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

BR5 2RQ 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 2RQ 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

- **57 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Bromley 014A: 142 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1053,51.4036,BR52RQ
- **St Mary Cray, 990 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1053,51.4036,BR52RQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1053,51.4036,BR52RQ
- **No property in BR5 2RQ 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=0.1053,51.4036,BR52RQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bromley 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1053,51.4036,BR52RQ
- **£511,670 average price**: For the whole of Bromley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1053,51.4036,BR52RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1053,51.4036,BR52RQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1053,51.4036,BR52RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BR5 2RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1053,51.4036,BR52RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BR5 2RQ**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1053,51.4036,BR52RQ
- **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=0.1053,51.4036,BR52RQ
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1053,51.4036,BR52RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leesons Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leesons-primary-school-e141291) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gray's Farm Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grays-farm-primary-academy-e139639) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Midfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/midfield-primary-school-e141613) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Riverside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-school-e135232) | Special | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Kemnal Technology College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kemnal-technology-college-e136281) | Secondary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 30.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peter-and-st-paul-catholic-primary-school-e141158) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cray-church-of-england-primary-school-e146842) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Poverest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poverest-primary-school-e101641) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| June 2025 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2026 | £413,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2023 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2025 | £417,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2026 | £410,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2023 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St Mary Cray (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE (260 m)
- Pharmacies: CRAY HILL PHARMACY + TRAVEL CLINIC (50 m); CRAY HILL CHEMIST (50 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (50 m); ST PAULS CRAY HEALTH CLINIC (390 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op St Pauls Cray (60 m, The Co-operative Group); Budgens Orpington (60 m, Budgens); Tesco St Pauls Cray Esso Express (660 m, Tesco); Lidl London St Mary Cray (690 m, Lidl); Aldi Springvale Retail Park (820 m, Aldi)

## 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 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 37.0** (2025). Bromley 014A has a deprivation score of 37.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,443rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bromley 014A was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 9,448th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,959** (2021). Bromley 014A had 1,959 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,013th 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In Bromley 014A, 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.

## 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: 51.4036, 0.1053

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=0.1053,51.4036,BR52RQ

## How to cite

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