Is BR2 8AP a good place to live?

Bromley (BR2 8AP), Bromley, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

BR2 8AP has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 92 nearby (25 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

BR2 8AP is a UK postcode in BR2 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Bickley, 0.7 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around BR2 8AP include 3 supermarkets, 3 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 4 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 97% of premises.

It ranks in the top 25% for safety within BR2.

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
76/100 — Good
Amenities
82/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

BR2 8AP is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

Within BR2, this postcode ranks 149 of 1010 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
0last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

BR2 district average
144 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
No crime incidents recorded for the selected period.

Schools near BR2 8AP

92 schools near BR2 8AP, including 25 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 73 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 48 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 12 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

73
Primary
19
Secondary
25
Outstanding
Primary schools73 schools
20
48
1
4
Outstanding (20) Good (48) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools19 schools
5
12
1
1
Outstanding (5) Good (12) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

BR2 8AP has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 3 parks or green spaces and 2 gyms or fitness studios.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Budgens, 0.2 miles away.

Havelock Recreation Ground is just 0.7 miles away for daily green space.

3
Supermarkets
3
Parks
2
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Budgens
    BR28AR
    0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food
    BR29RR
    0.5 mi
  • Tesco
    BR12UE
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

  • Havelock Recreation Ground
    BR29NY
    0.7 mi
  • Jubilee Country Park
    BR28BQ
    0.8 mi
  • Norman Park
    BR29PD
    0.8 mi

Transportation

Bickley is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from BR2 8AP - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

1
Stations in range
0.7miles
Closest
  • Bickley
    BR12EB
    0.7 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 97%, ultrafast 97%, superfast 100%.

97%
Full fibre
97%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
97%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
97%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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