Is BR1 5BU a good place to live?
Bromley (BR1 5BU), Bromley, England
View BR1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR1 5BU has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 92 nearby (23 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR1 5BU is a UK postcode in BR1 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Grove Park, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR1 5BU include 4 supermarkets, 5 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in BR1 5BU. 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
- 87/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR1 5BU 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 5BU.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (33%), Other crime (33%), Vehicle crime (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within BR1, this postcode ranks 271 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 5BU
92 schools near BR1 5BU, including 23 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (19 Outstanding, 51 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 9 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
BR1 5BU is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.1 miles away.
Kings Meadow is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.1 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.5 mi
- Costcutter0.7 mi
- Co-Op Food1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Kings Meadow0.3 mi
- Chinbrook Meadows0.5 mi
- Shaftesbury Park0.6 mi
- Downham Fields0.7 mi
- Downham Park0.7 mi
Transportation
Grove Park is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from BR1 5BU - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Sundridge Park (0.6 mi), Bromley North (1.0 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Grove Park0.5 mi
- Sundridge Park0.6 mi
- Bromley North1.0 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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