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

BR5 1HZ 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 1HZ 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

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 5% on July. Bromley 025B: 30 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0791,51.3868,BR51HZ
- **Petts Wood, 380 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0791,51.3868,BR51HZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0791,51.3868,BR51HZ
- **5 of 20 properties in BR5 1HZ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 3 at medium risk, 1 at very low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.0791,51.3868,BR51HZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bromley 025B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0791,51.3868,BR51HZ
- **£511,670 average price**: For the whole of Bromley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0791,51.3868,BR51HZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0791,51.3868,BR51HZ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0791,51.3868,BR51HZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BR5 1HZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0791,51.3868,BR51HZ
- **Low road and rail noise at BR5 1HZ**: Road 54 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0791,51.3868,BR51HZ
- **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=0.0791,51.3868,BR51HZ
- **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=0.0791,51.3868,BR51HZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crofton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crofton-junior-school-e137683) | Primary | 510 m (6 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 | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St James' Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-roman-catholic-primary-school-e137958) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Perry Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perry-hall-primary-school-e140448) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 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 | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Southborough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southborough-primary-school-e151845) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2020 | – |
| [Poverest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poverest-primary-school-e101641) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bromley High School GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bromley-high-school-gdst-e101692) | Independent | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £335,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £638,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £580,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2023 | £1,075,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2024 | £590,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £810,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £980,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £810,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Petts Wood (380 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: TUDOR WAY SURGERY (230 m); WHITEHOUSE SURGERY (320 m)
- Pharmacies: FARRANTS PHARMACY (410 m); BOOTS (460 m); PETTS WOOD PHARMACY (460 m); CROFTON PHARMACY (930 m)
- Dental practices: CARING DENTAL (410 m); DENTISTS AT PETTS WOOD (450 m); PALM DENTAL (500 m); ADAMS HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (510 m); PETTS WOOD ORTHODONTIC SURGERY (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Little Waitrose Shell Petts Wood (330 m, Waitrose); Iceland Petts Wood (360 m, Iceland); Morrisons Petts Wood Orpington (380 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Petts Wood Station Square Local (400 m, Sainsburys); Cook Petts Wood (490 m, Cook)

## 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 025B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 0.7** (2025). Bromley 025B has a deprivation score of 0.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £882,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bromley 025B was £882,500 in 2025. 681st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,542** (2021). Bromley 025B had 1,542 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,214th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Bromley 025B, 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: 51.3868, 0.0791

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), 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=0.0791,51.3868,BR51HZ

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