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Thinking of living at BR2 9BU? 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 Mark's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Raglan Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| La Fontaine Academy | Primary | 900 m | 92% met the expected standard |
| Bickley Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Orion Ravensbourne | Secondary | 350 m | 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 | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 56.3 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Justus CofE School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 37.8 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bickley Park School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| The Tutorial Foundation | Independent | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 6.2 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Breaside Preparatory School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
Every primary near BR2 9BU, 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 Wendover Lawn Tennis Club | 170 m | 38 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Bromley) | 690 m | 14 |
| Cricket | Bromley Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 12 |
| Football | Bromley Football Club | 790 m | 11 |
| Squash | Bromley Lawn Tennis And Squash Club | 380 m | 9 |
| Bowls | Bromley Bowling Club | 1.7 km | 8 |
| Rugby union | Training pitch | 2.9 km | 7 |
| Fitness | PureGym | 620 m | 6 |
| Golf | Shortlands Golf Club | 2.0 km | 6 |
| Rugby | Warman Sports Club | 2.8 km | 6 |
| Yoga | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Pilates | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Walking rugby | Park House Rugby Football Club | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Gaelic games | Rounders | 120 m | 1 |
| Crossfit | Aphobos | 250 m | 1 |
| Exercise | Avoya Fitness | 640 m | 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: 52% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Bromley South, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 6.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Wendover Road / Bromley, 100 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 358, 261, 320, 208); 210 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% 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 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 16 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Mark's Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Orion Ravensbourne, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 45 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Hayes School (2.9 km) and Harris Academy Beckenham (2.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Newstead Wood School (5.6 km) and St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (7.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 250 m away; Bromley Global Food Market (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dysart Surgery (450 m), with Scotts Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Barber Shop is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Princess Royal University Hospital, 4.8 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 49 restaurants and cafés and 10 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Planet 224 Plus is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Crown Of Bromley the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 205 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 14 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 46% flats and 14% detached houses.
49 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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The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 124 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Bromley Palace Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Aphobos (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 31 km.
Most households own their home, 33% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 55% 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.