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Where is Beckenham?

Beckenham is located in the county of Greater London, London, seven miles north of the town of Warlingham, 22 miles north of the major town of Crawley, and nine miles south-east of London. Beckenham lies five miles north-east of the Surrey border, and was historically in the county of Kent. Beckenham falls within the London borough council of Bromley, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the BR3 postcode district. The post town for Beckenham is Beckenham.

Beckenham on a map

Map showing extent of Beckenham as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Beckenham
Map showing location of Beckenham within the UK
Location of Beckenham within the UK

Which county is Beckenham in?

Beckenham is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Beckenham in Greater London?

Beckenham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Greater London, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater London.

Map showing location of Beckenham within Greater London
Location of Beckenham within Greater London

What is the postcode for Beckenham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Beckenham is BR3 1ET.

Where is Beckenham in BR3?

Beckenham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BR3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BR3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Beckenham within BR3
Location of Beckenham within BR3

What is the post town for Beckenham?

The post town for Beckenham is Beckenham. Beckenham is in the BR3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Beckenham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Beckenham?

The centre of Beckenham is located at position 51.40881° latitude and -0.02513° longitude.

Latitude51.40881°
Longitude-0.02513°

What is the easting and northing of Beckenham?

The centre of Beckenham is located at the grid reference easting 537449 and northing 169604 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting537449
Northing169604

What are the nearest towns to Beckenham?

Position of Beckenham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Beckenham to the centre of the town.

north
7m
Beckenham is 7 miles north of Warlingham
west
9m
Beckenham is 9 miles west of Swanley
north
9m
Beckenham is 9 miles north of Caterham
north-east
10m
Beckenham is 10 miles north-east of Banstead
north
10m
Beckenham is 10 miles north of Oxted
north-east
11m
Beckenham is 11 miles north-east of Ewell
north-west
11m
Beckenham is 11 miles north-west of Westerham
north-east
12m
Beckenham is 12 miles north-east of Epsom
west
12m
Beckenham is 12 miles west of Dartford
north-east
13m
Beckenham is 13 miles north-east of Redhill

What are the nearest cities to Beckenham?

Position of Beckenham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Beckenham to the centre of the city.

south-east
8m
Beckenham is 8 miles south-east of City of Westminster
south-east
8m
Beckenham is 8 miles south-east of City of London
south-east
8m
Beckenham is 8 miles south-east of London
south-east
27m
Beckenham is 27 miles south-east of St Albans
south-west
31m
Beckenham is 31 miles south-west of Chelmsford
west
33m
Beckenham is 33 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
north
41m
Beckenham is 41 miles north of Brighton and Hove
west
49m
Beckenham is 49 miles west of Canterbury
north-east
51m
Beckenham is 51 miles north-east of Chichester
south-west
52m
Beckenham is 52 miles south-west of Colchester

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