# BR5 2JQ: area report for a postcode in Bromley

BR5 2JQ 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 2JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) › [BR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br5) › [BR5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. Bromley 023C: 86 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0954,51.3931,BR52JQ
- **St Mary Cray, 780 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0954,51.3931,BR52JQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0954,51.3931,BR52JQ
- **No property in BR5 2JQ 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=0.0954,51.3931,BR52JQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bromley 023C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0954,51.3931,BR52JQ
- **£511,670 average price**: For the whole of Bromley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0954,51.3931,BR52JQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0954,51.3931,BR52JQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0954,51.3931,BR52JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BR5 2JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0954,51.3931,BR52JQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BR5 2JQ**: Road 52 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0954,51.3931,BR52JQ
- **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=0.0954,51.3931,BR52JQ
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0954,51.3931,BR52JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Poverest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poverest-primary-school-e101641) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leesons Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leesons-primary-school-e141291) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Perry Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perry-hall-primary-school-e140448) | Primary | 1 km (13 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 (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St. Mary Cray Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-cray-primary-academy-e141117) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peter-and-st-paul-catholic-primary-school-e141158) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crofton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crofton-infant-school-e138611) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Crofton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crofton-junior-school-e137683) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £412,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| August 2025 | £465,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2024 | £286,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £530,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2024 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £422,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £216,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St Mary Cray (780 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: POVEREST MEDICAL CENTRE (530 m); CRESCENT SURGERY (850 m)
- Pharmacies: ORPINGTON PHARMACY (850 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 023C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.3** (2025). Bromley 023C has a deprivation score of 23.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,222nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £477,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bromley 023C was £477,500 in 2025. Joint 5,407th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,381** (2021). Bromley 023C had 1,381 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,392nd 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 023C, 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: 51.3931, 0.0954

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=0.0954,51.3931,BR52JQ

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