Is BR1 2GJ a good place to live?
Bromley (BR1 2GJ), Bromley, England
View BR1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR1 2GJ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 92 nearby (24 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR1 2GJ is a UK postcode in BR1 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Elmstead Woods, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR1 2GJ include 1 supermarket, 2 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 4 GP practices, the closest 0.7 miles away.
It ranks in the top 25% 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
- 55/100 — Average
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
BR1 2GJ is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
Within BR1, this postcode ranks 32 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 2GJ
92 schools near BR1 2GJ, including 24 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 69 primary schools (19 Outstanding, 45 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 14 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
A handful of everyday amenities surround BR1 2GJ.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 1 supermarket, 2 parks or green spaces and 1 gym or fitness studio.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Tesco, 0.7 miles away.
Havelock Recreation Ground is just 0.9 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Tesco0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Havelock Recreation Ground0.9 mi
- Bromley Palace Park0.9 mi
Transportation
Elmstead Woods is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from BR1 2GJ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Unknown Station (0.6 mi), Bickley (0.6 mi), Chislehurst (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Elmstead Woods0.6 mi
- Unknown Station0.6 mi
- Bickley0.6 mi
- Chislehurst0.7 mi
- Sundridge Park1.0 mi
Connectivity
Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 0%.
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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