# BR5 1BH: area report for a postcode in Bromley

BR5 1BH 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 BR5 1BH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) › [BR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br5) › [BR5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 27% on July. Bromley 025C: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0707,51.3859,BR51BH
- **Petts Wood, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0707,51.3859,BR51BH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0707,51.3859,BR51BH
- **No property in BR5 1BH 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=0.0707,51.3859,BR51BH
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bromley 025C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0707,51.3859,BR51BH
- **£520,253 average price**: For the whole of Bromley, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0707,51.3859,BR51BH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0707,51.3859,BR51BH
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0707,51.3859,BR51BH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BR5 1BH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0707,51.3859,BR51BH
- **Low road and rail noise at BR5 1BH**: Road 52 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0707,51.3859,BR51BH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=0.0707,51.3859,BR51BH
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0707,51.3859,BR51BH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St James' Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-roman-catholic-primary-school-e137958) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crofton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crofton-junior-school-e137683) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crofton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crofton-infant-school-e138611) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Southborough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southborough-primary-school-e151845) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2020 | – |
| [Bromley High School GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bromley-high-school-gdst-e101692) | Independent | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Perry Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perry-hall-primary-school-e140448) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Clannad Education Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clannad-education-centre-e138378) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [TLC The Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tlc-the-learning-centre-e136228) | Special | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £900,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £870,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £665,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £740,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £650,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £687,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| June 2026 | £675,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Petts Wood (400 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WHITEHOUSE SURGERY (510 m); TUDOR WAY SURGERY (620 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (320 m); PETTS WOOD PHARMACY (320 m); FARRANTS PHARMACY (540 m)
- Dental practices: PALM DENTAL (390 m); PETTS WOOD ORTHODONTIC SURGERY (410 m); ADAMS HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (520 m); CARING DENTAL (540 m); DENTISTS AT PETTS WOOD (570 m)
- Supermarkets: Little Waitrose Shell Petts Wood (340 m, Waitrose); Morrisons Petts Wood Orpington (350 m, Morrisons); Iceland Petts Wood (440 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Petts Wood Station Square Local (550 m, Sainsburys); Cook Petts Wood (580 m, Cook)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £520,253** (August 2026). Bromley’s average house price was £520,253 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 10.2×** (2025). A home in Bromley costs 10.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 46th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 025C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.4** (2025). Bromley 025C has a deprivation score of 2.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 546th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £579,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bromley 025C was £579,750 in 2025. Joint 3,013th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,367** (2021). Bromley 025C had 1,367 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,816th least 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Bromley 025C, 100.0% 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.

## BR5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £460,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BR5 was £460,000 in 2025. Joint 388th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 48,744** (2021). BR5 had 48,744 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 232nd 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: 82%** (2022). About 82% of people in BR5 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In BR5, 97.6% 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: 51.3859, 0.0707

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

## Your MP

- [Orpington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/orpington): Gareth Bacon (Conservative), 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), August 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=0.0707,51.3859,BR51BH

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