| Postcode | BR5 3ES | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Orpington | 
| Nearest station | St Mary Cray (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Hearns Road (N) The Landway (S) The Landway (N) Station Road (BR5) (N) Main Road (S) Mill Brook Road (N) | 
| London travel zone | 6 | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 13 View | 
| Known addresses | 9 The Bays, Main Road, Orpington 11 The Bays, Main Road, Orpington | 
| Main property type | Flat | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.397612 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.116131 | |
| Easting | 547309 | |
| Northing | 168633 | |
| Grid reference | TQ473686 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 299393 5697989 | |
| what3words | parade.chained.lock | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnetize survive unseated | |
| Plus code | 9F3294X8+2F | |
| Altitude | 41 metres (136 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:52 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:36 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 21.4 KMs (13.3 miles) | 
| Parish | Bromley, unparished area | E43000196 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | St Paul's Cray | E05014007 | 
| 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) | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 12 | |
| 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) | E00003543 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bromley 019A | E01000719 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bromley 019A | E01000719 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | St Mary Cray East | E02000145 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | St Mary Cray East | E02000145 | 
| Travel to work area | London | E30000234 | 
| Average property price in Bromley | £517,891 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.7% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 The Bays, Main Road, Orpington | Flat (leasehold) | Jun 2024 | £196,500 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Aug 2014 | £143,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Aug 2001 | £60,000 | |
| 9 The Bays, Main Road, Orpington | Flat (leasehold) | Aug 2018 | £185,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Jul 2014 | £141,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Dec 2006 | £125,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | May 2006 | £120,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Jun 2003 | £95,000 |