Area Information for High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LA

High Street in Orpington is in the London region of England. The postcode is within the St Mary Cray ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Orpington. This page combines information for the address High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LA, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of BR6 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for BR6 0LA.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Bromley
Ward St Mary Cray
Constituency Orpington * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region London
Country England

Housing Summary

There has been a total of 55 property sales in High Street, BR6 0LA since the beginning of 1995.

You can view those sale prices and dates, as well as details of the types of housing and level of occupancy in this area on the Housing tab, simply click here

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is terraced houses, with the most common tenure being ownership with a mortgage or shared ownership scheme. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (St Mary Cray), and the Metropolitan Police Service force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed in February 2025, when 102 crimes were reported within half a mile of BR6 0LA.

Nearby Services

StreetCheck lists many nearby services, for instance railway stations, GPs and schools. Here is just a selection...

More details and a full list are available on the Nearby tab

Broadband Summary

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. That generally means support for 1,000Mbps or more, giving blazing fast speeds. More details are available on the Broadband tab.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LA is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LA:

High Street, Orpington, BR6 0FH
High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LE
High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JE
Elmcroft Road, Orpington, BR6 0FG
Elmcroft Road, Orpington, BR6 0HZ
High Street, Orpington, BR6 0GE

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about BR6 as a whole.

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House Prices

We have found 55 property sales in High Street since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 3
Semi-Detached 53
Terraced 61
Flat (Purpose-Built) 52
Flat (Converted) 4
Residence in Converted Building inc. former schools, churches, warehouses 2
Residence in Commercial Building 12
Total 187
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 44
Owned with Mortgage 60
Shared Ownership 11
Rented: From Council 2
Rented: Other Social 22
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 45
Rented: Other 3
Rent Free 0
Total 187

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 59
Two People 53
Three People 29
Four People 32
Five People 7
Six People 5
Seven People 1
8+ People 0
Total 186

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing High Street, Orpington consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 59
Family Household 115
Other Household 17
Total 191

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 82
Deprived In One Dimension 68
Deprived In Two Dimensions 28
Deprived In Three Dimensions 8
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 186

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Orpington constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 45% male.

Gender
Male 209
Female 251
Total 460

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 33
5-9 34
10-14 36
15-19 23
20-24 30
25-29 22
30-34 46
35-39 49
40-44 33
45-49 28
50-54 36
55-59 14
60-64 17
65-69 14
70-74 15
75-79 12
80-84 6
85+ 15
Total 463

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode BR6 0LA does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 137
Married 149
Separated 13
Divorced 25
Widowed 26
Total 350

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 234
Good 143
Fair 64
Bad 18
Very Bad 1
Total 460

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 109
Apprenticeship 16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 52
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 46
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 38
No GCSEs or Equivalent 74
Other 14
Total 349

Ethnic Group Embed This

As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with this area being 75% white.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 343
Mixed Ethnicity 19
Indian 16
Pakistani 3
Chinese 5
Other Asian 35
Black African 19
Black Caribbean 1
Other Black/African/Caribbean 11
Other 7
Total 459

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 341
European Union 39
Rest of Europe 13
Africa 12
Middle East and Asia 45
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 9
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 2
British Overseas Territories 1
Total 462

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 341
10+ Years 68
5-10 Years 21
2-5 Years 14
Less Than 2 Years 17
Total 461

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to BR6 0LA.

Passport(s) Held
None 49
United Kingdom 340
Republic of Ireland 4
European Union 32
Rest of Europe 5
African Countries 8
Middle East or Asia 18
North America or Caribbean 4
Central and South America 1
British Overseas Territories 0

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 145
Christian 238
Buddhist 7
Hindu 14
Jewish 0
Muslim 22
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 34
Total 460

Economic Activity Embed This

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 149
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 42
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 22
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 4
Unemployed 6
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 17
Retired 62
Looking After Home or Family 20
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 14
Other 10
Total 346

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 24
Professional Occupations 45
Associate Professional Occupations 40
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 17
Skilled Trades Occupations 23
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 25
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 14
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 13
Elementary Occupations 22
Total 223

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 38
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 92
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 51
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 29
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 20
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 46
Semi-Routine Occupation 39
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 13
Full-time Student 20
Total 348

High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LA is within the St Mary Cray policing neighbourhood, under the Metropolitan Police Service force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In February 2025, 102 crimes were reported within half a mile of BR6 0LA.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 102 crimes committed near High Street
Neighbourhood Team Address St Mary Cray
Force Website: https://www.met.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to BR6 0LA. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for BR6 0LA.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LA. The nearest railway station is Orpington, approximately 0.8 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Orpington 0.8 miles
St Mary Cray 1 mile
Petts Wood 1.4 miles
Chelsfield 1.7 miles
Chislehurst 2.6 miles
Knockholt 2.7 miles
Bickley 2.9 miles
Swanley 2.9 miles
Elmstead Woods 3.6 miles
Sidcup 3.7 miles
Albany Park 3.9 miles
Bromley South 4 miles
Hayes (Kent) 4.1 miles
New Eltham 4.2 miles
Bromley North 4.2 miles
Sundridge Park 4.2 miles
Eynsford 4.5 miles
Bexley 4.6 miles
Mottingham 4.7 miles
Shortlands 4.7 miles

Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LA. The nearest Overground station is Sydenham, approximately 7.5 miles away.

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LA. The nearest is Harris Primary Academy Orpington, approximately 770 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Harris Primary Academy Orpington 770 yards July 2019
    
Perry Hall Primary School 820 yards November 2023
    
St Philomena's Primary School half a mile May 2010
    
St. Mary Cray Primary Academy 0.6 miles September 2017
    
Poverest Primary School 0.7 miles October 2014
    
Blenheim Primary School 0.8 miles October 2014
    
Crofton Infant School 1.1 miles March 2016
    
Manor Oak Primary School 1.1 miles November 2016
    
Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School 1.2 miles October 2017
    
Crofton Junior School 1.2 miles February 2019
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LA. The nearest is Harris Academy Orpington, approximately 0.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Harris Academy Orpington 0.6 miles May 2023
    
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School 1 mile November 2024
Newstead Wood School 1.6 miles February 2022
    
Darrick Wood School 2 miles May 2024
    
Kemnal Technology College 2.1 miles June 2022
    
Bromley High School GDST 2.3 miles  
Coopers School 2.3 miles March 2018
    
Bishop Justus CofE School 2.6 miles March 2016
    
Chislehurst School for Girls 2.7 miles December 2017
    
Orchards Academy 3 miles July 2016
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LA. The nearest is Gillmans Road Surgery, approximately 670 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LA. The nearest is MFA Dental Practice, approximately 240 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LA. The nearest is Orpington Hospital, approximately 1.3 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LA. The nearest is Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Orpington, approximately 550 yards away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in BR6 0LA

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

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Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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