BR6 8PN is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (BR6) is called the outward code. The part after the space (8PN) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case BR which means Bromley.
Postal District. In our case BR6.
Postal Sector. In our case BR6 8.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case PN.

The regional mail center for the post area BR is the Princess Royal Distribution Centre, which is located at Blackmore Drive, North Circular, LONDON , NW10 7RH.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the BR6 8PN postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is ORPINGTON DO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the BR6 8PN postcode have the street address of Henson Close

Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the BR6 8PN postcode is home to a bustling 31 residents!

It is situated within the post town of ORPINGTON within the old postal county of Kent.

BR6 8PN is within Orpington.

Our data shows that BR6 8PN is a residential postcode.

The BR6 8PN postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in BR6 8PN are houses. Of these houses, most are detached.

Most properties in BR6 8PN are owned by the occupiers with the rest being unknown tenure.

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Map of the BR6 8PN Postcode

Property Type	Percentage
Residential	100%
Commercial	0%
Public	0%

Telephone Area Code for BR6 8PN

The telephone area code for BR6 8PN is 01689 Orpington.

Map Coordinates for BR6 8PN

Latitude	51.3720134692
Longitude	0.0675088846822

Ordnance Survey Maps for BR6 8PN

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Weather Forecast for BR6 8PN

Thu 2nd May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
03:00 to 06:00	Overcast	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	11.00%	NNE 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	14.00%	NNE 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Overcast	13.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	10.00%	W 2 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Overcast	16.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	9.00%	W 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	18.0°C (feels like 17.0°C)	6.00%	W 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	13.00%	W 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	15.00%	W 11 mph

Fri 3rd May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Overcast	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	15.00%	W 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Overcast	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	16.00%	W 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Overcast	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	18.00%	WSW 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Light rain	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	46.00%	WSW 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Light rain	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	43.00%	WSW 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Light rain	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	40.00%	WSW 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	6.00%	WSW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Partly cloudy (night)	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	2.00%	SW 9 mph

Sat 4th May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	9.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	1.00%	SW 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	1.00%	SW 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	8.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	2.00%	SSW 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Partly cloudy (day)	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	4.00%	S 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Partly cloudy (day)	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	16.00%	S 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	10.00%	S 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Partly cloudy (day)	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	7.00%	S 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	18.00%	SSE 7 mph

Sun 5th May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	16.00%	SSW 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	9.00%	S 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Light rain shower (day)	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	28.00%	SSW 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	8.00%	S 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	17.00%	SSW 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Light rain shower (day)	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	38.00%	S 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	8.00%	SSE 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	7.00%	SSE 7 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like in the BR6 8PN Postcode?

Download Speeds For BR6 8PN

Average Mbps	106.600
Median Mbps	74.600
Maximum Mbps	331.000

BR6 8PN has an average download speed of 106.6 Megabits per second (Mbps).

708 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

71% of postcodes (844,403) have slower broadband speeds.

29% of postcodes (339,530) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For BR6 8PN

Average Mbps	19.100
Median Mbps	20.000
Maximum Mbps	36.000

BR6 8PN has an average upload speed of 19.1 Megabits per second (Mbps).

2,952 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

91% of postcodes (1,083,565) have slower upload speeds.

8% of postcodes (98,124) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute drive of BR6 8PN Postcode

England Primary Schools

Farnborough Primary School

Address: Farnborough Primary School, Farnborough Hill, Farnborough, Orpington, Kent, BR6 7EQ

Distance: 0.94 miles

Contact:

Perry Hall Primary School

Address: Perry Hall Primary School, Perry Hall Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0EF

Distance: 1.49 miles

School Website

Contact: 01689820313

Crofton Infant School

Address: Crofton Infant School, Towncourt Lane, Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent, BR5 1EL

Distance: 0.94 miles

School Website

Contact: 01689826320

Crofton Junior School

Address: Crofton Junior School, Towncourt Lane, Orpington, Kent, BR5 1EL

Distance: 0.94 miles

School Website

Contact: 01689821716

St James' Roman Catholic Primary School

Address: St James' Roman Catholic Primary School, Maybury Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent, BR5 1BL

Distance: 1.20 miles

School Website

Contact: 02084678167

Trinity Church of England Primary School

Address: Trinity Church of England Primary School, Princes Plain, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8LD

Distance: 1.20 miles

School Website

Contact: 02084622443

Perry Hall Primary School

Address: Perry Hall Primary School, Perry Hall Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0EF

Distance: 1.49 miles

Contact:

Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School

Address: Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School, Mitchell Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9JT

Distance: 1.11 miles

School Website

Contact: 01689813040

Warren Road Primary School

Address: Warren Road Primary School, Warren Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 6JF

Distance: 1.34 miles

School Website

Contact: 01689853798

Warren Road Primary School

Address: Warren Road Primary School, Warren Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 6JF

Distance: 1.34 miles

Contact:

Tubbenden Primary School

Address: Tubbenden Primary School, Sandy Bury, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9SD

Distance: 0.68 miles

School Website

Contact: 01689851653

St James' Roman Catholic Primary School

Address: St James' Roman Catholic Primary School, Maybury Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent, BR5 1BL

