Is BR1 5RQ a good place to live?
Bromley (BR1 5RQ), Bromley, England
View BR1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR1 5RQ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (25 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR1 5RQ is a UK postcode in BR1 with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Beckenham Hill, 0.7 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR1 5RQ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. 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, 17 incidents were reported in BR1 5RQ. It ranks 1089 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 — Good
- Schools
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR1 5RQ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 17 incidents were reported in BR1 5RQ.
The most common categories are Drugs (24%), Violent crime (18%), Vehicle crime (18%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within BR1, this postcode ranks 1089 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 5RQ
94 schools near BR1 5RQ, including 25 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (18 Outstanding and 51 Good) and 21 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 10 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
BR1 5RQ is well served by everyday amenities, with 14 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 3 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Best Foods Mega Mart, 0.3 miles away.
Whitefoot Lane Playing Fields is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 3 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Best Foods Mega Mart0.3 mi
- Iceland0.4 mi
- Costcutter Express0.6 mi
- FM Food Centre0.7 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Whitefoot Lane Playing Fields0.2 mi
- Forster Memorial Park0.2 mi
- School Playing Fields0.3 mi
- St. Barnabas Park0.4 mi
- Peter Pan Park0.4 mi
Transportation
Beckenham Hill is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from BR1 5RQ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Bellingham (0.7 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Beckenham Hill0.7 mi
- Bellingham0.7 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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