Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at BR5 2AP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverest Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Perry Hall Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 90% met the expected standard |
| St. Mary Cray Primary Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 41% met the expected standard |
| Harris Primary Academy Orpington | Primary | 1.3 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Philomena's Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 86% met the expected standard |
| Harris Academy Orpington | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 83.6 · 76.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Newstead Wood School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 82.8 · 73.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Orion Coopers | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kemnal Technology College | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 29.3 · 0.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Clannad Education Centre | Independent | 600 m | – |
| Woodview | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Poverest Park | 240 m | 19 |
| Swimming | Walnuts Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Golf | Orpington Golf Centre | 2.6 km | 7 |
| Bowls | Orpington Excelsior Bowling Club | 290 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Chislehurst and West Kent Cricket Club | 3.3 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Lift Each Other (LEO) | 950 m | 2 |
| Football | Scrubs Farm Sports Ground | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Squash | Walnuts Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Gym | Anytime Fitness | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Hoblingwell Wood Recreation Ground | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Pool | Petts Wood Snooker Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Petts Wood Snooker Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
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 St Mary Cray, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Cray Valley Road, 350 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 273, 661); 6 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 11% 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 12 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 21 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Poverest Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 66% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Perry Hall Primary School (0.5 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy Orpington, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 42.7 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Hayes School (5.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (1.4 km) and Newstead Wood School (1.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 850 m away, with PS Quick Stop Convenience & Off Licence closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Poverest Medical Centre (350 m), with Orpington Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Edge is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Princess Royal University Hospital, 3.0 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: 54 restaurants and cafés and 5 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Breakfast & After School Club - Poverest Primary School is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Cricketers the nearest pub (700 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 144 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
27 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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| Bromley High School GDST |
|---|
| Independent |
| 3.0 km |
| 43.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BR5 2AP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
It's a mix of homes: 29% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 160 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Poverest Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Lift Each Other (LEO) (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 14 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 32 km.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 45% 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.