BR2 8LX
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Property report — BR2 8LX
Open-data due diligence for BR2 8LX and the area around it.
BR2 8LX in brief: 25 recorded sales (£82,000–£635,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BR2 8LX itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BR2 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£562,302
Population
17,269
Crimes recorded
78
Schools
6
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
98%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BR2 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (25 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | £635,000 | 2 CAPEL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2024-09-03 | £600,000 | 16 CAPEL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2024-01-30 | £520,000 | 7 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-05-31 | £540,000 | 19 CAPEL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2021-02-09 | £550,000 | 14 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-06-15 | £250,000 | 11 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-08-03 | £305,000 | 18 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-07-01 | £286,250 | 12 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-06-30 | £277,000 | 5 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-09-12 | £256,000 | 10 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-02-10 | £250,000 | 12 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-12-04 | £290,000 | 16 CAPEL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2003-11-17 | £231,000 | 14 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-09-23 | £248,000 | 18 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-05-16 | £215,000 | 2 CAPEL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2002-07-01 | £196,000 | 5 CAPEL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2002-07-01 | £279,000 | 13 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-06-24 | £120,000 | 2 CAPEL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-07-23 | £127,000 | 10 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-09-19 | £97,000 | 16 CAPEL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1997-03-12 | £95,000 | 3 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-29 | £84,000 | 17 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-28 | £91,375 | 5 CAPEL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1996-09-27 | £82,000 | 4 CAPEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-06-16 | £93,000 | 20 CAPEL CLOSE | Terraced |
25 recorded sales on BR2 8LX. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Church of England Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bishop Justus CofE School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Ravens Wood School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Southborough Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hayes Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Darrick Wood School | 1.2 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: SOUTHBOROUGH LANE SURGERY (0.8 mi) · BROMLEY COMMON PRACTICE (0.8 mi) · SUMMERCROFT SURGERY (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BRIDGEWAYS DAY HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · PRINCESS ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · ORPINGTON HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 60, JACKSON ROAD (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · Holy Trinity War Memorial (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 56 AND 58, JACKSON ROAD (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: GORDON DAVIE CHEMIST (0.9 mi) · WALLACE PRING PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · BOOTS (1.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Petts Wood (1.5 mi) · Hayes (Kent) (1.5 mi) · Bickley (1.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.8 mi) · Budgens (0.9 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 40
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 33%
- Households
- 6,907
Owned 67% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BR2 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BR2 8 (Aug 24–Apr 26, average 75/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBR2 | SectorBR2 8 | PostcodeBR2 8LX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £644,336 | £562,302 | £268,705 |
| Population | 68,463 | 17,269 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 226 | 78 | — |
| Schools | 19 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 88% | 98% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BR2 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.