BR postcode area

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Bromley postcode area
BR is located in the United Kingdom
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BR
Postcode area BR
Postcode area name Bromley
Post towns 7
Postcode districts 9
Postcode sectors 37
Postcodes (live) 7,233
Postcodes (total) 9,506
BR postcode area is located in Greater London
Locations in Greater London
BR postcode area is located in Kent
Locations in Kent
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The BR postcode area, also known as the Bromley postcode area,[2] is a group of eight postcode districts in England which are subdivisions of seven post towns. The majority of these postcode districts cover part of south east London, although the BR8 district covers a small area of south east London and also a small area of Kent.

The main sorting office is in Bromley and the area served includes part of the London Borough of Bromley. The northern part of the Kent district of Sevenoaks is also covered by the BR8 postcode district.

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[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area
BR1 BROMLEY Bromley, Bickley, Downham Bromley, Lewisham
BR2 BROMLEY Bickley, Hayes, Bromley Common, Shortlands Bromley
BR2 KESTON Keston Bromley
BR3 BECKENHAM Beckenham, Eden Park, Elmers End, Park Langley, Western area of Shortlands Bromley, Lewisham
BR4 WEST WICKHAM West Wickham Bromley
BR5 ORPINGTON Orpington, St Mary Cray, Petts Wood Bromley
BR6 ORPINGTON Orpington, Farnborough, Downe, Pratt's Bottom, Chelsfield, Well Hill Bromley, Sevenoaks
BR7 CHISLEHURST Chislehurst, Elmstead Bromley
BR8 SWANLEY Swanley Sevenoaks, Bromley

[edit] Adjacent areas

Adjacent postcode areas
SE
North
SM West BR East DA
South
TN

Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: DA (Dartford), TN (Tonbridge), SM (Sutton), SE (London SE).

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "National Statistics Postcode Directory" (PDF). Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (November 2006). Office for National Statistics. November 2006. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/NSPDVersionNotes.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-29. 
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

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Postcode areas in London
London postal district
Outer areas

Coordinates: 51°23′N 0°04′E / 51.38°N 0.07°E / 51.38; 0.07

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