Is BR3 5EB a good place to live?
Bromley (BR3 5EB), Bromley, England
View BR3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR3 5EB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (21 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR3 5EB is a UK postcode in BR3 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Ravensbourne, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR3 5EB include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
It ranks in the top 25% for safety within BR3.
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
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR3 5EB is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
Within BR3, this postcode ranks 80 of 1191 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- BR3 district average
- 471 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near BR3 5EB
93 schools near BR3 5EB, including 21 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (17 Outstanding and 54 Good) and 18 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 10 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
BR3 5EB is well served by everyday amenities, with 16 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is M&S Foodhall, 0.5 miles away.
Beckenham Place Park is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Foodhall0.5 mi
- Waitrose0.5 mi
- Sainsbury's0.8 mi
- FM Food Centre0.9 mi
- Iceland1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Beckenham Place Park0.5 mi
- Thorton Green0.6 mi
- Kelsey Park0.7 mi
- Croydon Road Recreation Ground0.9 mi
- Swiftsden Green1.0 mi
Transportation
Ravensbourne is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from BR3 5EB - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Beckenham Junction (0.5 mi), Shortlands (0.8 mi), Beckenham Hill (0.9 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Ravensbourne0.4 mi
- Beckenham Junction0.5 mi
- Shortlands0.8 mi
- Beckenham Hill0.9 mi
- New Beckenham1.0 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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