Is BR1 5RQ a good place to live?

Bromley (BR1 5RQ), Bromley, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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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.

4/ 5
Safety score
17last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Drugs
4 (24%)
Violent Crime
3 (18%)
Vehicle Crime
3 (18%)
Theft From Person
3 (18%)
Other Theft
2 (12%)
Robbery
1 (6%)

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.

73
Primary
21
Secondary
25
Outstanding
Primary schools73 schools
18
51
4
Outstanding (18) Good (51) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools21 schools
7
10
4
Outstanding (7) Good (10) Requires Improvement (4)

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
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
1
Gyms
3
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Best Foods Mega Mart
    BR14PH
    0.3 mi
  • Iceland
    BR14PP
    0.4 mi
  • Costcutter Express
    SE62RA
    0.6 mi
  • FM Food Centre
    BR14JX
    0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food
    BR15HS
    0.7 mi

Parks & green space

  • Whitefoot Lane Playing Fields
    SE61UE
    0.2 mi
  • Forster Memorial Park
    BR15FD
    0.2 mi
  • School Playing Fields
    SE61EJ
    0.3 mi
  • St. Barnabas Park
    BR15PR
    0.4 mi
  • Peter Pan Park
    SE63PL
    0.4 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.

2
Stations in range
0.7miles
Closest
  • Beckenham Hill
    SE63RE
    0.7 mi
  • Bellingham
    SE63BU
    0.7 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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