Is BR8 9DS a good place to live?
Bromley (BR8 9DS), 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 9DS 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 9DS is a UK postcode in BR8 with a very high 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 9DS include 2 supermarkets, 2 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 3 GP practices, the closest 0.0 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 16 incidents were reported in BR8 9DS. It ranks in the lower half for safety within BR8.
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
- 70/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 68/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
BR8 9DS is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 16 incidents were reported in BR8 9DS.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (38%), Shoplifting (19%), Drugs (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within BR8, this postcode ranks 358 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 9DS
93 schools near BR8 9DS, 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 9DS 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, 0.1 miles away.
Bartholomew Way Park is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Asda0.1 mi
- ALDI0.1 mi
Parks & green space
- Bartholomew Way Park0.1 mi
- Swanley Park0.6 mi
Transportation
Swanley is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from BR8 9DS - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Swanley New Barn Miniature Railway (0.7 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Swanley0.4 mi
- Swanley New Barn Miniature Railway0.7 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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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