Is BR7 5DU a good place to live?

Bromley (BR7 5DU), Bromley, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

BR7 5DU has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 91 nearby (17 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

BR7 5DU is a UK postcode in BR7 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Unknown Station, 0.4 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around BR7 5DU include 2 supermarkets and 4 parks. 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, 1 incident was reported in BR7 5DU. It ranks in the top half for safety within BR7.

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
60/100 — Good
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

BR7 5DU is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in BR7 5DU.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (100%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within BR7, this postcode ranks 131 of 475 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
1last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

BR7 district average
125 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (100%)

Schools near BR7 5DU

91 schools near BR7 5DU, including 17 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 71 primary schools (14 Outstanding, 52 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 12 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

71
Primary
20
Secondary
17
Outstanding
Primary schools71 schools
14
52
1
4
Outstanding (14) Good (52) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools20 schools
3
12
5
Outstanding (3) Good (12) Requires Improvement (5)

Nearby amenities

BR7 5DU has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets and 4 parks or green spaces.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.6 miles away.

Walden Recreation Ground is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

2
Supermarkets
4
Parks
0
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Sainsbury's
    BR75AG
    0.6 mi
  • Co-op Food
    SE94EB
    0.7 mi

Parks & green space

  • Walden Recreation Ground
    BR75RU
    0.3 mi
  • Chislehurst Recreation Ground
    BR75DF
    0.4 mi
  • Wayside Green Open Space
    SE94ND
    0.5 mi
  • Queen's Gardens
    SE93JF
    0.9 mi

Transportation

Unknown Station is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from BR7 5DU - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Elmstead Woods (0.4 mi), Chislehurst (0.9 mi).

In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

3
Stations in range
0.4miles
Closest
  • Unknown Station
    BR75SG
    0.4 mi
  • Elmstead Woods
    BR75EG
    0.4 mi
  • Chislehurst
    BR75NN
    0.9 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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