# B45 9QH: area report for a postcode in Bromsgrove

B45 9QH 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 B45 9QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) › [B45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b45) › [B45 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b45-9)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Bromsgrove 006B: 92 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0208,52.3802,B459QH
- **Barnt Green, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0208,52.3802,B459QH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0208,52.3802,B459QH
- **No property in B45 9QH 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=-2.0208,52.3802,B459QH
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bromsgrove 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0208,52.3802,B459QH
- **£335,607 average price**: For the whole of Bromsgrove, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0208,52.3802,B459QH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0208,52.3802,B459QH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0208,52.3802,B459QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B45 9QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0208,52.3802,B459QH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B45 9QH**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0208,52.3802,B459QH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.0208,52.3802,B459QH
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0208,52.3802,B459QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lickey-hills-primary-school-and-nursery-e116773) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beaconside Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaconside-primary-and-nursery-school-e116768) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Waseley Hills High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waseley-hills-high-school-e138664) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 39.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St James Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-catholic-primary-school-e141820) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holywell Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holywell-primary-and-nursery-school-e150630) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2021, before the school changed | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rednal Hill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rednal-hill-junior-school-e103248) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rednal Hill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rednal-hill-infant-school-e103249) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £597,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 510 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Spar Lynwood (960 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £335,607** (July 2026). Bromsgrove’s average house price was £335,607 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.7** (2025). Bromsgrove 006B has a deprivation score of 4.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,481st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £622,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bromsgrove 006B was £622,500 in 2025. Joint 2,369th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,612** (2021). Bromsgrove 006B had 1,612 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,488th 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: 90.0%** (January 2026). In Bromsgrove 006B, 90.0% 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.

## B45 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £264,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B45 was £264,250 in 2025. 858th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,885** (2021). B45 had 32,885 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 756th most 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: 73%** (2022). About 73% of people in B45 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: 97.0%** (January 2026). In B45, 97.0% 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: 52.3802, -2.0208

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), July 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=-2.0208,52.3802,B459QH

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