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Postcode district · Orpington

Transport in BR5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BR5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Bromley
Region
London
Population
64,652 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BR5 is

48 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of BR5. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
48
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    St Mary Cray Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    St Mary Cray Station
    Rail station
    0.3 miles
  • 03
    Petts Wood
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 04
    Petts Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 05
    Orpington Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 06
    Orpington Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 07
    Chislehurst Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 08
    Chislehurst Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 09
    Chelsfield
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 10
    Chelsfield Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 11
    Bickley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 12
    Bickley Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Cray Valley Road, 113 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

39.3% of working residents in BR5 mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 34.3% drive to work.

BR5England
Work from home39.3%31.5%
Drive34.3%44.5%
Car passenger2.5%3.9%
Bus or coach5.6%4.3%
Train9.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.1%1.9%
On foot4.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other2.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21% of households in BR5 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

BR5England
No car or van21%23.5%
145.3%41.3%
224.8%26.1%
3 or more8.8%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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