0DS in a conservation area?

The centre of BR6 0DS 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 BR6 0DS?

Police.uk records 211 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BR6 0DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour49 reports
Violence and sexual offences48 reports
Shoplifting25 reports
Vehicle crime20 reports
Public order19 reports
Drugs14 reports

Also: other theft 11, bicycle theft 7, burglary 5, robbery 5, possession of weapons 4, theft from the person 2, other crime 2.

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 BR6 0DS

Ward
Petts Wood & Knoll
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Bromley
In use since
January 1980

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

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