The BR5 3 postcode sector is within the county of Greater London.
Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the BR5 3 postcode sector is home to a bustling 11,241 residents!
Given that each sector allows for 400 unique postcode combinations. Letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the last two letters of a postcode. With 251 postcodes already in use, this leaves 149 units available.
The largest settlement in the BR5 3 postal code is ORPINGTON followed by ST PAULS CRAY , and ST MARY CRAY .
The BR5 3 Postcode shares a border with BR5 2 (ORPINGTON , CHISLEHURST , ST PAULS CRAY ), BR7 6 (CHISLEHURST , ORPINGTON ), BR5 4 (ORPINGTON , ST MARY CRAY ), BR8 7 (SWANLEY , HEXTABLE ), DA14 5 (SIDCUP ) and DA14 6 (SIDCUP ).
The sector is within the post town of ORPINGTON.
BR5 3 is a postcode sector within the BR5 postcode district which is within the BR Bromley postcode area.
The Royal Mail delivery office for the BR5 3 postal sector is the Orpington Delivery Office.
The area of the BR5 3 postcode sector is 1.70 square miles which is 4.41 square kilometres or 1,088.55 square acres.
Waterways within the BR5 3 postcode sector include the Cray.
Map of the BR5 3 Postcode Sector
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Official List of Streets
ORPINGTON (108 Streets)
St. Mary Cray (7 Streets)
St. Pauls Cray (4 Streets)
Unofficial Streets or Alternative Spellings
ORPINGTON
BLACKSMITHS LANE BROOMWOOD ROAD COTMANDENE CRESCENT CRAY VALLEY ROAD ELIZABETH WAY LYNMOUTH RISE MAY AVENUE MIDFIELD WAY SHOREHAM ROAD STANLEY WAY BANNISTER GARDENS BROOK WAY CRITTALLS CORNER HYTHE CLOSE LEIGH TERRACE MILLFIELDS CLOSE NIGHTINGALE CORNER NUTALL COURT OAST HOUSE WAY RIVERSIDE CLOSE SARRE ROAD SHEEPCOTE FARM OVERLINE BRIDGE SIDCUP BY-PASS SPRINGVALE WAY WOTTEN GREENSt. Mary Cray
STATION APPROACHORPINGTON,
SEVENOAKS WAYCHISLEHURST,
LEESONS HILLWeather Forecast for BR5 3
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| Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 to 21:00 |  | Cloudy | 14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C) | 9.00% | SE 4 mph |
| 21:00 to 00:00 |  | Partly cloudy (night) | 12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C) | 1.00% | SSE 4 mph |
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| Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 to 03:00 |  | Clear night | 10.0°C (feels like 10.0°C) | 0.00% | S 2 mph |
| 03:00 to 06:00 | | Clear night | 9.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) | 0.00% | SW 4 mph |
| 06:00 to 09:00 |  | Sunny day | 9.0°C (feels like 9.0°C) | 0.00% | SW 2 mph |
| 09:00 to 12:00 | | Sunny day | 14.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 0.00% | S 2 mph |
| 12:00 to 15:00 | | Cloudy | 17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C) | 5.00% | SE 4 mph |
| 15:00 to 18:00 | | Cloudy | 18.0°C (feels like 16.0°C) | 6.00% | SSE 7 mph |
| 18:00 to 21:00 | | Cloudy | 15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 5.00% | SSE 7 mph |
| 21:00 to 00:00 | | Cloudy | 13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C) | 5.00% | SE 4 mph |
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| Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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| 00:00 to 03:00 |  | Light rain | 12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C) | 58.00% | ESE 4 mph |
| 03:00 to 06:00 | | Cloudy | 11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C) | 46.00% | ENE 4 mph |
| 06:00 to 09:00 |  | Light rain shower (day) | 11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C) | 30.00% | NE 4 mph |
| 09:00 to 12:00 | | Light rain shower (day) | 13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C) | 31.00% | ENE 7 mph |
| 12:00 to 15:00 | | Cloudy | 15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C) | 14.00% | ENE 7 mph |
| 15:00 to 18:00 | | Light rain shower (day) | 16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 31.00% | NE 9 mph |
| 18:00 to 21:00 | | Light rain shower (day) | 15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C) | 30.00% | NE 7 mph |
| 21:00 to 00:00 | | Light rain shower (night) | 13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C) | 28.00% | NE 7 mph |
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| Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 to 03:00 | | Cloudy | 11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C) | 5.00% | W 4 mph |
