BR postcode area
Postcode area within the United Kingdom
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Postcode area in United Kingdom
The BR postcode area , also known as the Bromley postcode area ,[ 2] is a group of eight postcode districts in England , within seven post towns . These cover part of south-eastern Greater London , as well as a small part of north-west Kent .
The area covers much of the London Borough of Bromley , as well as small parts of the London Borough of Lewisham , the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Croydon . Most of BR8 and a small part of BR6 cover the northwestern part of the Sevenoaks District of Kent, while BR8 also covers the hamlet of Clement Street in the borough of Dartford .
Mail for the area was sorted in Bromley until 1988 when the site was converted to a delivery office only.
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Postcode district
Post town
Coverage
Local authority area(s)
BR1
BROMLEY
Bromley , Bickley , Downham , Sundridge
Bromley , Lewisham
BR2
BROMLEY
Hayes , Shortlands , Bickley, Bromley Common
Bromley
KESTON
Keston , Keston Mark , Leaves Green , Nash
BR3
BECKENHAM
Beckenham , Elmers End , Shortlands, Eden Park , Park Langley , Clock House
Bromley, Lewisham, Croydon
BR4
WEST WICKHAM
West Wickham
Bromley
BR5
ORPINGTON
Petts Wood , St Mary Cray , St Paul's Cray , Ruxley
Bromley
BR6
ORPINGTON
Orpington , Locksbottom , Farnborough , Crofton , Green Street Green , Chelsfield , Downe , Pratt's Bottom , Well Hill
Bromley, Sevenoaks
BR7
CHISLEHURST
Chislehurst , Elmstead
Bromley, Greenwich
BR8
SWANLEY
Swanley , Hextable , Crockenhill , Swanley Village , Hockenden
Sevenoaks, Bromley, Dartford
Map
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BR postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CR , DA , SE and TN postcode areas.
See also
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