Is BR1 2XX a good place to live?
Bromley (BR1 2XX), Bromley, England
View BR1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR1 2XX has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 90 nearby (21 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR1 2XX is a UK postcode in BR1 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Bromley North, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR1 2XX include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in BR1 2XX. 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
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR1 2XX is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in BR1 2XX.
The most common categories are Other theft (33%), Criminal damage arson (33%), Theft from person (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within BR1, this postcode ranks 327 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 2XX
90 schools near BR1 2XX, including 21 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 71 primary schools (16 Outstanding and 52 Good) and 19 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 11 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
BR1 2XX is well served by everyday amenities, with 19 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 4 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.2 miles away.
College Green is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 4 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.2 mi
- Lidl0.3 mi
- Co-Op Food0.4 mi
- Waitrose0.6 mi
- Tesco0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- College Green0.2 mi
- Church House Gardens0.4 mi
- Bromley Palace Park0.4 mi
- Kings Meadow0.7 mi
- Shaftesbury Park1.0 mi
Transportation
Bromley North is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from BR1 2XX - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Sundridge Park (0.4 mi), Bromley South (0.6 mi), Shortlands (0.7 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Bromley North0.1 mi
- Sundridge Park0.4 mi
- Bromley South0.6 mi
- Shortlands0.7 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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