Distance: 1.20 miles

Contact:

Darrick Wood Junior School

Address: Darrick Wood Junior School, Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, Kent, BR6 8ER

Distance: 0.46 miles

School Website

Contact: 01689857370

Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School

Address: Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School, Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, Kent, BR6 8ER

Distance: 0.46 miles

School Website

Contact: 01689857278

Darrick Wood Infant School

Address: Darrick Wood Infant School, Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, Kent, BR6 8ER

Distance: 0.46 miles

Contact:

Darrick Wood Junior School

Address: Darrick Wood Junior School, Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, Kent, BR6 8ER

Distance: 0.46 miles

Contact:

Keston Church of England Primary School

Address: Keston Church of England Primary School, Lakes Road, Keston, Kent, BR2 6BN

Distance: 1.78 miles

School Website

Contact: 01689858399

England Secondary Schools

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School

Address: St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, Goddington Lane, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9SH

Distance: 1.62 miles

School Website

Contact: 01689820101

Newstead Wood School

Address: Newstead Wood School, Avebury Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9SA

Distance: 0.46 miles

School Website

Contact: 01689853626

Darrick Wood School

Address: Darrick Wood School, Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, Kent, BR6 8ER

Distance: 0.46 miles

School Website

Contact: 01689850271

Darrick Wood School

Address: Darrick Wood School, Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, Kent, BR6 8ER

Distance: 0.46 miles

Contact:

Ravens Wood School

Address: Ravens Wood School, Oakley Road, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8HP

Distance: 1.39 miles

School Website

Contact: 01689856050

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near BR6 8PN

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 81 CROFTON ROAD, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 8HU

Distance: 0.62 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 419 CROFTON ROAD, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 8NL

Distance: 0.67 miles

Contact: :

DENCARE CLINIC

Address: 419 CROFTON ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NL

Distance: 0.67 miles

Contact: http: HTTPS://DENCARECLINIC.CO.UK/

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 9 CROFTON ROAD, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 8AE

Distance: 0.80 miles

Contact: :

SMILE DENTAL PRACTICE BROMLEY

Address: 155 HASTINGS ROAD, BROMLEY, KENT, BR2 8NQ

Distance: 0.97 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 29 STATION ROAD, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 0RZ

Distance: 1.17 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near BR6 8PN

CROFTON PHARMACY

Address: 1 PLACE FARM AVENUE, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 8DG

Distance: 0.76 miles

Contact: tel: 01689 870888

VILLAGE PHARMACY

Address: 131 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 7AZ

Distance: 0.88 miles

Contact: tel: 01689 818534

PETTS WOOD PHARMACY

Address: 83 QUEENSWAY, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR5 1DQ

Distance: 1.16 miles

Contact: tel: 01689 898580

BOOTS

Address: 77 QUEENSWAY, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR5 1DQ

Distance: 1.16 miles

Contact: :

ROWLANDS PHARMACY

Address: 10 CRESCENT WAY, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 9LP

Distance: 1.18 miles

Contact: tel: 01689 856345

FARRANTS(EXCEL PHARMACIES)

Address: 13 STATION SQUARE, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR5 1LY

Distance: 1.27 miles

Contact: tel: 01689 820949

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near BR6 8PN

LAMBROU EYE STUDIO

Address: 350 CROFTON ROAD, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 8NN

Distance: 0.63 miles

Contact: :

BOOTS OPTICIANS (PETTS WOOD)

Address: 12 CHATSWORTH PARADE, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR5 1DF

Distance: 1.21 miles

Contact: :

STEVEN HARRIS OPTICIANS (PETTS WOOD)

Address: 16 STATION SQUARE, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR5 1NA

Distance: 1.25 miles

Contact: :

TESCO OPTICIANS (ORPINGTON)

Address: 9 AUGUSTUS LANE, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 0NH

Distance: 1.27 miles

Contact: :

ORPINGTON EXTRA

Address: 9 AUGUSTUS LANE, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 0NH

Distance: 1.27 miles

Contact: :

THOMAS H COLLISON LTD (ORPINGTON)

Address: 281 HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 0NG

Distance: 1.32 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near BR6 8PN

SUMMERCROFT SURGERY

Address: STARTS HILL ROAD, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 7AR

Distance: 0.50 miles

Contact: tel: 01689 861098

TUBBENDEN LANE BRANCH

Address: 7A 7B TUBBENDEN LANE (BRANCH), ORPINGTON, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 9PN

Distance: 0.89 miles

Contact: :

BANK HOUSE SURGERY

Address: 84 HIGH STREET, FARNBOROUGH, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 7BA

Distance: 0.90 miles

Contact: tel: 01689 857691

WHITEHOUSE SURGERY

Address: 123 TOWNCOURT LANE, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR5 1EL

Distance: 0.94 miles

Contact: tel: 01689 821551

TUDOR WAY SURGERY

Address: 42 TUDOR WAY, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR5 1LH

