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Beckenham Area Guide

BR3 3LA · Bromley · London

A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for BR3 3LA.

Sun · 13 Sep
22°high
Showers19° low
Mon24°17° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Tue22°15° lowPartly cloudy15 Sep
Wed18°12° lowFair16 Sep
Thu17°12° lowRain17 Sep
Today16°11° lowPartly cloudy18 Sep
Tomorrow20°13° lowLight rain19 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Beckenham

BR3 3LA is in the Bromley local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Beckenham Junction, about 0.3 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£540,750BR3 postcode district

15 Sep 2025 – 27 Jul 2026

492 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£518,235Bromley

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change-1.4%Bromley

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £540,750 Use area average: £518,235
PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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PLANNING WATCH

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Beckenham.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

Got something to sell?

Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Harris Academy BeckenhamSecondary · Ages 11–180.4 mi
  2. Harris Primary Academy BeckenhamPrimary · Ages 4–110.4 mi
  3. Balgowan Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–110.6 mi
  4. St Christophers The Hall SchoolOther independent school · Ages 2–110.6 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,524 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding BR3 3LA—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 13.8%16–64 · 53.9%65+ · 32.3%
What area does this cover?

Bromley 012D (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime250

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Anti-social behaviour · 62Violence & sexual offences · 61Vehicle crime · 43
Employment4.8%

Unemployment estimate for Bromley · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Beckenham and Penge.

Local councilBromleyLocal authority for BR3 3LA
Latest general election · 2024Labour49.3% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour49.3% of votes67.6% turnout
2019Labour40.1% of votes78.5% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA207.6 miles
Clean air & driving chargesUltra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)Inside the ULEZ
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

London City Airport

About 7.7 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP Brixton5.3 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. South Norwood1.1 mi
  2. Jubilee3.6 mi
  3. South London Downs5.9 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Thames Path5.2 mi
  2. North Downs Way8.6 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around BR3 3LA.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around BR3 3LA
EE
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Three
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O2
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Vodafone
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 13 Sep 2026, 16:54
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 27 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07