# B48 7RZ: area report for a postcode in Bromsgrove

B48 7RZ 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 B48 7RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) › [B48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b48) › [B48 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b48-7)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 300% on July. Bromsgrove 009D: 19 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9583,52.3476,B487RZ
- **Alvechurch, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9583,52.3476,B487RZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9583,52.3476,B487RZ
- **No property in B48 7RZ 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=-1.9583,52.3476,B487RZ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bromsgrove 009D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9583,52.3476,B487RZ
- **£335,607 average price**: For the whole of Bromsgrove, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9583,52.3476,B487RZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9583,52.3476,B487RZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9583,52.3476,B487RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B48 7RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9583,52.3476,B487RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at B48 7RZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9583,52.3476,B487RZ
- **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=-1.9583,52.3476,B487RZ
- **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=-1.9583,52.3476,B487RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crown Meadow First School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crown-meadow-first-school-and-nursery-e116646) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Alvechurch CofE Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alvechurch-cofe-middle-school-e143507) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, April 2025 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £530,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2024 | £755,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2025 | £1,010,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| January 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| May 2026 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| October 2025 | £417,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 390 m |
| March 2024 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 470 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Alvechurch (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: ALVECHURCH PHARMACY (480 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Alvechurch (530 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 009D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.7** (2025). Bromsgrove 009D has a deprivation score of 6.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,734th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £405,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bromsgrove 009D was £405,000 in 2025. Joint 8,425th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,484** (2021). Bromsgrove 009D had 1,484 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,359th least 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: 77.2%** (January 2026). In Bromsgrove 009D, 77.2% 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.

## B48 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £435,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B48 was £435,000 in 2025. Joint 478th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 6,128** (2021). B48 had 6,128 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 525th 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 B48 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: 83.4%** (January 2026). In B48, 83.4% 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: 52.3476, -1.9583

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=-1.9583,52.3476,B487RZ

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