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Thinking of living at BR1 3AL? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orion Scotts Park | Primary | 300 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| La Fontaine Academy | Primary | 750 m | 92% met the expected standard |
| Bickley Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Bullers Wood School for Boys | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 49 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bullers Wood School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 56.3 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Orion Ravensbourne | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Haberdashers' Knights Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bonus Pastor Catholic College | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 16.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Tutorial Foundation | Independent | 250 m | Attainment 8: 6.2 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Breaside Preparatory School | Independent | 300 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Bromley Sports Club | 120 m | 44 |
| Swimming | Pavillion Leisure Centre | 850 m | 15 |
| Cricket | Bromley Cricket Club | 140 m | 13 |
| Football | Bromley Football Club | 2.1 km | 13 |
| Squash | Bromley Sports Club | 120 m | 8 |
| Golf | Sundridge Park Golf Club | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Bromley Bowling Club | 470 m | 7 |
| Fitness | Avoya Fitness | 910 m | 6 |
| Yoga | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Rugby union | Training pitch | 4.1 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Warman Sports Club | 4.0 km | 3 |
| Pilates | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Exercise | Avoya Fitness | 910 m | 1 |
| Bmx | Bromley Skatepark | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Bromley Skatepark | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Crossfit | Aphobos | 1.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 29. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 51% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Bromley North, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 226k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Wanstead Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 269, 162); 60 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 11% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 16 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Orion Scotts Park, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 61% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School (0.1 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Bullers Wood School for Boys, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 49 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Hayes School (3.5 km) and Bonus Pastor Catholic College (3.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Newstead Wood School (5.1 km) and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (6.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 950 m away, with BP And M&S Simply Food closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South View Partnership (400 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Beauty Room is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Princess Royal University Hospital, 4.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Tamasha Restaurant And Hotel is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Freelands Tavern the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
42 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Bickley Park School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
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There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 32% flats and 21% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Bromley Palace Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Progressive Fitness UK (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 11 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 32 km.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.