# B61 7LG: area report for a postcode in Bromsgrove

B61 7LG 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 B61 7LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) › [B61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b61) › [B61 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b61-7)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. Bromsgrove 013D: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0766,52.3246,B617LG
- **Bromsgrove, 1.9 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0766,52.3246,B617LG
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0766,52.3246,B617LG
- **No property in B61 7LG 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=-2.0766,52.3246,B617LG
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Bromsgrove 013D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0766,52.3246,B617LG
- **£335,607 average price**: For the whole of Bromsgrove, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0766,52.3246,B617LG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0766,52.3246,B617LG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0766,52.3246,B617LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B61 7LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0766,52.3246,B617LG
- **Low road and rail noise at B61 7LG**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0766,52.3246,B617LG
- **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=-2.0766,52.3246,B617LG
- **11.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0766,52.3246,B617LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Millfields First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfields-first-school-e116663) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [St Peter's Catholic First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-first-school-e141066) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [South Bromsgrove High](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-bromsgrove-high-e140292) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bromsgrove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bromsgrove-school-e117012) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John's Church of England Middle School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-middle-school-academy-e139286) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Charford First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charford-first-school-e150394) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [The Orchards School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchards-school-e148386) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| October 2023 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2024 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £235,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2023 | £237,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2024 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2024 | £297,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: BROMSGROVE DENTAL CLINIC (410 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Bromsgrove (690 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 013D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.4** (2025). Bromsgrove 013D has a deprivation score of 17.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,878th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £266,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bromsgrove 013D was £266,250 in 2025. Joint 13,153rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,648** (2021). Bromsgrove 013D had 1,648 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,793rd 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Bromsgrove 013D, 99.6% 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.

## B61 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £288,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B61 was £288,000 in 2025. Joint 1,058th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,999** (2021). B61 had 25,999 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,118th 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: 59%** (2022). About 59% of people in B61 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: 89.4%** (January 2026). In B61, 89.4% 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: 52.3246, -2.0766

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=-2.0766,52.3246,B617LG

## How to cite

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