BR2 8BS maps, stats, and open data
BR2 8BS lies on Faringdon Avenue in Bromley. BR2 8BS is located in the Bromley Common & Holwood electoral ward, within the London borough of Bromley and the English Parliamentary constituency of Beckenham. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS South East London ICB - 72Q and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
BR2 8BS geodata
| Easting | 543557 |
| Northing | 167189 |
| Latitude | 51.385597 |
| Longitude | 0.061654 |
Where is BR2 8BS?
| Street | Faringdon Avenue |
| Town/City | Bromley |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | BR2 |
BR2 8BS Elevation
Elevation or altitude of BR2 8BS as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 80m | 262ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Bromley Common & Holwood |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Beckenham |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in BR2 8BS
2019 11 APR £412,000 |
2007 29 JUN £282,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to BR2 8BS
| Faringdon Avenue Birch Row | Southborough | 52m |
| Faringdon Avenue Chesham Avenue | Petts Wood | 156m |
| Oxhawth Crescent | Petts Wood | 205m |
| Faringdon Avenue Birch Row (Faringdon Avenue) | Southborough | 208m |
| Prescott Avenue | Petts Wood | 222m |
Nearest railway stations to BR2 8BS
| Petts Wood Station | 1km |
| Bickley Station | 2km |
| Chislehurst Station | 2.2km |
Broadband
Broadband access in BR2 8BS (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in BR2 8BS (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 50.5Mbps |
| Average download speed | 77.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.53Mbps |
Broadband limitations in BR2 8BS (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
BR2 8BS gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in BR2 8BS by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 533,722 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 34 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 15,698 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 14,265 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 131,084 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 33 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,972 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,503 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BR2 8BS, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in BR2 8BS.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
49.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than BR2 8BS:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BR2 8BS (metres)
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Nearest post box to BR2 8BS
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Oxhawth Crescent (Opp' 67) | 18:15 | 12:00 | 185m |
| Southborough Lane (368) | 18:15 | 12:00 | 439m |
| Woodhurst Avenue (91) | 17:45 | 12:00 | 468m |
BR2 8BS ITL and BR2 8BS LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for BR2 8BS:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLI | London |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLI6 | Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLI61 | Bromley |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E09000006 | Bromley |
BR2 8BS census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for BR2 8BS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00003207 | |
| LSOA | E01000663 | Bromley 026C |
| MSOA | E02000152 | Bromley 026 |
Nearest postcodes to BR2 8BS
| BR2 8BP | Faringdon Avenue | 32m |
| BR2 8DG | Lovelace Avenue | 53m |
| BR5 1AF | Prescott Avenue | 83m |
| BR2 8DQ | Lovelace Avenue | 90m |
| BR5 1AE | Prescott Avenue | 131m |
| BR2 8DA | Birch Row | 186m |
| BR2 8DE | Hazel Walk | 195m |
| BR2 8DH | Thorn Close | 200m |
| BR5 1AD | Felton Close | 200m |
| BR5 1AQ | Hollingworth Road | 214m |
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