BR2 8BU maps, stats, and open data

BR2 8BU lies on Faringdon Avenue in Bromley. BR2 8BU 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 8BU maps

BR2 8BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BR2 8BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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BR2 8BU geodata

Easting	543380
Northing	166881
Latitude	51.382874
Longitude	0.058987

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BR2 8BU?

Street	Faringdon Avenue
Town/City	Bromley
Country	England
Postcode District	BR2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BR2 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BR2 8BU 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Bromley Common & Holwood
Constituency	Beckenham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BR2 8BU

December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ash Row	221m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lovelace Avenue	352m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lovelace Avenue	352m
➜ Faringdon Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BR2 8BU

Faringdon Avenue Larch Way	Southborough	44m
Faringdon Avenue Birch Row (Faringdon Avenue)	Southborough	169m
Almond Way	Southborough	178m
Whitebeam Avenue Larch Way (Whitebeam Avenue)	Southborough	279m
Faringdon Avenue Birch Row	Southborough	311m

Nearest railway stations to BR2 8BU

Petts Wood Station	1.3km
Bickley Station	2.1km
Orpington Station	2.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BR2 8BU

Broadband access in BR2 8BU (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	96.8%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in BR2 8BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	77.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.0Mbps
Average upload speed	4.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.31Mbps

Broadband limitations in BR2 8BU (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BR2 8BU

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Source: Ofcom
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BR2 8BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BR2 8BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	416,564
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,438
Median (kWh/meter)	13,108

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	128,216
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,274
Median (kWh/meter)	3,536

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BR2 8BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BR2 8BU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

49.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than BR2 8BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BR2 8BU (meters)

One Stop

25 - 27 Hazel Walk

236m

Old Bromleians Football Club

Scrubs Farm

727m

Petts Wood Mandarin-English Preschool

Southborough Lane Baptist Church

732m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BR2 8BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Oxhawth Crescent (Opp' 67)	18:15	12:00	539m
Southborough Lane (368)	18:15	12:00	717m
Woodhurst Avenue (91)	17:45	12:00	720m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BR2 8BU

Facility	Distance
John Cooper Ground (Old Bromleians Fc) Lower Gravel Road, Bromley Grass Pitches	522m
Parkfield Recreation Ground Parkfield Way, Bromley Grass Pitches	599m
Southborough Primary School Southborough Lane, Bromley Grass Pitches	667m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BR2 8BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Southborough Primary School Southborough Lane, Bromley, BR2 8AA	Primary	667m
St James' Roman Catholic Primary School Maybury Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BL	Primary	886m
TLC The Learning Centre Princes Plain, Bromley, Orpington, BR2 8LD	Not applicable	981m

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Source: Edubase
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BR2 8BU ITL and BR2 8BU 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 8BU:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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BR2 8BU 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 8BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00003199
LSOA	E01000663	Bromley 026C
MSOA	E02000152	Bromley 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BR2 8BU

BR2 8BT	Faringdon Avenue	52m
BR2 8FG	Birch Row	98m
BR2 8DT	Larch Way	102m
BR2 8DU	Larch Way	108m
BR2 8BX	Birch Row	116m
BR2 8BZ	Laburnum Way	145m
BR2 8DB	Hornbeam Way	152m
BR2 8BY	Laburnum Way	180m
BR2 8DR	Almond Way	188m
BR2 8DZ	Ash Row	188m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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