| 03:00 to 06:00 | | Partly cloudy (night) | 10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C) | 2.00% | WNW 4 mph |
| 06:00 to 09:00 |  | Partly cloudy (day) | 10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C) | 4.00% | N 4 mph |
| 09:00 to 12:00 | | Partly cloudy (day) | 13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C) | 2.00% | N 7 mph |
| 12:00 to 15:00 | | Partly cloudy (day) | 17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C) | 2.00% | NNE 7 mph |
| 15:00 to 18:00 | | Cloudy | 18.0°C (feels like 17.0°C) | 8.00% | NNE 7 mph |
| 18:00 to 21:00 | | Partly cloudy (day) | 17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C) | 3.00% | NE 7 mph |
| 21:00 to 00:00 | | Clear night | 14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C) | 5.00% | ENE 4 mph |
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| Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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| 00:00 to 03:00 | | Clear night | 12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C) | 1.00% | ENE 4 mph |
| 03:00 to 06:00 | | Partly cloudy (night) | 10.0°C (feels like 10.0°C) | 2.00% | WNW 4 mph |
| 06:00 to 09:00 |  | Overcast | 10.0°C (feels like 10.0°C) | 8.00% | NNW 4 mph |
| 09:00 to 12:00 | | Cloudy | 13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C) | 5.00% | NNW 4 mph |
| 12:00 to 15:00 | | Cloudy | 16.0°C (feels like 16.0°C) | 4.00% | NNE 4 mph |
| 15:00 to 18:00 | | Cloudy | 18.0°C (feels like 18.0°C) | 4.00% | NNE 4 mph |
| 18:00 to 21:00 | | Cloudy | 18.0°C (feels like 17.0°C) | 4.00% | NW 4 mph |
| 21:00 to 00:00 | | Cloudy | 15.0°C (feels like 15.0°C) | 4.00% | SE 4 mph |
Schools and Places of Education Within the BR5 3 Postcode Sector
Gray's Farm Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led
Gray's Farm Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3AD
Head: Mr Robert Bradley
Ofsted Rating: Good
Inspection: 2021-06-16 (1053 days ago)
Website: Visit Gray's Farm Primary Academy Website
Phone: 02083005283
Number of Pupils: 421
Manor Oak Primary School
Academy converter
Sweeps Lane, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3PE
Head: Jane Butler
Ofsted Rating: Good
Inspection: 2023-05-17 (353 days ago)
Website: Visit Manor Oak Primary School Website
Phone: 01689828099
Number of Pupils: 191
Midfield Primary School
Academy converter
Grovelands Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3EG
Head: Mr Dan Osborn
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding
Inspection: 2017-11-17 (2360 days ago)
Website: Visit Midfield Primary School Website
Phone: 02083006161
Number of Pupils: 452
Riverside School
Community special school
Main Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3HS
Head: Steve Solomons
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding
Inspection: 2019-05-01 (1830 days ago)
Website: Visit Riverside School Website
Phone: 01689870519
Number of Pupils: 332
St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School
Academy converter
Buttermere Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3WD
Head: Mrs Elizabeth Bennett
Ofsted Rating: Good
Inspection: 2023-07-12 (297 days ago)
Website: Visit St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School Website
Phone: 01689821993
Number of Pupils: 237
House Prices in the BR5 3 Postcode Sector
| Type of Property | 2018 Average | 2018 Sales | 2017 Average | 2017 Sales | 2016 Average | 2016 Sales | 2015 Average | 2015 Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £519,000 | 5 | £422,500 | 7 | £612,333 | 3 | £446,710 | 12 |
| Semi-Detached | £342,500 | 39 | £348,102 | 54 | £316,868 | 46 | £277,991 | 58 |
| Terraced | £296,120 | 55 | £295,316 | 66 | £323,910 | 107 | £253,301 | 73 |
| Flats | £194,533 | 26 | £201,994 | 24 | £215,364 | 33 | £207,300 | 44 |
Important Postcodes BR5 3 in the Postcode Sector
BR5 3AD is the postcode for Grays Farm Primary Academy, Grays Farm Road, and The Kemnal Academy Trust, Grays Farm Primary Academy, Grays Farm Road
BR5 3EG is the postcode for Midfield Primary School, Grovelands Road
BR5 3HS is the postcode for RIVERSIDE SCHOOL, MAIN ROAD, ST PAULS CRAY, and Riverside School, Main Road
BR5 3HY is the postcode for Cray Valley Golf Club, Sandy Lane, and RUXLEY PARK GOLF COURSE, Ruxley Park & Cray Valley Golf Courses, Sandy Lane
BR5 3PE is the postcode for MANOR OAK PRIMARY SCHOOL, SWEEPS LANE, and Nursery Block, MANOR OAK PRIMARY SCHOOL, SWEEPS LANE
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