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Thinking of living at BR1 4AA? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Parish Church of England Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Harris Primary Academy Shortlands | Primary | 1000 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Burnt Ash Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| Orion Ravensbourne | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bonus Pastor Catholic College | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 16.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Haberdashers' Knights Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sedgehill Academy | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 43.9 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Tutorial Foundation | Independent | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 6.2 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Christophers The Hall School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Breaside Preparatory School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Church House Gardens | 990 m | 44 |
| Swimming | Pavillion Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 14 |
| Football | Ten-Em-Bee Sports Development Centre | 1.4 km | 14 |
| Cricket | Downham & Bellingham Cricket Club | 1.2 km | 12 |
| Squash | The Sundridge Park Club | 1.3 km | 12 |
| Bowls | Bromley Bowling Club | 1.4 km | 10 |
| Golf | Shortlands Golf Club | 440 m | 8 |
| Rugby | Beckenham Rugby Football Club | 3.5 km | 7 |
| Rugby union | Training pitch | 4.5 km | 7 |
| Fitness | GYM BROMLEY | 800 m | 6 |
| Yoga | Power Pilates | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Bromley Skatepark | 960 m | 2 |
| Pilates | Power Pilates | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Walking rugby | Park House Rugby Football Club | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Bromley Skatepark | 960 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 Shortlands, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Farwig Lane, 200 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 208, 320); 72 departures an hour from the 10 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 Valley Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 83% 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, 2.0 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 Co-op, 250 m away; Bromley Local Supermarket (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Highland Road Surgery (50 m), with Touchwood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Sam's Barbers is 300 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.
Buddys Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and United Service Club the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 175 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 20 listed buildings.
45 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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Every primary near BR1 4AA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Homes are mostly flats (59%).
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is College Green, 500 m away; for exercise, Gym Bromley (800 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.