Mottingham is a mainly residential ward in the London Borough of Bromley, sitting on the edge of south‑east London. It mixes Victorian and post‑war housing with pockets of social housing and private terraces, and functions as a commuter suburb with a local railway station and road links into central London. Small shopping parades, pubs and community centres give it a distinctly local, neighbourhood feel despite easy city access.
The area benefits from notable green and historic assets such as Scadbury Park, a large nature reserve with ancient woodland and the ruins of a medieval manor, and is close to the art‑deco Eltham Palace. Those green spaces, together with active local voluntary groups, shape a community that is socially and economically mixed - long‑standing families, younger commuters and conservation‑minded residents all contribute to its character.
Postcode districts covering Mottingham
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 15.9 miles
- Islington 10.4 miles
- City of Westminster 10.5 miles
- Bexley 5 miles
- Sutton 10.8 miles
- Crawley 23.8 miles
- Croydon 7.1 miles
- Harrow 19.8 miles
- Basildon 20.4 miles
- Maidstone 23.3 miles
- Gillingham 23.5 miles
- Harlow 23.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham Ward 0.8 miles
- Grove Park Ward 0.9 miles
- Plaistow Ward 1.2 miles
- Middle Park & Horn Park Ward 1.4 miles
- Downham Ward 1.7 miles
- Eltham Town & Avery Hill Ward 1.7 miles
- Bickley & Sundridge Ward 1.7 miles
- Chislehurst Ward 1.8 miles
- Eltham Page Ward 2 miles
- Hither Green Ward 2 miles
- Longlands Ward 2.1 miles
- Bromley Town Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Mottingham
SE9 4AL, SE9 4NT, SE9 4EG, SE9 4EA, BR7 6EQ, SE9 4EQ, BR7 6ED, SE9 4JJ, BR7 6EG … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 5.3 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 21.1 miles
- Mottingham Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Elmstead Woods 0.8 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 8.3 miles
Hotels near Mottingham Ad
- Brama 1.9 miles
- The Bromley Court Hotel 4 1.9 miles
- The Station Hotel 2.4 miles
- Intercontinental London - the O2 5 5.4 miles
- Beckenham Park Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport 4 5.1 miles
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 6.1 miles
- Pan Pacific London 5 8 miles
- The Clarendon Hotel 3 3 miles
- Sunborn London Yacht Hotel 4 5.4 miles
Schools in Mottingham
- Elmstead Wood Primary School Primary
- Eltham College Independent - all ages
- Orion Ravensworth Primary
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 1 mile
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 1.9 miles
- Glades Shopping Centre Shopping centre 2 miles
- Beckenham Library Library 3.7 miles
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 3.8 miles
- Park View Road Stadium 3.9 miles
- The Valley Stadium 4 miles
- Queen's House Museum 4.1 miles
- National Maritime Museum Museum 4.1 miles
- National Maritime Museum Gardens Gardens 4.1 miles
- Old Royal Naval College Museum 4.3 miles
- Cutty Sark Museum 4.3 miles