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Thinking of living at BR1 3LA? 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 | 450 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| La Fontaine Academy | Primary | 650 m | 92% met the expected standard |
| Bickley Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Bullers Wood School for Boys | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 49 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Orion Ravensbourne | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bullers Wood School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 56.3 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Tutorial Foundation | Independent | 350 m | Attainment 8: 6.2 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Breaside Preparatory School | Independent | 450 m | – |
| Bickley Park School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
Every primary near BR1 3LA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Bromley Sports Club | 250 m | 42 |
| Swimming | Pavillion Leisure Centre | 700 m | 15 |
| Cricket | Bromley Cricket Club | 280 m | 13 |
| Football | Bromley Football Club | 1.9 km | 13 |
| Squash | Bromley Sports Club | 250 m | 9 |
| Bowls | Bromley Bowling Club | 610 m | 8 |
| Golf | Sundridge Park Golf Club | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Fitness | Avoya Fitness | 760 m | 6 |
| Rugby | Warman Sports Club | 3.9 km | 5 |
| Rugby union | Training pitch | 3.9 km | 5 |
| Yoga | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Pilates | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Walking rugby | Park House Rugby Football Club | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Exercise | Avoya Fitness | 760 m | 1 |
| Bmx | Bromley Skatepark | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Bromley Skatepark | 1.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 31. 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, about a 10-minute walk (650 m), with 226k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Freelands Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 269, 162); 40 departures an hour from the 5 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 Orion Scotts Park, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 61% 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 Bullers Wood School for Boys, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 49 · 7.1% 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 Marks & Spencer, 850 m away, with BP And M&S Simply Food closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South View Partnership (250 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 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.
Tamasha Restaurant And Hotel is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Bromley Sports Club / Bromley Cricket Club the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 175 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
47 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 Bromley Palace Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Pavillion Leisure Centre (700 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.