Is BR4 0LQ a good place to live?

Bromley (BR4 0LQ), Bromley, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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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.

4/ 5
Safety score
5last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Violent Crime
4 (80%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (20%)

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.

72
Primary
22
Secondary
22
Outstanding
Primary schools72 schools
19
52
1
Outstanding (19) Good (52) Other / not inspected (1)
Secondary schools22 schools
3
13
4
2
Outstanding (3) Good (13) Requires Improvement (4) Other / not inspected (2)

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.

5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
0
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Sainsbury's
    BR40LU
    0.1 mi
  • M&S Foodhall
    BR40NF
    0.3 mi
  • Wickham Food Centre
    BR40LS
    0.3 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    BR40PU
    0.4 mi
  • Lidl
    BR40RJ
    0.6 mi

Parks & green space

  • Blake Park Recreation Ground
    BR40RQ
    0.3 mi
  • Miller's Pond
    CR08AQ
    0.5 mi
  • Parkfields Recreation Ground
    CR08DB
    0.6 mi
  • McAndrew's Recreation Ground
    BR40RW
    0.7 mi
  • Spring Park
    BR49QA
    0.9 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.

2
Stations in range
0.5miles
Closest
  • West Wickham
    BR40EH
    0.5 mi
  • Eden Park
    BR33HQ
    0.9 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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