Is BR6 8DD a good place to live?
Bromley (BR6 8DD), Bromley, England
View BR6 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR6 8DD has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (18 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR6 8DD is a UK postcode in BR6 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Orpington, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR6 8DD include 4 supermarkets, 3 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
It ranks in the top 25% for safety within BR6.
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
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 95/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR6 8DD is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
Within BR6, this postcode ranks 193 of 1170 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- BR6 district average
- 188 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near BR6 8DD
94 schools near BR6 8DD, including 18 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (16 Outstanding, 53 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 12 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
BR6 8DD is well served by everyday amenities, with 12 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 3 parks or green spaces and 5 gyms or fitness studios.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Tesco Extra, 0.7 miles away.
Broxbourne Gardens is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Tesco Extra0.7 mi
- Morrisons0.8 mi
- Krishna's0.8 mi
- Sainsbury's0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Broxbourne Gardens0.5 mi
- Broomhill Common0.7 mi
- Poverest Park0.8 mi
Transportation
Orpington is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from BR6 8DD - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Petts Wood (0.8 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Orpington0.4 mi
- Petts Wood0.8 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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