Is SE9 5RW a good place to live?
Bromley (SE9 5RW), London, England
View SE9 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE9 5RW has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 92 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE9 5RW is a UK postcode in SE9 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Mottingham, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE9 5RW include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 3 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.6 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 19 incidents were reported in SE9 5RW. It ranks 1176 of 1242 for safety within SE9.
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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE9 5RW is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 19 incidents were reported in SE9 5RW.
The most common categories are Violent crime (58%), Anti-social behaviour (21%), Criminal damage arson (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE9, this postcode ranks 1176 of 1242 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE9 district average
- 260 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE9 5RW
92 schools near SE9 5RW, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 56 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 11 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE9 5RW is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 3 gyms or fitness studios.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.6 miles away.
Queenscroft Recreation Ground is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.6 mi
- BMP Star Supermarket0.6 mi
- Lidl0.7 mi
- Sainsbury's0.7 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Queenscroft Recreation Ground0.3 mi
- The Tarn0.6 mi
- Horn Park0.8 mi
- Well Hall Pleasaunce0.8 mi
- Fairy Hill Park0.8 mi
Transportation
Mottingham is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from SE9 5RW - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Eltham (0.8 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Mottingham0.5 mi
- Eltham0.8 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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