Beckenham is located in the county of Greater London, London, seven miles north of the town of Warlingham, 22 miles north of the major town of Crawley, and nine miles south-east of London. Beckenham lies five miles north-east of the Surrey border, and was historically in the county of Kent. Beckenham falls within the London borough council of Bromley, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the BR3 postcode district. The post town for Beckenham is Beckenham.
Beckenham is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Greater London.
Ceremonial County | Greater London |
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Historic County | Kent |
Administrative County | Greater London |
Beckenham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Greater London, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater London.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Beckenham is BR3 1ET.
Beckenham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BR3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BR3 postcode district.
The post town for Beckenham is Beckenham. Beckenham is in the BR3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Beckenham.
The centre of Beckenham is located at position 51.40881° latitude and -0.02513° longitude.
Latitude | 51.40881° |
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Longitude | -0.02513° |
The centre of Beckenham is located at the grid reference easting 537449 and northing 169604 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 537449 |
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Northing | 169604 |
Position of Beckenham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Beckenham to the centre of the town.
Position of Beckenham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Beckenham to the centre of the city.