BR5 1GU maps, stats, and open data
BR5 1GU lies on Poverest Road in Petts Wood, Orpington. BR5 1GU is located in the St Mary Cray electoral ward, within the London borough of Bromley and the English Parliamentary constituency of Bromley and Chislehurst. 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 March 2006.
BR5 1GU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
BR5 1GU geodata
| Easting | 545740 |
| Northing | 167860 |
| Latitude | 51.391071 |
| Longitude | 0.093278 |
Where is BR5 1GU?
| Street | Poverest Road |
| Locality | Petts Wood |
| Town/City | Orpington |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | BR5 |
BR5 1GU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of BR5 1GU 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 | St Mary Cray |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Bromley And Chislehurst |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in BR5 1GU
2025 20 AUG £839,000 |
2025 14 JUL £765,000 |
2025 3 JUN £790,000 |
150, POVEREST ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1GU 2023 3 MAR £625,000 |
148, POVEREST ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1GU 2022 11 FEB £720,000 |
170, POVEREST ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1GU 2021 11 MAR £570,000 |
2021 25 FEB £500,000 |
182, POVEREST ROAD, PETTS WOOD, ORPINGTON, BR5 1GU 2019 4 APR £510,000 |
2013 2 AUG £355,000 |
2013 21 FEB £375,000 |
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 BR5 1GU
| Poverest Road Chislehurst Road (Poverest Road) | Poverest | 59m |
| Poverest Road Chislehurst Road (Poverest Road) | Poverest | 70m |
| Sherborne Road | Poverest | 131m |
| Poverest Road Church Hill Wood (Poverest Road) | Poverest | 146m |
| Sefton Road | Poverest | 174m |
Nearest railway stations to BR5 1GU
| St Mary Cray Station | 1km |
| Petts Wood Station | 1.3km |
| Orpington Station | 2km |
Broadband
Broadband access in BR5 1GU (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 BR5 1GU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 33.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 51.9Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 6.3Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 16.09Mbps |
Broadband limitations in BR5 1GU (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% |
BR5 1GU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in BR5 1GU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 520,857 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 19 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 27,414 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 27,300 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 76,752 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 17 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,515 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,152 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BR5 1GU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in BR5 1GU.
- 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
39.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than BR5 1GU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BR5 1GU (metres)
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Nearest post box to BR5 1GU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Chislehurst Road (218) | 18:15 | 12:00 | 200m |
| Sefton Road (22) | 18:15 | 12:00 | 329m |
| Friar Road (5) / Forest Way | 18:00 | 12:00 | 356m |
BR5 1GU ITL and BR5 1GU 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 BR5 1GU:
| 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 |
BR5 1GU 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 BR5 1GU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00003565 | |
| LSOA | E01000732 | Bromley 023D |
| MSOA | E02000149 | Bromley 023 |
Nearest postcodes to BR5 1GU
| BR5 1GY | Poverest Road | 71m |
| BR5 1GW | Sherborne Road | 108m |
| BR5 1GX | Sherborne Road | 143m |
| BR5 2DR | Kedleston Drive | 159m |
| BR5 1RH | Poverest Road | 162m |
| BR5 1RF | Sherborne Road | 166m |
| BR5 1QY | Sutherland Avenue | 174m |
| BR5 1RJ | Brockwell Close | 178m |
| BR5 1RB | Sutherland Avenue | 184m |
| BR5 2JA | Sheen Road | 196m |
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