Is BR2 9RS a good place to live?
Bromley (BR2 9RS), Bromley, England
View BR2 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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.
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
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.
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
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food0.1 mi
- Tesco0.4 mi
- Budgens0.7 mi
- Waitrose0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Havelock Recreation Ground0.2 mi
- Norman Park0.6 mi
- Bromley Palace Park0.8 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.
- Bickley0.6 mi
- Bromley South0.8 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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