Is BR1 3JZ a good place to live?
Bromley (BR1 3JZ), Bromley, England
View BR1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR1 3JZ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 92 nearby (24 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR1 3JZ is a UK postcode in BR1 with a very high crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Sundridge Park, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR1 3JZ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 11 incidents were reported in BR1 3JZ. It ranks 1163 of 1301 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
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR1 3JZ is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 11 incidents were reported in BR1 3JZ.
The most common categories are Violent crime (64%), Anti-social behaviour (18%), Drugs (9%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within BR1, this postcode ranks 1163 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 3JZ
92 schools near BR1 3JZ, including 24 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 69 primary schools (18 Outstanding and 47 Good) and 23 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 14 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
BR1 3JZ is well served by everyday amenities, with 16 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.6 miles away.
Kings Meadow is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.6 mi
- Co-Op Food0.6 mi
- Lidl0.7 mi
- Lidl0.7 mi
- Tesco0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Kings Meadow0.5 mi
- College Green0.6 mi
- Bromley Palace Park0.6 mi
- Church House Gardens0.8 mi
- Shaftesbury Park0.9 mi
Transportation
Sundridge Park is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from BR1 3JZ - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Bromley North (0.4 mi), Bromley South (0.9 mi), Elmstead Woods (0.9 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Sundridge Park0.2 mi
- Bromley North0.4 mi
- Bromley South0.9 mi
- Elmstead Woods0.9 mi
- Unknown Station0.9 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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