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On Englefield Close, in St Mary Cray South
What it's like at BR5 2HX: every home that has sold on Englefield Close since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Englefield Close; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 4 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 5, Englefield CloseTerraced | Nov 2020 | £380,000 | 105 m² | £3,619/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Englefield CloseTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2017 | £279,600 | 88 m² | £3,177/m² | 4 |
| 7, Englefield CloseTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2025 | £295,000 | 136 m² | £2,169/m² | 3 |
| 12, Englefield CloseTerraced | Aug 2018 | £400,000 | 132 m² | £3,030/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is St Mary Cray, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Church Hill Wood, 100 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (route R3); 58 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 11% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 21 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Poverest Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 66% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Perry Hall Primary School (0.9 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Orion Coopers, 2.3 km away; Attainment 8: 48.5 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (2.7 km) and Newstead Wood School (3.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 1.2 km away, with The BakeHouse closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Poverest Medical Centre (450 m), with Orpington Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Ace Barbers is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Princess Royal University Hospital, 4.1 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Breakfast & After School Club - Poverest Primary School is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Petts Wood Bowling Club the nearest pub (1.3 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 88 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Poverest Park, 800 m away; for exercise, The Gym Group (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 13 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 33 km.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
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.
12 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.
Orpington constituency: Gareth Bacon MP (Conservative), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 5,118 (11.1%), turnout 65%. Vote shares: Conservative 38%, Labour 27%, Reform UK 19%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
14 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BR5 2HX →
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 4 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 43 min
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| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.6% | 90.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.1% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.