B61
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bromsgrove, Sidemoor and Charford, 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 B61 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In B61, 89.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How B61 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is B61 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B61 at a rate of 68.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across B.
In August 2026 alone, 158 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B61.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (767), anti-social behaviour (290) and other crime (276).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B61 was 80.3 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 B61, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B61 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in B61
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromsgrove 002E | 2,207 | 39.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 74.7% |
| Bromsgrove 007A | 1,745 | 52.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.8% |
| Bromsgrove 007B | 1,441 | 87.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.0% |
| Bromsgrove 007C | 1,397 | 66.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.7% |
| Bromsgrove 007D | 1,375 | 84.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.1% |
| Bromsgrove 008D | 2,254 | 41.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.8% |
| Bromsgrove 010A | 1,747 | 19.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 75.3% |
| Bromsgrove 010B | 1,931 | 58.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.4% |
| Bromsgrove 010C | 1,697 | 88.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| Bromsgrove 010D | 2,000 | 77.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.1% |
| Bromsgrove 011A | 2,038 | 162.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.8% |
| Bromsgrove 011C | 1,668 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.0% |
| Bromsgrove 011D | 1,575 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.4% |
| Bromsgrove 013D | 1,648 | 49.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
MPs for B61
- Bradley ThomasConservativeMP for Bromsgrove96% of B61’s postcodes
- Chris BlooreLabourMP for Redditch4.0% of B61’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 B613
Postcode sectors in B614
Council1
Towns in B612
Postcode districts next to B616
Nearest rail stations1
More in the B postcode area2
B61 in brief
B61 is a postcode district covering Bromsgrove, Sidemoor and Charford, in Bromsgrove.
About 26,475 people lived in B61 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £288,000 in 2025 across 398 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 68.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B61 was £288,000 in 2025.
B61 had 25,999 usual residents at the census.
In B61, 89.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In B61, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.