BR7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Chislehurst and Elmstead, in Bromley.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BR7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 45% of people in BR7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How BR7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BR7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BR7 at a rate of 64.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.9 per 1,000 people across the BR postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 100 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BR7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (298), anti-social behaviour (230) and vehicle crime (211).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BR7 was 60.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BR7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BR7 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BR7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley 002A | 1,636 | 37.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.2% |
| Bromley 002B | 1,391 | 66.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% |
| Bromley 002C | 1,535 | 73.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.4% |
| Bromley 002D | 1,670 | 114.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.7% |
| Bromley 002E | 1,557 | 40.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Bromley 007C | 2,298 | 36.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.3% |
| Bromley 007D | 1,518 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% |
| Bromley 007E | 1,635 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 83.4% |
| Bromley 007F | 1,784 | 37.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.9% |
| Bromley 010A | 1,511 | 146.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 80.3% |
| Bromley 010B | 1,193 | 53.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.1% |
MPs for BR7
- Clive EffordLabourMP for Eltham and Chislehurst92% of BR7’s postcodes
- Peter FortuneConservativeMP for Bromley and Biggin Hill7.6% of BR7’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BR72
Postcode sectors in BR73
Council1
Towns in BR71
Postcode districts next to BR76
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BR postcode area2
BR7 in brief
BR7 is a postcode district covering Chislehurst and Elmstead, in Bromley.
About 19,149 people lived in BR7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £650,000 in 2025 across 298 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 64.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BR7 was £650,000 in 2025.
BR7 had 19,097 usual residents at the census.
About 45% of people in BR7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BR7, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.