Is BR5 2LJ a good place to live?
Bromley (BR5 2LJ), Bromley, England
View BR5 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR5 2LJ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 93 nearby (12 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR5 2LJ is a UK postcode in BR5 with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is St Mary Cray, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR5 2LJ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 80% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 19 incidents were reported in BR5 2LJ. It ranks 763 of 942 for safety within BR5.
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
- 70/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 85/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR5 2LJ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 19 incidents were reported in BR5 2LJ.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (53%), Violent crime (21%), Shoplifting (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within BR5, this postcode ranks 763 of 942 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- BR5 district average
- 208 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near BR5 2LJ
93 schools near BR5 2LJ, including 12 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 56 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (1 Outstanding, 13 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
BR5 2LJ is well served by everyday amenities, with 14 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 4 gyms or fitness studios.
The nearest supermarket recorded is M&S Foodhall, 0.3 miles away.
Village Green is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- M&S Foodhall0.3 mi
- Lidl0.3 mi
- ALDI0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.6 mi
- Co-op Food0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Village Green0.3 mi
- Riverside Gardens0.5 mi
- Sandway Park0.5 mi
- St. Paul's Cray Recreation Ground0.6 mi
- Oakmore Gardens0.6 mi
Transportation
St Mary Cray is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from BR5 2LJ - a very short walk.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- St Mary Cray0.1 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 80%, ultrafast 80%, 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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