B48
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Alvechurch, Hopwood and Rowney Green, in Bromsgrove.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an B48 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In B48, 83.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How B48 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is B48 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B48 at a rate of 57.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across B.
In August 2026 alone, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B48.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (110), other crime (97) and vehicle crime (35).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B48 was 52.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in B48, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B48 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in B48
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromsgrove 009A | 2,310 | 97.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.3% |
| Bromsgrove 009B | 1,567 | 99.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 57.5% |
| Bromsgrove 009C | 1,570 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.7% |
| Bromsgrove 009D | 1,484 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 77.2% |
MPs for B48
- Bradley ThomasConservativeMP for Bromsgrove99% of B48’s postcodes
- Manuela PerteghellaLiberal DemocratMP for Stratford-on-Avon1.0% of B48’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in B481
Postcode sectors in B481
Council1
Postcode districts next to B487
Nearest rail stations4
More in the B postcode area2
B48 in brief
B48 is a postcode district covering Alvechurch, Hopwood and Rowney Green, in Bromsgrove.
About 6,292 people lived in B48 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £435,000 in 2025 across 71 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 57.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B48 was £435,000 in 2025.
B48 had 6,128 usual residents at the census.
In B48, 83.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In B48, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.