Is BR7 5FB a good place to live?
Bromley (BR7 5FB), Bromley, England
View BR7 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR7 5FB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 91 nearby (18 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.8 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR7 5FB is a UK postcode in BR7 with a higher than average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Elmstead Woods, 0.8 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR7 5FB include 2 supermarkets and 5 parks. 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, 3 incidents were reported in BR7 5FB. It ranks in the lower half for safety within BR7.
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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 60/100 — Good
- Transport
- 65/100 — Good
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR7 5FB 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 BR7 5FB.
The most common categories are Other theft (33%), Burglary (33%), Criminal damage arson (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within BR7, this postcode ranks 345 of 475 for safety.
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
Schools near BR7 5FB
91 schools near BR7 5FB, including 18 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 71 primary schools (15 Outstanding, 51 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 14 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
BR7 5FB has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets and 5 parks or green spaces.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.1 miles away.
Chislehurst Recreation Ground is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.1 mi
- Co-op Food1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Chislehurst Recreation Ground0.1 mi
- Walden Recreation Ground0.2 mi
- Belmont Lane Open Space0.7 mi
- Wayside Green Open Space0.7 mi
- Queen's Gardens0.9 mi
Transportation
Elmstead Woods is the closest station, about 0.8 miles from BR7 5FB - a short drive or cycle.
Other nearby stations include Unknown Station (0.8 mi), Chislehurst (0.9 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Elmstead Woods0.8 mi
- Unknown Station0.8 mi
- Chislehurst0.9 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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