Map of BR5 1GY postcode

General information
Postcode BR5 1GY
Post Town Orpington
Nearest station St Mary Cray (1 km)
Bus stops
Poverest Road Chislehurst Road (E)
Poverest Road Church Hill Wood (W)
Sherborne Road (W)
Sherborne Road (SE)
Poverest Road Church Hill Wood (E)
Sefton Road (S)
London travel zone6
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 14 View
Known addresses
231 Poverest Road, Petts Wood
233 Poverest Road, Petts Wood
235 Poverest Road, Petts Wood
239 Poverest Road, Petts Wood
241 Poverest Road, Petts Wood
245 Poverest Road, Petts Wood
247 Poverest Road, Petts Wood
249 Poverest Road, Petts Wood
253 Poverest Road, Petts Wood
255 Poverest Road, Petts Wood
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.390496
Longitude 0.093726
Easting 545773
Northing 167797
Grid reference TQ457677
UTM reference 31U 297803 5697259
what3words draw.maybe.clown
Plus code 9F3293RV+5F
Altitude 83 metres (273 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:44
Sunset (today) 21:15
Distance away
Distance to sea 23.2 KMs (14.4 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishBromley, unparished areaE43000196
Ward St Mary Cray E05014006
London Borough Bromley E09000006
County Greater London E11000009
Constituency (2024) Orpington E14001417
MPGareth BaconConservative
Police forceMetropolitan Police
Water companyThames Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Bromley
NUTS/ITL 2 Outer London - South
NUTS/ITL 1 London
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced March 2006
Last updated June 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 36
Households (2011) 13
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
19,583 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£51,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)BromleyE63012282
Census output area (2021)E00003565
Census output area (2011)E00003565
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bromley 023DE01000732
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bromley 023DE01000732
Middle layer super output area (2021)St Mary Cray SouthE02000149
Middle layer super output area (2011)St Mary Cray SouthE02000149
Travel to work areaLondonE30000234
Property sales
Average property price in Bromley £516,598
Annual change 1.6%
View all properties sold in the BR postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
235 Poverest Road, Petts WoodDetached (freehold)Oct 2022£896,000
Detached (freehold)May 2019£760,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 1999£199,500
Detached (freehold)Feb 1997£147,000
245 Poverest Road, Petts WoodDetached (freehold)Sep 2018£760,000
249 Poverest Road, Petts WoodDetached (freehold)Feb 2018£795,000
Detached (freehold)May 1999£275,000
233 Poverest Road, Petts WoodDetached (freehold)Oct 2016£690,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 2009£385,000
Detached (freehold)Dec 2001£240,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 1996£140,000
255 Poverest Road, Petts WoodDetached (freehold)Dec 2011£499,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 1998£174,000
239 Poverest Road, Petts WoodDetached (freehold)Oct 2011£363,500
247 Poverest Road, Petts WoodDetached (freehold)Aug 2010£549,950
231 Poverest Road, Petts WoodDetached (freehold)Aug 2010£400,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 2005£360,000
241 Poverest Road, Petts WoodDetached (freehold)Mar 2003£410,000
Detached (freehold)May 1996£170,000
253 Poverest Road, Petts WoodDetached (freehold)Dec 2001£338,000


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