# B38 0BQ: area report for a postcode in Bromsgrove

B38 0BQ is a postcode in Bromsgrove.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bromsgrove. Open the map at B38 0BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) › [B38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b38) › [B38 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b38-0)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 34% on July. Bromsgrove 005A: 196 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9119,52.4064,B380BQ
- **Kings Norton, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9119,52.4064,B380BQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9119,52.4064,B380BQ
- **No property in B38 0BQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9119,52.4064,B380BQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bromsgrove 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9119,52.4064,B380BQ
- **£332,683 average price**: For the whole of Bromsgrove, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9119,52.4064,B380BQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9119,52.4064,B380BQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9119,52.4064,B380BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B38 0BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9119,52.4064,B380BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at B38 0BQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9119,52.4064,B380BQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.9119,52.4064,B380BQ
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9119,52.4064,B380BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Broadmeadow Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadmeadow-junior-school-e151402) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Bells Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bells-farm-primary-school-e103383) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broadmeadow Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadmeadow-infant-school-e151212) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Lindsworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lindsworth-school-e103632) | Special | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [The Oaks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oaks-primary-school-e149872) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-catholic-primary-school-e141830) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Norton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-norton-primary-school-e149131) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Penny Tree School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penny-tree-school-e152431) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2024 | £278,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| September 2024 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £295,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2024 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £162,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY (900 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (600 m); DRUIDS HEATH PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (90 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Kings Norton (460 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £332,683** (August 2026). Bromsgrove’s average house price was £332,683 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,776** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bromsgrove earned a median of £42,776 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 90th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Bromsgrove costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). Bromsgrove has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 34th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bromsgrove 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.7** (2025). Bromsgrove 005A has a deprivation score of 10.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,556th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bromsgrove 005A was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 14,683rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,631** (2021). Bromsgrove 005A had 1,631 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,602nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 76.7%** (January 2026). In Bromsgrove 005A, 76.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## B38 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £241,350** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B38 was £241,350 in 2025. 691st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,589** (2021). B38 had 20,589 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,333rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in B38 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.9%** (January 2026). In B38, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove)
- Centre: 52.4064, -1.9119

Council: [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bromsgrove): Bradley Thomas (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.9119,52.4064,B380BQ

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