E05013991 · Bromley · Bromley and Biggin Hill constituency · 51.40772, 0.01097

BR1 1RA— E05013991, Bromley

Location and area intelligence for BR1 1RA, E05013991, Bromley

Top-rated schools set this area apart

 

Schools 100%Safety 67/100Transport 49/100Yield 3.54%

Best for: Families

Compare areas

Outstanding schools set this area apart

Liveability
67
Safety
67
Schools
90
Transport
49
Environment
65
Investment
35

Location

BR1 1RA

Key facts for BR1 1RA

Full postcodeBR1 1RA
Postcode districtBR1
BoroughLondon Borough of Bromley
WardE05013991
Latitude51.407719
Longitude0.010970
Parliamentary constituencyBromley and Biggin Hill
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Renters
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+2.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+177.7% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for BR1 1RA

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

✨ Get your personal match score

Tell us what matters — safety, schools, transport — and we'll score every postcode for you.

Compare BR1 1RA with:
Share with others

Postcode Personality

🎓 School Smart⚠️ Higher Crime🍕 Buzzing

“Top-rated schools set this area apart”

Share:WhatsAppShare on X

How BR1 1RA has changed

Schools

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Valley Primary School

Not yet inspected · 5 min walk

★★

Secondary

The Ravensbourne School

Good · 21 min walk

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Chelwood Nursery School

Not inspected · 85 min walk

4 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

VERY HIGH CRIME

180.5 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 92.1%

+2373% vs borough

Crime by type

Other39%
Violence & sexual offences17%
Anti-social behaviour13%
Theft10%
Drug offences8%
Robbery6%
Vehicle crime4%
Burglary3%

Stop & search

24.6

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Crime is +178% above London average

Note: high crime per resident is typical of central London postcodes — daytime population is often 5–10× the resident count.

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

⚠️

Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield858 kWh/kWp/yr

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,668
Price growth potentialLow

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
🚂
Bromley North

Nearby stations

🚂
Bromley NorthNational Rail
5 min walk
🚃
Beckenham Junction Tram StopTram
33 min walk
🚃
Beckenham Road Tram StopTram
47 min walk
🚃
Avenue Road Tram StopTram
53 min walk
🚃
Elmers End Tram StopTram
54 min walk
🚌16 bus routes · 8 stops within 400m · 162 buses/hr peak

55

Walkability score

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge61 min ↑
Victoria ★45 min
Waterloo58 min ↑
Canary Wharf73 min ↑
City65 min ↑

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

17

Car parks (800m)

4

EV chargers (800m)

1

Fast chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)5
Nearest car park155m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock5.7 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
The Hill· yes
155m
🅿️
Sainsbury's Carpark· no
181m
🅿️
Shortlands Station Car Park· yes
683m

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³
Better than 90% of London
NoiseMEDIUM
road
MODERATE
✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB12% green space
Above average green space

Energy

Solar: 858 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,530 hrs/yr

Sunshine

595 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.9°C

Summer avg

3.0°C

Winter avg

Solar yield858.3 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

CGL BROMLEY

BROMLEY DRUG AND ALCOHOL, 35 LONDON ROAD, BR1 1DG

2 min walk

8

GPs within 1km

13

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalRenal Dialysis Unit · 770 m
Nearest A&EKING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 9.9 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.4%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

28

Parks (1km)

56

Restaurants (800m)

17

Cafes (800m)

9

Pubs (400m)

2

Pharmacies (800m)

7

Gyms (1km)

Sports (1km)

4

Convenience

Nearest supermarketCo-Op Food · 356 m

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

9

Late-night venues

C

1

Libraries (1km)

1

Cinemas (2km)

464m

Post office

Nearby shops

Bromley International Food Centre122 m
Delicatess166 m
Polo Market198 m
Walk In Newsagents267 m

Nearby cafes

Montagu's175 m
Buddy's Cafe181 m
East Street Coffee363 m
Costa373 m

Nearby restaurants

Mount Everest104 m
EZO BBQ113 m
Magic Scissors118 m
Blue Harbour127 m

Nearby pubs

The Swan and Mitre84 m
Metropolis106 m
Lock & Barrel152 m
Star & Garter152 m

Nearby gyms

GYM BROMLEY412 m
Pavillion Leisure Centre683 m
Bromley Fitness Centre761 m
PureGym763 m

Nearby pharmacies

Caxton Pharmacy379 m
Boots433 m
Touchwood Pharmacy884 m
Scotts Pharmacy910 m

Nearby health

Shmile Dental Clinic127 m
Integura194 m
Bromley Dental Studio227 m
The Buckley Practice254 m
Food hygiene (5-star)74% of 160

Business

Local businesses registered here

3yr survival rate
100.0%

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

35

Investment score

Weak

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,400London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
3.54% (average)London avg: 3.8%Above average yield
Gentrification score27/100

Rental market

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+7.7%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

29.2

Price growth score

D
High

Development pressure

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score25/100
Bakerloo Extension route1,833m
Crossrail 2 route14,069m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 11,702 nationally

2,033

Est. population

64%

Employed

51%

Degree educated

£43,000

Median income

Renters

30

Community stability

Age profile

20%
33%
25%
13%
Under 1820%
18–3433%
35–4925%
50–6413%
65+9%

Tenure

19%
48%
21%
Own outright12%
Own (mortgage)19%
Private rent48%
Social rent21%
Shared ownership0%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

42%
24%
White British42%
White Other24%
Asian13%
Black10%
Mixed8%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional42%
Routine / semi-routine15%
No car household51%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications12%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent48%
Social rent21%

vs. London

Income vs London+2.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
19
Live planning apps (800m)
10
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
1
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
7
Planning apps (3 years)
17
Local approval rate
57%
Borough approval rate
55%
CIL rate (residential)
£125/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Politics

Local councillors and MP

MP
Peter Fortune (Conservative)

Live in BR1 1RA? Rate your area

Help future residents make better decisions. Takes 30 seconds.

★★★★★

Resident Reviews

Be the first to review this area

🏘️

No reviews yet for BR1 1RA.
Help others by sharing your experience.

Reviews are from real residents. No account required. Inappropriate content is removed automatically.

The bottom line

BR1 1RA offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime — a strong choice for Families.

Check your dealbreakers

Toggle the things that matter to you — see how BR1 1RA scores on each.

Do you commute into central London daily?
Do you have or plan to have school-age children?
Do you work from home?
Do you cycle regularly?
Is noise a dealbreaker for you?

Toggle a question above to see how BR1 1RA meets your needs.

Compare Bromley with nearby boroughs:

Bromley vs CroydonBromley vs LewishamBromley vs Bexley

Similar postcodes

Frequently asked questions

📍 Track BR1 1RA

Get a free monthly update when crime, prices or school ratings change in this area.

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

50%

Confidence score

6/12

Pillars populated

Medium reliability
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
tfl1 May
seed22 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
noise24 Apr
census25 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
parking4 May
schools1 May
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
bus stops4 May
ethnicity7 Jun
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rental market2 Jun
water provider9 Jun

Trusted official data sources

Office for
National Statistics
LONDONDATASTORE
Ofsted
HM LAND
REGISTRY
Environment
Agency
DATA.POLICE.UK
GOV.UK
TfL
Transport
for London
NHS
Digital
Companies
House
Royal
Mail
Food Standards
Agency
Ofcom
Met
Office
Ordnance
Survey