What is the median price paid for a home in BR5?

The median price paid in BR5 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £452,500. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £839,000 for detached houses, £510,000 for semi-detached houses, £392,000 for terraced houses and £270,000 for flats.

How many homes were sold in BR5 over the last year?

There were 460 homes sold in BR5 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry standard sales. These included 57 detached houses, 246 semi-detached houses, 111 terraced houses and 46 flats.

What are the transport links in BR5?

The nearest railway station is St Mary Cray at about 0.4 miles from the centre, followed by Petts Wood and Orpington at about 1.2 miles each. M25 junction 4 (Hewitts) is about 3 miles away and central London is about 13 miles away in a straight line.

How many estate agent branches are there in BR5?

There are 4 estate agent sales branches with an office in the BR5 postcode district.

Estate agents in BR5

BR5 is a postcode district in Bromley, where 460 homes were sold in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 at a median price paid of £452,500. Four estate agent sales branches have an office in the district.

House prices in BR5

Median sale price in BR5: £452,500

Homes sold in BR5, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes	460 sales, median £452,500
Detached	57 sales, median £839,000
Semi-detached	246 sales, median £510,000
Terraced	111 sales, median £392,000
Flats and maisonettes	46 sales, median £270,000

Across Bromley the average price was £517,418 in May 2026, down 1.1% on a year earlier.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport links

St Mary Cray station is about 0.4 miles from the centre of BR5, with Petts Wood and Orpington stations each about 1.2 miles away and Chislehurst about 2.2 miles away. The A224, A208, A232, A223 and A20 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M25 junction 4 (Hewitts) at about 3 miles and M20 junction 1 (Swanley) at about 4 miles. London City Airport is about 8 miles away and London Gatwick Airport about 21 miles.

Schools in and near BR5

BR5 has nine primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Poverest Primary School at about 0.2 miles, with Perry Hall Primary School and St. Mary Cray Primary Academy both about 0.5 miles away. For secondary education, Harris Academy Orpington, an academy with a sixth form, is about 1.1 miles away, while St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, a Church of England boys only grammar with a sixth form, is about 1.6 miles away. Independent options include Farringtons School at about 1.9 miles and Bromley High School GDST, which is girls only, at about 2.0 miles. Clannad Education Centre, a special school, is about 0.6 miles away. London South East Colleges is about 2.9 miles away and Rose Bruford College about 3.4 miles.

Living in BR5

BR5 is classed as a rural area, with no built-up area within about 2.5 miles of the centre and around 46,000 residents live in the postcode district. There are more than 5 supermarkets, the nearest being Co-op Food at about 0.5 miles. There are also more than 25 convenience stores, several pubs such as the White Swan at about 0.5 miles, more than 25 cafés and more than 45 restaurants. Poverest Medical Centre is about 0.1 miles away, among at least 8 surgeries and Lloyds Pharmacy is about 0.2 miles away. Cray Dental is about 0.5 miles away. The nearest emergency department is at Princess Royal University Hospital, about 2.5 miles away. Orpington Library is about 0.9 miles away and St Mary Cray Post Office about 0.7 miles. Poverest Park is about 0.4 miles away and Ruxley Gravel Pits nature reserve is about 1.6 miles away.

A short history of BR5

Roman and Saxon remains have been found at Fordcroft in St Mary Cray, where a Romano-British masonry building and Saxon cemetery are scheduled. Domesday in 1087 mentions three mills there. Edward I granted a Wednesday market and the village name comes partly from its parish church being dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Petts Wood was recorded in 1577 as the wood of the Pett family, shipbuilders who leased it for timber. In the 17th century the Hodson and Hull foundries cast bells. From the early 1800s paper mills gave local employment and the railway brought rapid growth. Only Ladywood stood in Petts Wood in 1872, but Basil Scruby built most of the suburb in the late 1920s. Poverest turned to industry in the 1930s. Bombing in the Second World War hit the area between Petts Wood and Bickley. Twenty listed buildings stand nearby, including The Priory and Church of St Mary at Grade II*.

Sport and leisure

Walnuts Leisure Centre has swimming and fitness facilities and the Naturist Foundation has a swimming pool. Bromley Indoor Bowls Centre, Orpington Bowls Club, Orpington Excelsior Bowling Club and Cray Valley Bowls Club cover bowls, while Knoll Orpington Lawn Tennis offers tennis and Petts Wood Snooker Club offers snooker and pool. Orpington Golf Centre has a golf course and the Riding for the Disabled Association is listed for horse riding. Orpington Rovers Football Club is among the named open spaces. Parks and open spaces include Goddington Park, Scadbury Park, Jubilee Country Park, Petts Wood Recreation Ground and Broomhill Common. Ruxley Gravel Pits and Darrick & Newstead Woods Local Nature Reserve are nature reserves. Several fitness centres operate across the area.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in BR5?: The median price paid in BR5 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £452,500. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £839,000 for detached houses, £510,000 for semi-detached houses, £392,000 for terraced houses and £270,000 for flats.
How many homes were sold in BR5 over the last year?: There were 460 homes sold in BR5 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry standard sales. These included 57 detached houses, 246 semi-detached houses, 111 terraced houses and 46 flats.
What are the transport links in BR5?: The nearest railway station is St Mary Cray at about 0.4 miles from the centre, followed by Petts Wood and Orpington at about 1.2 miles each. M25 junction 4 (Hewitts) is about 3 miles away and central London is about 13 miles away in a straight line.
What schools are near BR5?: There are 9 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Poverest Primary School at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary school is Harris Academy Orpington at about 1.1 miles.
How many estate agent branches are there in BR5?: There are 4 estate agent sales branches with an office in the BR5 postcode district.

Areas near BR5

BR5 is in Bromley.

Estate agents near BR5

Kinleigh Folkard & HaywardBromley BR6 0LW0.8 miles
Alan De Maid Estate AgentBromley BR6 0JW0.8 miles
Bishop Estate AgentsBromley BR6 0NB1 mile
MannBromley BR6 0NB1 mile
Langford Russell Estate Agents In OrpingtonBromley BR6 0ND1 mile
Your Move Estate Agents O'Neil OrpingtonBromley BR6 0ND1 mile
Robinson Jackson Orpington Estate AgentsBromley BR6 0NF1 mile
Andrews Estate Agents OrpingtonBromley BR6 0NF1 mile
Thomas Brown Estates - Estate Agents In OrpingtonBromley BR6 0NN1 mile
haartBromley BR6 0NF1 mile

Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of BR5.