Is BR2 9RS a good place to live?

Bromley (BR2 9RS), Bromley, England

View BR2 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

BR2 9RS has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 92 nearby (25 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

BR2 9RS is a UK postcode in BR2 with a higher than average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Bickley, 0.6 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around BR2 9RS include 4 supermarkets, 3 parks and 5 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, 4 incidents were reported in BR2 9RS. It ranks in the lower half 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
95/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

BR2 9RS is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 4 incidents were reported in BR2 9RS.

The most common categories are Violent crime (25%), Drugs (25%), Other theft (25%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within BR2, this postcode ranks 717 of 1010 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
4last 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
Violent Crime
1 (25%)
Drugs
1 (25%)
Other Theft
1 (25%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (25%)

Schools near BR2 9RS

92 schools near BR2 9RS, including 25 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 70 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 46 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 14 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

70
Primary
22
Secondary
25
Outstanding
Primary schools70 schools
20
46
1
3
Outstanding (20) Good (46) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools22 schools
5
14
3
Outstanding (5) Good (14) Requires Improvement (3)

Nearby amenities

BR2 9RS is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 3 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.

The nearest supermarket recorded is The Co-operative Food, 0.1 miles away.

Havelock Recreation Ground is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.

  • 1 EV charging point within reach
4
Supermarkets
3
Parks
5
Gyms
1
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food
    BR29RR
    0.1 mi
  • Tesco
    BR12UE
    0.4 mi
  • Budgens
    BR28AR
    0.7 mi
  • Waitrose
    BR29HD
    0.8 mi

Parks & green space

  • Havelock Recreation Ground
    BR29NY
    0.2 mi
  • Norman Park
    BR29PD
    0.6 mi
  • Bromley Palace Park
    BR13DE
    0.8 mi

Transportation

Bickley is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from BR2 9RS - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Bromley South (0.8 mi).

In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

2
Stations in range
0.6miles
Closest
  • Bickley
    BR12EB
    0.6 mi
  • Bromley South
    BR11SU
    0.8 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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