Postcode BR5 1AQ (Bromley)

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The postcode BR5 1AQ is located in Bromley, in the county of Outer London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BR5 1AQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BR5 1AQ is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.2 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 BR5 1AQ as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to BR5 1AQ is Felton Close which is centered 59 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Faringdon Avenue Birch Row and is 159 m away. The closest railway station is Petts Wood Rail Station, 907 m away.

The closest primary school to BR5 1AQ (for ages 11 and under) is St James' Roman Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on November 3, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Bishop Justus CofE School. The last OFSTED inspection on January 23, 2020 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of BR5 1AQ is Sidcup Sports Club Catering and is 5.04 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on April 19, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 169.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 90.5% 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 2.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BR5 1AQ is covered by the Metropolitan Police police force association and Bromley is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BR5 1AQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BR5 1AQ, and the approximate distance away.

Felton Close 59 m
Hollingworth Road 60 m
Prescott Avenue 161 m
Laburnum Way 161 m
Rolleston Avenue 163 m
Faringdon Avenue 186 m
Rolleston Close 235 m
Birch Row 288 m
Chesham Avenue 325 m
Lovelace Avenue 361 m
Crescent Drive 645 m
A222 3.81 km
A208 3.85 km
A21 30.29 km
M25 36.59 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode BR5 1AQ

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 BR5 1AQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St James' Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(November 3, 2021)
644 m
Southborough Primary School Good
(February 13, 2020)
798 m
Crofton Junior School Outstanding
(February 7, 2019)
990 m
Crofton Infant School Outstanding
(November 25, 2021)
990 m
Bishop Justus CofE School Good
(January 23, 2020)
1.27 km
TLC The Learning Centre Good
(June 7, 2018)
1.32 km
Trinity Church of England Primary School Good
(September 28, 2017)
1.32 km
Bromley High School 1.33 km
London South East Colleges Good
(March 22, 2019)
2 km
Darrick Wood School Good
(January 16, 2019)
2.01 km
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School 2.01 km
Darrick Wood Junior School Good
(February 5, 2019)
2.01 km
Newstead Wood School Outstanding
(February 3, 2022)
2.06 km
Tubbenden Primary School Good
(November 28, 2017)
2.3 km
Perry Hall Primary School 2.37 km
Raglan Primary School Good
(June 28, 2017)
2.44 km
Bickley Park School 2.48 km
Poverest Primary School Good
(September 18, 2018)
2.5 km
Ravens Wood School Good
(April 26, 2018)
2.51 km
Marjorie McClure School Outstanding
(January 30, 2018)
2.62 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BR5 1AQ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kemnal Technology College School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 21, 2022
4.58 km
Signature At Frognal House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 9, 2019
4.68 km
ISS Facility Services Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 25, 2020
4.73 km
League Of Friends Sandwich Bar & Kiosk Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2017
4.73 km
The Hospital Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 23, 2019
4.73 km
Wilson Jones AtChrist The King: St Mary's Sixth Form College School/college/university 4
Good
March 8, 2022
4.81 km
Rise & Shine Day Nursery & Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 20, 2021
5.04 km
Sidcup Sports Club Catering Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 19, 2022
5.04 km
Carlton Day Service Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 31, 2018
5.09 km
The Star At Sidcup Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 29, 2019
5.11 km
Sunrise City Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 10, 2020
5.19 km
Eurest At Coca Cola And Schweppes Staff Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 24, 2021
5.22 km
Costa Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 14, 2020
5.23 km
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
April 9, 2021
5.23 km
Booker Wholesale Distributors/Transporters 4
Good
January 22, 2020
5.25 km
Alphabet Tree Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 17, 2019
5.25 km
Compass Contract Services At Orchard Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 14, 2019
5.25 km
Footscray Out Of School Club At Orchard Primary School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 14, 2019
5.25 km
Sidcup & District Conservative Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
February 20, 2018
5.25 km
Foots Cray Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 29, 2018
5.26 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BR5 1AQ - Data from Apr 2022

Faringdon Avenue Birch Row Bus Stop/Station 159 m
Faringdon Avenue Birch Row Bus Stop/Station 172 m
Faringdon Avenue Chesham Avenue Bus Stop/Station 308 m
Prescott Avenue Bus Stop/Station 327 m
Faringdon Avenue Larch Way Bus Stop/Station 338 m
Petts Wood Rail Station Rail 907 m
Petts Wood Rail Station Rail 985 m
Orpington Rail Station Rail 2.1 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 29.74 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 29.8 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 29.86 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BR5 1AQ - Data from Dec 2021

Sparrow Wood Woodland Or Forest 324 m
Sparrow Common Woodland Or Forest 476 m
Roundabout Wood Woodland Or Forest 655 m
Crofton Heath Woodland Or Forest 759 m
Sydney Shaw Woodland Or Forest 889 m
Clay Wood Woodland Or Forest 976 m
Thornet Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.09 km
Gumping Common Woodland Or Forest 1.14 km
Knowl Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.33 km
Blackbrook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.35 km
Knowlehill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.73 km
Edlmann Memorial Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Newstead Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.97 km
Darrick Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.01 km
Pond Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.07 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BR5 1AQ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 169.4 Mbps 1096 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 15.1 Mbps 49 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26 5
30-300 Mbps 9.5% 92.2 11.1
300+ Mbps 90.5% 629 40.3

Gas Consumption

22 meters consuming 328,608 kWh - mean 14,937 kWh : median 13,032 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BR5 1AQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Outer London
Latitude 51.38393300
Longitude 0.06320300
OS Easting 543670
OS Northing 0167007
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
31318
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Orpington
Electoral Ward Petts Wood and Knoll
Local Authority District Bromley
Region / Government Office Region London
European Electoral Region London
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: London
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council London South

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E09000006
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region London
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Bromley
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: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Detached retirement living
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bromley BUASD
Workplace Zone E33032853
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Bromley 022
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Bromley 022D
Output Area / Small Area 6A3