Distance: 1.25 miles

Contact: tel: 01689 820268

HIGHLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE - ORPINGTON SURGERY

Address: 59 SEVENOAKS ROAD, ORPINGTON, BR6 9JN

Distance: 1.27 miles

Contact: :

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Transport Links near BR6 8PN

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: BR6 8PN

Orpington
Orpington station, Station Approach, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 0SX
Distance: 1.26 miles
Driving Time: 4.54 minutes
Petts Wood
Petts Wood station, Station Square, Petts Wood, Greater London, BR5 1NA
Distance: 1.82 miles
Driving Time: 4.02 minutes
Chelsfield
Chelsfield station, Station Approach, Chelsfield, Greater London, BR6 6EU
Distance: 3.07 miles
Driving Time: 6.80 minutes
St Mary Cray
St Mary Cray station, Sayes Court Road, St Mary Cray, Greater London, BR5 2PQ
Distance: 3.59 miles
Driving Time: 7.80 minutes
Bickley
Bickley station, Southborough Road, Bickley, Greater London, BR1 2EB
Distance: 3.69 miles
Driving Time: 7.85 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near BR6 8PN

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near BR6 8PN

M25 J3

Distance: 8.13 miles

Driving Time: 11.08 minutes

M25 J5

Distance: 8.87 miles

Driving Time: 11.79 minutes

M25 J2

Distance: 11.37 miles

Driving Time: 14.20 minutes

M25 J6

Distance: 18.37 miles

Driving Time: 21.16 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the BR6 8PN Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	Orpington Boro Const
Member or Parliament	Gareth Bacon
Contact Details	Contact Gareth Bacon
Political Party	Conservative

What Council is the BR6 8PN Postcode in?

The Local Council for this Postcode is Bromley London Boro Council and the County Council is Greater London Authority Council.

Greater London Authority Council is responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways.

Bromley London Boro Council is responsible for duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for Bromley London Boro at the following link Bromley London Boro.

How much is the Council Tax?

Bromley London Boro Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Bromley London Boro charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the BR6 8PN Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Bromley council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries | London Borough of Bromley

House Sales in BR6 8PN

Yearly House Sales for BR6 8PN
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2012	£540,000	£540,000	£540,000	1
2014	£605,000	£605,000	£605,000	1
2020	£750,000	£750,000	£750,000	1

Postcodes near the BR6 8PN Postcode

BR6 8HS Bluebell Close BR6 8JE Crofton Road BR6 8JF Crofton Road BR6 8JG Crofton Road BR6 8EX Glyndebourne Park BR6 8JP Ormonde Avenue BR6 8HL Percival Road BR6 8HJ Pondfield Road BR6 8LA Poplar Avenue BR6 8LE Wistaria Close BR6 8PT Woodview Close

What Popular Supermarkets are near the BR6 8PN Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near BR6 8PN
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Lidl, Crofton Road, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NW	0.86 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to Lidl
Sainsburys, Pallant Way, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NZ	1.08 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to Sainsburys
Morrisons, Queensway, Petts Wood, ORPINGTON, BR5 1DH	1.84 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to Morrisons
Iceland, Station Square, Petts Wood, ORPINGTON, BR5 1LZ	1.96 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to Iceland
Sainsburys, Homefield Rise, ORPINGTON, BR6 0RT	2.38 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to Sainsburys

What Popular Restaurants are near the BR6 8PN Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near BR6 8PN
Burger King	Distance	Directions
115-117 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1JQ	3.13 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to 115-117 High Street
127-129 Eltham High Street, London, SE9 1TQ	5.47 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to 127-129 Eltham High Street
31-32 The Broadway Centre, Bexleyheath, DA6 7JJ	6.69 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to 31-32 The Broadway Centre
East Croydon Rail Station, Croydon, CR0 1LF	6.92 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to East Croydon Rail Station

Mcdonald's Restaurants near BR6 8PN
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Hastings Road, BROMLEY, BR2 8NH	0.99 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to McDonald's, Hastings Road, BROMLEY, BR2 8NH
McDonald's, High Street, ORPINGTON, BR6 0NN	1.33 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to McDonald's, High Street, ORPINGTON, BR6 0NN
McDonald's, Sevenoaks Way, ORPINGTON, BR5 3AE	2.78 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to McDonald's, Sevenoaks Way, ORPINGTON, BR5 3AE
McDonald's, The Glades Shopping Centre, High Street, BROMLEY, BR1 1DN	3.11 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to McDonald's, The Glades Shopping Centre, High Street, BROMLEY, BR1 1DN

KFC Restaurants near BR6 8PN
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, High Street, ORPINGTON, BR6 0JW	1.46 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to KFC Orpington - High Street
KFC, High Street, BROMLEY, BR1 1JY	3.03 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to KFC Bromley - High Street
KFC, High Street, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0LZ	3.83 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to KFC West Wickham - Wickham Road
KFC, Market Parade, Sidcup High Street, SIDCUP, DA14 6EP	4.01 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to KFC Sidcup - Market Place
KFC, Central Parade, New Addington, CROYDON, CR0 0JB	4.14 miles	Directions from BR6 8PN to KFC New Addington - Central Parade