| Postcode | BR5 2ES | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Orpington | 
| Nearest station | St Mary Cray (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | Canbury Path (W) Cray Valley Road (N) Clarendon Way (E) Clarendon Way (W) Sidmouth Road (S) Sidmouth Road (N) | 
| London travel zone | 6 | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 26 View | 
| Known addresses | 53 Amherst Drive, Orpington 55 Amherst Drive, Orpington 61 Amherst Drive, Orpington 63 Amherst Drive, Orpington 69 Amherst Drive, Orpington 71 Amherst Drive, Orpington 73 Amherst Drive, Orpington 77 Amherst Drive, Orpington 79 Amherst Drive, Orpington 81 Amherst Drive, Orpington 83 Amherst Drive, Orpington 85 Amherst Drive, Orpington 87 Amherst Drive, Orpington 89 Amherst Drive, Orpington 91 Amherst Drive, Orpington 93 Amherst Drive, Orpington 95 Amherst Drive, Orpington 97 Amherst Drive, Orpington 99 Amherst Drive, Orpington 103 Amherst Drive, Orpington | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.393884 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.101914 | |
| Easting | 546332 | |
| Northing | 168190 | |
| Grid reference | TQ463681 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 298388 5697613 | |
| what3words | rust.drew.clean | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnetize sulfur viper | |
| Plus code | 9F3294V2+HQ | |
| Altitude | 59 metres (193 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:52 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:36 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 22.5 KMs (14 miles) | 
| Parish | Bromley, unparished area | E43000196 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | St Mary Cray | E05014006 | 
| London Borough | Bromley | E09000006 | 
| County | Greater London | E11000009 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Orpington | E14001417 | 
| MP | Gareth Bacon | Conservative | 
| Police force | Metropolitan Police | |
| Water company | Thames Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Bromley | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Outer London - South | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | London | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 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 | 
| Population (2011) | 71 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 26 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Bromley | E63012282 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00003562 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bromley 023E | E01000733 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bromley 023E | E01000733 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | St Mary Cray South | E02000149 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | St Mary Cray South | E02000149 | 
| Travel to work area | London | E30000234 | 
| Average property price in Bromley | £517,891 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.7% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 Amherst Drive, Orpington | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2024 | £470,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 1999 | £112,000 | |
| 73 Amherst Drive, Orpington | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2022 | £441,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2014 | £293,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2007 | £245,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2002 | £155,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 1995 | £65,000 | |
| 53 Amherst Drive, Orpington | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £465,000 | 
| 63 Amherst Drive, Orpington | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2019 | £375,000 | 
| 61 Amherst Drive, Orpington | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2015 | £340,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2011 | £212,500 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 1997 | £83,500 | |
| 93 Amherst Drive, Orpington | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2015 | £335,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2001 | £159,950 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 1997 | £78,000 | |
| 55 Amherst Drive, Orpington | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2015 | £284,700 | 
| 77 Amherst Drive, Orpington | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2015 | £310,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2005 | £187,500 | |
| 91 Amherst Drive, Orpington | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2012 | £234,995 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2002 | £173,000 | |
| 83 Amherst Drive, Orpington | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2012 | £250,000 |