Postcode BR1 5RE (Lewisham)

Map showing BR1 5RE and nearby postcodes

The postcode BR1 5RE is located in Lewisham, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BR1 5RE is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BR1 5RE is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.4 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BR1 5RE as Multicultural metropolitans > Rented family living > Commuters with young families.

The closest road name to BR1 5RE is Brockman Rise which is centered 80 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Whitefoot Lane Forster House and is 170 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.49 km away at Beckenham Junction Tram Stop The closest railway station is Beckenham Hill Rail Station, 881 m away.

The closest primary school to BR1 5RE (for ages 11 and under) is St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 29, 2020. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Sedgehill Academy.

The local pub for residents of BR1 5RE is Baring Hall Hotel and is 1.86 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 21, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Quality Chicken and is 1.85 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on March 12, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 39.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 5.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BR1 5RE is covered by the Metropolitan Police police force association and Lewisham is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BR1 5RE and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BR1 5RE, and the approximate distance away.

Brockman Rise 80 m
Southview Road 139 m
Haddington Road 139 m
Cotton Hill 187 m
Oldstead Road 211 m
Oakshade Road 223 m
Winlaton Road 275 m
Downderry Road 290 m
Whitefoot Lane 324 m
Longhill Road 533 m
Bromley Road 771 m
Downham Way 856 m
A222 3.11 km
M25 30.19 km
A21 37.11 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode BR1 5RE

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BR1 5RE - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bonus Pastor Catholic College Outstanding
(September 15, 2017)
274 m
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School Good
(January 29, 2020)
340 m
Downderry Primary School Outstanding
(May 18, 2016)
388 m
New Woodlands School Good
(May 9, 2019)
467 m
Greenvale School Outstanding
(May 22, 2018)
648 m
Conisborough College Requires improvement
(May 16, 2018)
665 m
Forster Park Primary School Good
(June 25, 2019)
837 m
Torridon Primary School Outstanding
(July 9, 2015)
840 m
Rangefield Primary School Requires improvement
(November 1, 2018)
850 m
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Good
(June 28, 2018)
960 m
Good Shepherd RC School Good
(February 27, 2020)
1.06 km
Watergate School Outstanding
(March 7, 2017)
1.25 km
Drumbeat School and ASD Service Good
(March 20, 2019)
1.27 km
Sedgehill Academy 1.27 km
Elfrida Primary School Good
(March 21, 2017)
1.31 km
Burnt Ash Primary School Outstanding
(October 3, 2019)
1.39 km
Athelney Primary School Good
(January 24, 2017)
1.45 km
Launcelot Primary School Good
(January 12, 2017)
1.49 km
Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy Good
(June 28, 2017)
1.5 km
Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Temple Grove 1.6 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BR1 5RE - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Package Less Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 1, 2021
1.79 km
Adamas Retailers - other 4
Good
February 10, 2020
1.81 km
Bubble & Squeak Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
February 18, 2020
1.81 km
Harris Chemist Retailers - other Exempt
February 10, 2020
1.81 km
Baring Lodge Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
January 26, 2018
1.85 km
Grove Park Community Group Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
July 6, 2018
1.85 km
M&I Off Licence Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
September 14, 2018
1.85 km
Quality Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 12, 2020
1.85 km
RESTA COFFEE BAR Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 8, 2018
1.85 km
Sonali Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 19, 2020
1.85 km
Swami Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 8, 2018
1.85 km
Grove Park Pre-school Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 19, 2020
1.86 km
Balticum Food Ltd Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
November 15, 2018
1.86 km
Baring Hall Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 21, 2019
1.86 km
Burger Boulevard Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
February 7, 2019
1.86 km
Grove Park Food & Wine Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 19, 2019
1.86 km
Grove Pharm Ltd Retailers - other Exempt
February 10, 2020
1.86 km
Mangal Ocakbasi Restaurant & Meze Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
March 12, 2020
1.86 km
Rising Sun Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 25, 2020
1.86 km
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
March 26, 2019
1.86 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BR1 5RE - Data from Apr 2022

Whitefoot Lane Forster House Bus Stop/Station 170 m
Whitefoot Lane Forster House Bus Stop/Station 183 m
Haddington Road Bus Stop/Station 219 m
Haddington Road Bus Stop/Station 258 m
Downderry Road Bus Stop/Station 265 m
Beckenham Junction Tram Stop Metro/Tram 2.49 km
Beckenham Junction Tram Stop Metro/Tram 2.49 km
Beckenham Junction Tram Stop Metro/Tram 2.51 km
Beckenham Hill Rail Station Rail 881 m
Beckenham Hill Rail Station Rail 933 m
Bellingham Rail Station Rail 1.09 km
Greenwich Pier Ferry 6.07 km
Greenwich Pier Ferry 6.09 km
Greenwich Pier Ferry 6.13 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 32.05 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 32.17 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 32.19 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BR1 5RE - Data from Dec 2021

Ash Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.13 km
Stumpshill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.29 km
Garden Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.71 km
Martin's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.77 km
Carter's Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.1 km
Marvels Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.11 km
Lower Marvels Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.19 km
High Grove Woodland Or Forest 3.22 km
Elmstead Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.32 km
Rockpit Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.66 km
South Hill Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.95 km
Oak of Honor Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.06 km
Honor Oak Woodland Or Forest 4.09 km
The Tarn Inland Water 4.21 km
Fairy Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.26 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BR1 5RE - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 24.3 Mbps 39.5 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 4.6 Mbps 5.7 Mbps 21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.8 2.6
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 20.6 3.6
30-300 Mbps 0% 76.7 9.7
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

24 meters consuming 335,510 kWh - mean 13,980 kWh : median 15,317 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

24 meters consuming 114,540 kWh - mean 4,772 kWh : median 3,899 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BR1 5RE - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.42898200
Longitude -0.00505700
OS Easting 538784
OS Northing 0171885
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
13110
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Lewisham East
Electoral Ward Whitefoot
Local Authority District Lewisham
Region / Government Office Region London
European Electoral Region London
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: London
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council London East

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E09000023
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region London
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Lewisham
Cancer Alliance South East London
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
London
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Our Healthier South East London
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South East London CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Rented family living
Subgroup: Commuters with young families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Lewisham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33035337
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Lewisham 030
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Lewisham 030E
Output Area / Small Area 4A3