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Thinking of living at BR1 4AP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of England Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Valley Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Burnt Ash Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 82% met the expected standard |
| Harris Primary Academy Shortlands | Primary | 1.2 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| Bonus Pastor Catholic College | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 16.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Haberdashers' Knights Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sedgehill Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 43.9 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Orion Ravensbourne | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy Beckenham | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 51.6 · 12.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Christophers The Hall School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| The Tutorial Foundation | Independent | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 6.2 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Church House Gardens | 1.4 km | 49 |
| Swimming | Beckenham Place Park Lake | 1.4 km | 18 |
| Football | Ten-Em-Bee Sports Development Centre | 1.0 km | 15 |
| Squash | The Sundridge Park Club | 1.5 km | 13 |
| Cricket | Downham & Bellingham Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 12 |
| Bowls | Bromley Bowling Club | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Golf | Shortlands Golf Club | 350 m | 8 |
| Rugby | Beckenham Rugby Football Club | 3.4 km | 7 |
| Fitness | GYM BROMLEY | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 3.2 km | 6 |
| Yoga | Power Pilates | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Skateboard | Bromley Skatepark | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Rugby union | Training pitch | 4.9 km | 4 |
| Pilates | Power Pilates | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Basketball | basketball court | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Lewisham Bmx Track | 1.2 km | 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: 52% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Ravensbourne, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 235k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Blackfriars.
The nearest bus stop is Bromley Avenue, 200 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (route 354); 42 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 13% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 14 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Parish Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 80% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Harris Primary Academy Shortlands (0.7 km), with 6 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Bonus Pastor Catholic College, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 50.7 · 16.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Beckenham (1.8 km) and Harris Girls Academy Bromley (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Newstead Wood School (7.1 km) and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (8.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 550 m away, with Londis closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Highland Road Surgery (350 m), with Touchwood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Sam's Barbers is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Lewisham, 5.2 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Buddys Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and Shortlands Golf Club the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Homes are mostly flats (52%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Swiftsden Green, 800 m away; for exercise, Ten-Em-Bee Sports Development Centre (1.0 km).
20 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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| Breaside Preparatory School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
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Every primary near BR1 4AP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
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, 31 km.
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 51% 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.