| Postcode | BR5 3HL |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Orpington |
| Nearest station | St Mary Cray (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Main Road (S)
Chalk Pit Avenue (W)
The Landway (N)
The Landway (S)
Chalk Pit Avenue (E)
Broomwood Road St Paul's Cray (S)
|
| London travel zone | 6 |
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 14 View |
| Known addresses |
1 River Cottages, Main Road, Orpington
2 River Cottages, Orpington
3 River Cottages, Orpington
4 River Cottages, Orpington
5 River Cottages, Orpington
6 River Cottages, Orpington
7 River Cottages, Orpington
9 River Cottages, Orpington
11 River Cottages, Orpington
12 River Cottages, Orpington
15 River Cottages, Orpington
|
| Main property type | Terraced |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 51.402315 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.117598 | |
| Easting | 547396 | |
| Northing | 169159 | |
| Grid reference | TQ473691 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 299515 5698508 | |
| what3words | narrow.easy.fries | |
| FixPhrase | cringe magnetize saturate unbent | |
| Plus code | 9F32C429+W2 | |
| Altitude | 41 metres (135 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:53 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:52 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 21.2 KMs (13.2 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 | November 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) | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 13 | |
| 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) | E00003540 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bromley 019E | E01000728 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bromley 019E | E01000728 |
| 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 | £521,560 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.5% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 River Cottages, Orpington | Terraced (freehold) | May 2023 | £332,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2002 | £124,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Nov 1996 | £54,000 | |
| 6 River Cottages, Orpington | Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2023 | £300,000 |
| 1 River Cottages, Main Road, Orpington | Other (freehold) | Mar 2017 | £90,000 |
| 5 River Cottages, Orpington | Terraced (freehold) | May 2016 | £272,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2008 | £205,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2002 | £125,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 1995 | £58,000 | |
| 7 River Cottages, Orpington | Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2016 | £250,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Sep 2005 | £150,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | May 1996 | £53,500 | |
| 12 River Cottages, Orpington | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2011 | £198,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2007 | £197,000 | |
| 4 River Cottages, Orpington | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2008 | £185,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2001 | £60,000 | |
| 9 River Cottages, Orpington | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2007 | £207,500 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2005 | £169,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2003 | £149,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 1998 | £77,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Dec 1997 | £71,000 | |
| 15 River Cottages, Orpington | Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2002 | £102,500 |
| 11 River Cottages, Orpington | Terraced (freehold) | Sep 1997 | £71,000 |