Is BR5 3AX a good place to live?
Bromley (BR5 3AX), Bromley, England
View BR5 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR5 3AX has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 93 nearby (13 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR5 3AX is a UK postcode in BR5 with a higher than average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is St Mary Cray, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR5 3AX include 4 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in BR5 3AX. It ranks in the lower half 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
- 95/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR5 3AX 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 BR5 3AX.
The most common categories are Violent crime (60%), Anti-social behaviour (20%), Criminal damage arson (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within BR5, this postcode ranks 679 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 3AX
93 schools near BR5 3AX, including 13 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 55 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 13 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
BR5 3AX is well served by everyday amenities, with 15 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.1 miles away.
St. Paul's Cray Recreation Ground is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.1 mi
- ALDI0.2 mi
- Co-op Food0.3 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- St. Paul's Cray Recreation Ground0.3 mi
- Village Green0.5 mi
- Sandway Park0.6 mi
- Oakmore Gardens0.7 mi
- Riverside Gardens0.7 mi
Transportation
St Mary Cray is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from BR5 3AX - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- St Mary Cray0.4 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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