B47 6DQ

Alvechurch South · Bromsgrove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bromsgrove
Constituency
Bromsgrove
Postcode district
B47
Postcode sector
B47 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B47 6DG 31 m
B47 6DW 51 m
B47 6DR 78 m
B47 6DT 82 m
B47 6DS 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B47 6DQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B47
Postcode sector
B47 6
Latitude
52.359045
Longitude
-1.889437
British National Grid easting
407,626
British National Grid northing
273,447

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Bromsgrove · E07000234
Parish or community
E04010266
Westminster constituency
Bromsgrove · E14001138
Output area
E00172214
Lower layer super output area
Bromsgrove 009B · E01032123
Middle layer super output area
Bromsgrove 009 · E02006704

Postcode source versions

Explore B47

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
3
  1. Meadow Green Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  2. Woodrush High School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km
  3. Coppice Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
115
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 45
  • Violence and sexual offences 28
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Public order 8
  • Anti social behaviour 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B47 6 residents
3,577

Age bands in B47 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

639 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

293 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

791 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

943 residents

Age 65 and over
27.6%

1,017 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOLLYOAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    229 STATION ROAD, WYTHALL, BIRMINGHAM, B47 6ET

    ODS code M81083

    2.5 km

  • HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEAUDESERT ROAD, HOLLYWOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B47 5DP

    ODS code M81064

    3.4 km

  • TANWORTH-IN-ARDEN MED CTR

    THE BIRCHES, BROAD LANE, TANWORTH-IN-ARDEN, SOLIHULL, B94 5DP

    ODS code M84047

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Dumble Pit Lane

    BCT · Inkford Brook

    0.1 miles
  • Watery Lane

    BCT · Inkford Brook

    0.1 miles
  • Watery Lane underpass

    BCT · Inkford Brook

    0.1 miles
  • Watery Lane

    BCT · Inkford Brook

    0.1 miles
  • Barkers Lane

    BCT · Inkford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromsgrove 009B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,620 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Meadow Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

115 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 45 events.

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