Postcode BR5 1BL (Bromley)

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

BR5 1BL 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 1BL as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Multi-ethnic suburbia.

The closest road name to BR5 1BL is Maybury Close which is centered 31 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Crescent Drive and is 102 m away. The closest railway station is Petts Wood Rail Station, 516 m away.

The closest primary school to BR5 1BL (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 1BL is Sidcup Sports Club Catering and is 4.4 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on April 19, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 87.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.5 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 2.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BR5 1BL 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 1BL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Maybury Close 31 m
Franks Wood Avenue 138 m
Crest View Drive 161 m
Merton Gardens 186 m
Roesel Place 238 m
Langley Gardens 247 m
Tent Peg Lane 286 m
Woodhurst Avenue 314 m
Lakeswood Road 320 m
Nightingale Road 426 m
Oxhawth Crescent 444 m
Crescent Drive 590 m
Southborough Lane 893 m
A208 3.23 km
A222 3.61 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode BR5 1BL

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 1BL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St James' Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(November 3, 2021)
0 m
Southborough Primary School Good
(February 13, 2020)
666 m
Bromley High School 919 m
Crofton Junior School Outstanding
(February 7, 2019)
969 m
Crofton Infant School Outstanding
(November 25, 2021)
969 m
Bishop Justus CofE School Good
(January 23, 2020)
1.67 km
Trinity Church of England Primary School Good
(September 28, 2017)
1.77 km
TLC The Learning Centre Good
(June 7, 2018)
1.77 km
Marjorie McClure School Outstanding
(January 30, 2018)
1.98 km
Coopers School Good
(March 8, 2018)
2.1 km
Poverest Primary School Good
(September 18, 2018)
2.16 km
London South East Colleges Good
(March 22, 2019)
2.22 km
Bickley Park School 2.24 km
Perry Hall Primary School 2.26 km
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Good
(July 5, 2017)
2.26 km
Bullers Wood School for Boys 2.39 km
St Nicholas Church of England Primary Good
(September 19, 2017)
2.41 km
Raglan Primary School Good
(June 28, 2017)
2.41 km
Bullers Wood School Outstanding
(May 26, 2011)
2.52 km
Newstead Wood School Outstanding
(February 3, 2022)
2.57 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kemnal Technology College School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 21, 2022
4.02 km
Signature At Frognal House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 9, 2019
4.06 km
ISS Facility Services Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 25, 2020
4.12 km
League Of Friends Sandwich Bar & Kiosk Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2017
4.12 km
The Hospital Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 23, 2019
4.12 km
Wilson Jones AtChrist The King: St Mary's Sixth Form College School/college/university 4
Good
March 8, 2022
4.18 km
Rise & Shine Day Nursery & Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 20, 2021
4.4 km
Sidcup Sports Club Catering Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 19, 2022
4.4 km
Carlton Day Service Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 31, 2018
4.45 km
The Star At Sidcup Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 29, 2019
4.48 km
Sunrise City Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 10, 2020
4.61 km
Horse & Groom Harvester Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 9, 2020
4.62 km
Sidcup Food & Wine Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
4.64 km
Alphabet Tree Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 17, 2019
4.65 km
Compass Contract Services At Orchard Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 14, 2019
4.65 km
Footscray Out Of School Club At Orchard Primary School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 14, 2019
4.65 km
Sidcup & District Conservative Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
February 20, 2018
4.65 km
Eurest At Coca Cola And Schweppes Staff Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 24, 2021
4.66 km
Sidcup And Footscray United Services Club Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
June 19, 2019
4.66 km
Friday Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 4, 2022
4.68 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Crescent Drive Bus Stop/Station 102 m
Crescent Drive Bus Stop/Station 128 m
Southborough Lane Baptist Church Bus Stop/Station 128 m
Oxhawth Crescent East Arm Bus Stop/Station 200 m
Oxhawth Crescent Bus Stop/Station 220 m
Petts Wood Rail Station Rail 516 m
Petts Wood Rail Station Rail 574 m
Bickley Rail Station Rail 1.89 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 30.37 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 30.43 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 30.48 km

Nearby Nature

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

Sydney Shaw Woodland Or Forest 249 m
Thornet Wood Woodland Or Forest 557 m
Blackbrook Wood Woodland Or Forest 755 m
Sparrow Wood Woodland Or Forest 900 m
Sparrow Common Woodland Or Forest 1.06 km
Roundabout Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.15 km
Edlmann Memorial Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
Crofton Heath Woodland Or Forest 1.4 km
Walk Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.45 km
Pond Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.45 km
Petts Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.52 km
Willett Memorial Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.61 km
Clay Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
Gumping Common Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km
Gosshill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.67 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 23.2 Mbps 87.1 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 4.2 Mbps 8.5 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 0
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 18.8 3.5
30-300 Mbps 0% 107 10
300+ Mbps 100% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

23 meters consuming 376,519 kWh - mean 16,370 kWh : median 16,846 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BR5 1BL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Outer London
Latitude 51.38938200
Longitude 0.06632300
OS Easting 543870
OS Northing 0167619
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: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic suburbia
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 6B1