Is BR4 0LQ a good place to live?
Bromley (BR4 0LQ), Bromley, England
View BR4 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR4 0LQ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (22 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR4 0LQ is a UK postcode in BR4 with a higher than average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is West Wickham, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR4 0LQ include 5 supermarkets and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in BR4 0LQ. It ranks 352 of 384 for safety within BR4.
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
- 75/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR4 0LQ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in BR4 0LQ.
The most common categories are Violent crime (80%), Anti-social behaviour (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within BR4, this postcode ranks 352 of 384 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- BR4 district average
- 116 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near BR4 0LQ
94 schools near BR4 0LQ, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (19 Outstanding and 52 Good) and 22 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 13 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
BR4 0LQ has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets and 5 parks or green spaces.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.1 miles away.
Blake Park Recreation Ground is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.1 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.3 mi
- Wickham Food Centre0.3 mi
- Sainsbury's0.4 mi
- Lidl0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Blake Park Recreation Ground0.3 mi
- Miller's Pond0.5 mi
- Parkfields Recreation Ground0.6 mi
- McAndrew's Recreation Ground0.7 mi
- Spring Park0.9 mi
Transportation
West Wickham is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from BR4 0LQ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Eden Park (0.9 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- West Wickham0.5 mi
- Eden Park0.9 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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