Is BR5 3ST a good place to live?
Bromley (BR5 3ST), Bromley, England
View BR5 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR5 3ST has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (11 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR5 3ST is a UK postcode in BR5 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is St Mary Cray, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR5 3ST include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in BR5 3ST. It ranks in the top 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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 69/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR5 3ST is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in BR5 3ST.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (67%), Burglary (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within BR5, this postcode ranks 279 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 3ST
93 schools near BR5 3ST, including 11 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (10 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 3ST is well served by everyday amenities, with 15 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 5 gyms or fitness studios.
The nearest supermarket recorded is M&S Foodhall, 0.1 miles away.
Village Green is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- M&S Foodhall0.1 mi
- ALDI0.5 mi
- Lidl0.5 mi
- Co-op Food0.7 mi
- Co-op Food0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Village Green0.2 mi
- Riverside Gardens0.2 mi
- Sandway Park0.4 mi
- Oakmore Gardens0.4 mi
- Riverside gardens0.4 mi
Transportation
St Mary Cray is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from BR5 3ST - 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 Cray0.3 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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