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Thinking of living at BR1 3JN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Parish Church of England Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Valley Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Orion Scotts Park | Primary | 900 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Orion Ravensbourne | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bullers Wood School for Boys | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 49 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bullers Wood School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 56.3 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Haberdashers' Knights Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bonus Pastor Catholic College | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 16.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Tutorial Foundation | Independent | 500 m | Attainment 8: 6.2 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Breaside Preparatory School | Independent | 900 m | – |
| Bickley Park School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Bromley Sports Club | 740 m | 42 |
| Swimming | Pavillion Leisure Centre | 610 m | 14 |
| Football | Ten-Em-Bee Sports Development Centre | 2.1 km | 14 |
| Cricket | Bromley Cricket Club | 760 m | 13 |
| Squash | Bromley Sports Club | 740 m | 10 |
| Bowls | Bromley Bowling Club | 670 m | 8 |
| Golf | Sundridge Park Golf Club | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Rugby | Warman Sports Club | 4.2 km | 7 |
| Fitness | GYM BROMLEY | 510 m | 6 |
| Rugby union | Training pitch | 4.2 km | 6 |
| Yoga | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Pilates | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Walking rugby | Park House Rugby Football Club | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Exercise | Avoya Fitness | 720 m | 1 |
| Bmx | Bromley Skatepark | 850 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Bromley Skatepark | 850 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 32. 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: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Bromley North, a few minutes' walk (100 m), with 226k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Bromley North Station, 150 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 227, SL3, 261, 269); 280 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% 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 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 62% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Mark's Church of England Primary School (1.2 km), with 6 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Orion Ravensbourne, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 45 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bonus Pastor Catholic College (2.4 km) and Harris Academy Beckenham (3.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Newstead Wood School (6.3 km) and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 400 m away, with Premier Express closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is SpaMedica Bromley (150 m), with Caxton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Beau Tribu is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Lewisham, 5.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 44% 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 53 restaurants and cafés and 17 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Aqua Bar & Grill is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Anglesey Arms the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 175 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
61 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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There are 20 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (59%).
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is College Green, 350 m away; for exercise, Gym Bromley (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 11 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 32 km.
Most households own their home, 31% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 50% 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.