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B47 5EN

Drakes Cross · Bromsgrove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Ward
Drakes Cross
Local authority
Bromsgrove
Constituency
Bromsgrove
Postcode district
B47
Postcode sector
B47 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B47 5EL 69 m
B47 5EE 78 m
B47 5ES 79 m
B47 5ED 87 m
B47 5EP 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B47 5EN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B47
Postcode sector
B47 5
Latitude
52.387536
Longitude
-1.882020
British National Grid easting
408,126
British National Grid northing
276,617

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Bromsgrove · E07000234
Electoral ward
Drakes Cross · E05009834
Parish or community
E04010276
Westminster constituency
Bromsgrove · E14001138
Output area
E00163912
Lower layer super output area
Bromsgrove 004A · E01032133
Middle layer super output area
Bromsgrove 004 · E02006699

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Property

At this postcode

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Chesterwood, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5EN 31 October 2025 £425,000
6, Chesterwood, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5EN 28 June 2024 £380,000
6, Chesterwood, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5EN 19 December 2023 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
37
Secondary
6

  1. Woodrush High School

    Academy converter

    248 m

  2. Coppice Primary School

    Academy converter

    372 m

  3. Meadow Green Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
561
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 164
  • Shoplifting 127
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Vehicle crime 46
  • Other theft 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

28 female, 23 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.2
B47 5 residents
6,586

Age bands in B47 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,130 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

556 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,315 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

1,800 residents

Age 65 and over
26.9%

1,764 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B47 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEAUDESERT ROAD, HOLLYWOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B47 5DP

    ODS code M81064

    228 m

  • HOLLYOAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    229 STATION ROAD, WYTHALL, BIRMINGHAM, B47 6ET

    ODS code M81083

    1.4 km

  • DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY

    27 POUND ROAD, DRUIDS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 5SB

    ODS code M85136

    2.3 km

  • GRAFTON ROAD SURGERY

    11 GRAFTON ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, B90 1NG

    ODS code M89024

    2.4 km

  • MAYPOLE HEALTH SURGERY Y

    10 SLADEPOOL FARM ROAD, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 5DJ

    ODS code M85179

    2.5 km

  • YARDLEY WOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    401 HIGHFIELD ROAD, YARDLEY WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B14 4DU

    ODS code M85018

    3.8 km

  • REA VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    66 REDDITCH ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 8QS

    ODS code M85600

    3.8 km

  • BALDWINS LANE SURGERY

    265 BALDWINS LANE, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B28 0RF

    ODS code M85118

    3.9 km

  • HAWKESLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    375 SHANNON ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 9TJ

    ODS code M85043

    3.9 km

  • GPS HEALTHCARE

    198 TANWORTH LANE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, B90 4DD

    ODS code M89003

    4.0 km

  • WYCHALL LANE SURGERY

    11 WYCHALL LANE, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B38 8TE

    ODS code M85071

    4.4 km

  • FEATHERSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 6AA

    ODS code M85693

    4.5 km

  • KINGSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    146 ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 6AA

    ODS code M85037

    4.5 km

  • GREEN RIDGE SURGERY

    671 YARDLEY WOOD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B13 0HN

    ODS code M85006

    4.6 km

  • NORTHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    10-12 MIDDLETON HALL ROAD, KINGS NORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B30 1BY

    ODS code M85077

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Falstaff Avenue

    BCT · Drakes Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Woodrush School

    BCT · Drakes Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Shawhurst Lane

    BCT · Drakes Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Shawhurst Lane

    BCT · Drakes Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Pack Horse Inn

    BCT · Hollywood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromsgrove 004A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,767 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £360,000 from 7 recorded sales in B47 5EN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bromsgrove is £339,163 in June 2026, up 2.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

54 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 6 secondary schools. Woodrush High School is the nearest published school at 248 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

561 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 164 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.