The BR postcode area is a group of eight postal districts in south east Greater London which are subdivisions of seven post towns. General Name, Symbol, Number bromine, Br, 35 Chemical series halogens Group, Period, Block 17, 4, p Appearance gas/liquid: red-brown solid: metallic luster Atomic mass 79. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ...

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 postal district. The London Borough of Bromley is a London Borough of outer southeast London, England. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Sevenoaks is a local government district in Kent, England. ...

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

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

Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Bickley is a residential area in the London Borough of Bromley (formerly in the county of Kent). ... Downham Market, also known simply as Downham, is a town in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 7,500 people. ... Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Keston is a one-time village in Kent, now part of the London Borough of Bromley. ... Hayes is a place in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London, England. ... Bromley Common (grid reference TQ420670) is the area centered at the road of the same name stretching between Masons Hill at the south end of Bromley and Hastings Road, Locksbottom. ... Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Eden Park is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Elmers End is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... West Wickham is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Orpington is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... St Mary Cray lies on the River Cray and is part of the London Borough of Bromley. ... Petts Wood is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Orpington is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Farnborough is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Downe is a village in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Pratts Bottom is a place in London in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Chislehurst is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Elmstead is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Swanley is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. ...

Adjacent areas

Adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east): DA, TN, CR, SE The system of London postal districts predate the introduction of postcodes throughout the United Kingdom in the 1960s and have been adapted over time. ...

See also

• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom

External links

• Map of districts in BR postcode area