# BR3 5XL: area report for a postcode in Bromley

BR3 5XL is a postcode in Bromley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bromley. Open the map at BR3 5XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) › [BR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3) › [BR3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Bromley 012B: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0081,51.4088,BR35XL
- **Ravensbourne, 600 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0081,51.4088,BR35XL
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0081,51.4088,BR35XL
- **No property in BR3 5XL listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0081,51.4088,BR35XL
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bromley 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0081,51.4088,BR35XL
- **£511,670 average price**: For the whole of Bromley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0081,51.4088,BR35XL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0081,51.4088,BR35XL
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0081,51.4088,BR35XL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BR3 5XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0081,51.4088,BR35XL
- **Low road and rail noise at BR3 5XL**: Road 50 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0081,51.4088,BR35XL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.0081,51.4088,BR35XL
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0081,51.4088,BR35XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Christophers The Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-christophers-the-hall-school-e101687) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Clare House Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clare-house-primary-school-e143033) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e141535) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-primary-school-e137242) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-beckenham-green-e144287) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Primary Academy Shortlands](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-shortlands-e140936) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highfield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-junior-school-e140257) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Worsley Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/worsley-bridge-primary-school-e142403) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| April 2026 | £285,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2025 | £735,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £1,000,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £771,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2024 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Ravensbourne (600 m, 8 minutes on foot); Shortlands (760 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CORNERWAYS SURGERY (870 m); HIGHLAND ROAD SURGERY (1 km)
- Pharmacies: AKASI PHARMACY (580 m)
- Dental practices: BROMLEY PARK DENTAL AND IMPLANT CENTRE (660 m); SHORTLANDS DENTAL PRACTICE (930 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £511,670** (July 2026). Bromley’s average house price was £511,670 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £51,225** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bromley earned a median of £51,225 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 11th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.0×** (2025). A home in Bromley costs 10.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 54th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.7** (2025). Bromley has a deprivation score of 12.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 57th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bromley 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.8** (2025). Bromley 012B has a deprivation score of 5.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £488,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bromley 012B was £488,000 in 2025. Joint 5,106th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,849** (2021). Bromley 012B had 1,849 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,474th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.7%** (January 2026). In Bromley 012B, 86.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BR3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £549,450** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BR3 was £549,450 in 2025. 204th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 49,308** (2021). BR3 had 49,308 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 224th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 10%** (2022). About 10% of people in BR3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.0%** (January 2026). In BR3, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley)
- Centre: 51.4088, -0.0081

Council: [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Beckenham and Penge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/beckenham-and-penge): Liam Conlon (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.0081,51.4088,BR35XL

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3-5xl.

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