Buying a home in BR6, Orpington. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£597kmost £517k–£696k
Houses per m²£6,235flats £5,152
Sold last year3902,731 in five years
Prices in Bromley-3.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in BR6 sold for £597,383 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £517,097 and £695,956, for about 94 m² of space. That is 8% more than the same home across Orpington (£553,000).

390 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £231k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BR6 0 (£6,044) and the most in BR6 8 (£6,563).

Across Bromley, prices are down 3.1% on a year ago and up 7.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,990 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,724 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £119,000 for that mortgage: what £120,000 buys.

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House prices in BR6 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£330,486£289k–£382k46 m²21
2£469,796£424k–£536k70 m²523
3£597,383£517k–£696k94 m²1,113
4£735,020£648k–£835k121 m²412
5+£901,499£771k–£1.2m157 m²386

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£330k£470k£597k£735k£901k
Detached—£552k£705k£791k£1.02m
Semi-detached£446k£506k£603k£700k£774k
Terraced£301k£428k£495k£557k£675k
Flats£231k£308k£334k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across BR6

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
BR6 0£6,044£5,231
BR6 6£6,103£4,399
BR6 7£6,200£5,334
BR6 8£6,563£4,687
BR6 9£6,281£5,254

Schools near BR6

Best state primary within 2 kmTubbenden Primary School78% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%9 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmRavens Wood School55% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%8 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about BR6

Is BR6 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 8% more than across Orpington; prices in Bromley are down 3.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (78% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (55% against 43.8%); 390 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in BR6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in BR6 sold for £597,383 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £517,097 and £695,956.

Is BR6 expensive for Orpington?

A 3-bedroom house in BR6 costs 8% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Orpington (£553,000).

How many homes sell in BR6 each year?

390 homes sold in the last year and 2,731 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near BR6?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Tubbenden Primary School, where 78% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near BR6?

For a 3-bedroom house, BR5 (£499k, 3 km), DA14 (£522k, 7 km), BR8 (£444k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.