Is BR5 3DG a good place to live?
Bromley (BR5 3DG), Bromley, England
View BR5 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
Here is a quick read on BR5 3DG.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 93 nearby (13 Outstanding)
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR5 3DG is a UK postcode in BR5 with a very high crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
Day-to-day amenities around BR5 3DG include 5 supermarkets, 3 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 9 incidents were reported in BR5 3DG. It ranks 843 of 942 for safety within BR5.
Overall score
Good 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 — Moderate
- Schools
- 71/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 0/100 — Poor
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR5 3DG is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 9 incidents were reported in BR5 3DG.
The most common categories are Violent crime (56%), Burglary (22%), Drugs (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within BR5, this postcode ranks 843 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 3DG
93 schools near BR5 3DG, including 13 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 71 primary schools (10 Outstanding, 54 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 15 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
BR5 3DG has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 3 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.5 miles away.
Foots Cray Recreation Ground is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.5 mi
- Tesco0.6 mi
- Lidl0.7 mi
- Lidl0.8 mi
- ALDI0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Foots Cray Recreation Ground0.5 mi
- St. Paul's Cray Recreation Ground0.6 mi
- Scadbury Park0.7 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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