Is BR8 8FB a good place to live?
Bromley (BR8 8FB), Bromley, England
View BR8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
BR8 8FB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (13 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
BR8 8FB is a UK postcode in BR8 with a higher than average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Swanley, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around BR8 8FB include 2 supermarkets, 2 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 2 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 BR8 8FB. It ranks in the lower half for safety within BR8.
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
- 70/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 60/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
BR8 8FB 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 BR8 8FB.
The most common categories are Violent crime (33%), Other theft (33%), Criminal damage arson (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within BR8, this postcode ranks 279 of 492 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- BR8 district average
- 170 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near BR8 8FB
93 schools near BR8 8FB, including 13 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 71 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 54 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 14 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
BR8 8FB has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 2 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Asda, 0.3 miles away.
Bartholomew Way Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Asda0.3 mi
- ALDI0.3 mi
Parks & green space
- Bartholomew Way Park0.4 mi
- Swanley Park0.8 mi
Transportation
Swanley is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from BR8 8FB - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Swanley New Barn Miniature Railway (0.9 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Swanley0.4 mi
- Swanley New Barn Miniature Railway0.9 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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