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Thinking of living at BR2 7JB? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickhurst Infant Academy | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Pickhurst Academy | Primary | 500 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Hawes Down Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Hayes School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 19.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Langley Park School for Girls | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 55.8 · 20.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Orion Ravensbourne | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Langley Park School for Boys | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 54.4 · 18% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ravens Wood School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 48.1 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wickham Park School | Independent | 1.0 km | – |
| Baston House School | Independent | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 5.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St David's Prep | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
Every primary near BR2 7JB, 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 | Wickham Park Sports Club | 490 m | 30 |
| Golf | Langley Park Golf Club Clubhouse | 1.1 km | 13 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Bromley) | 1.5 km | 13 |
| Football | Coney Hall Football club | 580 m | 11 |
| Cricket | Roebucks Cricket Club | 1.2 km | 11 |
| Squash | Old Wilsonians Sports Ground | 550 m | 10 |
| Bowls | The Warren Metropolitan Police Sports Club | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Rugby union | Beccehamian Rugby Football Club | 1.6 km | 7 |
| Rugby | Beccehamian Rugby Football Club - 1st XV Pitch | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Fitness | TB Gymfit | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Yoga | Yoga Feeling | 520 m | 3 |
| Pilates | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Walking rugby | Beccehamian Rugby Football Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Netball | mutli-use sports court | 680 m | 1 |
| Gym | TB Gymfit | 1.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 30. 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: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Hayes (Kent), about a 10-minute walk (650 m), with 940k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Crest Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 314, 138, 638); 48 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 17 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Pickhurst Infant Academy, a few minutes' walk (500 m).
The nearest secondary is Hayes School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 54.8 · 19.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Beckenham (3.2 km) and Bonus Pastor Catholic College (5.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Newstead Wood School (5 km) and St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (6.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 550 m away; Budgens (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Pickhurst Surgery (500 m), with Medibank Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Klinik is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Princess Royal University Hospital, 3.9 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Jeevs Burgers - Old Wilsonians Sports Club is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Miller & Carter the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 11% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 75% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Pickhurst Green, 350 m away; for exercise, Yoga Feeling (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 14 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 29 km.
38 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
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.