Is BR1 2SB a good place to live?
Bromley (BR1 2SB), Bromley, England
View BR1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR1 2SB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 92 nearby (24 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR1 2SB is a UK postcode in BR1 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Bickley, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR1 2SB include 5 supermarkets, 4 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 96% of premises.
It ranks in the top 25% for safety within BR1.
Overall score
Excellent 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
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR1 2SB is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
Within BR1, this postcode ranks 77 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 2SB
92 schools near BR1 2SB, including 24 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 71 primary schools (19 Outstanding, 47 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 13 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
BR1 2SB is well served by everyday amenities, with 15 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 4 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Tesco, 0.2 miles away.
Havelock Recreation Ground is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Tesco0.2 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.6 mi
- Waitrose0.7 mi
- Lidl0.8 mi
- Sainsbury's0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Havelock Recreation Ground0.4 mi
- Bromley Palace Park0.5 mi
- Church House Gardens0.9 mi
- College Green1.0 mi
Transportation
Bickley is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from BR1 2SB - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Bromley South (0.7 mi), Bromley North (0.8 mi), Sundridge Park (0.9 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Bickley0.5 mi
- Bromley South0.7 mi
- Bromley North0.8 mi
- Sundridge Park0.9 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 96%, ultrafast 96%, 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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