Is BR1 2FW a good place to live?
Bromley (BR1 2FW), Bromley, England
View BR1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR1 2FW has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 92 nearby (22 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR1 2FW is a UK postcode in BR1 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Chislehurst, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR1 2FW include 2 supermarkets, 1 park and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 1 GP practice, the closest 1.0 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 4 incidents were reported in BR1 2FW. It ranks in the lower half for safety within BR1.
Overall score
Good overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 35/100 — Below average
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR1 2FW is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 4 incidents were reported in BR1 2FW.
The most common categories are Drugs (50%), Violent crime (25%), Vehicle crime (25%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within BR1, this postcode ranks 714 of 1301 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- BR1 district average
- 379 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near BR1 2FW
92 schools near BR1 2FW, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 51 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 13 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
A handful of everyday amenities surround BR1 2FW.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 1 park or green space and 1 gym or fitness studio.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Budgens, 0.8 miles away.
Jubilee Country Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Budgens0.8 mi
- Morrisons0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Jubilee Country Park0.4 mi
Transportation
Chislehurst is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from BR1 2FW - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Bickley (0.8 mi), Petts Wood (0.9 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Chislehurst0.5 mi
- Bickley0.8 mi
- Petts Wood0.9 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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