Postcode sector · Orpington

Transport in BR6 9

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BR6 9, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Bromley
Region: London
Population: 30,145 (2024)

BR6 9Postcode sector · Orpington

Transport

How well connected BR6 9 is

36 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of BR6 9. 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

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Orpington Station
Rail station
0.6 miles
02
Orpington Rail Station
Rail station
0.6 miles
03
Chelsfield
Rail station
0.8 miles
04
Chelsfield Rail Station
Rail station
0.9 miles
05
Petts Wood Rail Station
Rail station
1.8 miles
06
Petts Wood
Rail station
1.9 miles
07
Knockholt Rail Station
Rail station
2.0 miles
08
Knockholt Station
Rail station
2.0 miles
09
St Mary Cray Rail Station
Rail station
2.1 miles
10
St Mary Cray Station
Rail station
2.1 miles

Nearest bus stop: Sevenoaks Road / Orpington Hospital, 138 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

47.5% of working residents in BR6 9 mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 29.9% drive to work.

BR6 9England

Work from home47.5%31.5%

Drive29.9%44.5%

Car passenger2.1%3.9%

Bus or coach4%4.3%

Train8.8%2%

Underground, metro or tram1%1.9%

On foot4.6%7.6%

Bicycle0.5%2.1%

Other1.6%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

16.2% of households in BR6 9 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

BR6 9England

No car or van16.2%23.5%

146.8%41.3%

227.6%26.1%

3 or more9.3%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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