B48 7BU

Barnt Green & Hopwood · Bromsgrove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bromsgrove
Constituency
Bromsgrove
Postcode district
B48
Postcode sector
B48 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B48 7BS 193 m
B48 7BP 408 m
B48 7BT 422 m
B48 7LR 468 m
B48 7BX 476 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B48 7BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B48
Postcode sector
B48 7
Latitude
52.356964
Longitude
-1.976014
British National Grid easting
401,730
British National Grid northing
273,210

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Bromsgrove · E07000234
Parish or community
E04010277
Westminster constituency
Bromsgrove · E14001138
Output area
E00163955
Lower layer super output area
Bromsgrove 006C · E01032144
Middle layer super output area
Bromsgrove 006 · E02006701

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. Alvechurch CofE Middle School

    Academy converter

    944 m
  2. Crown Meadow First School & Nursery

    Community school

    944 m
  3. St Andrew's CofE First School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
207
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 64
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Vehicle crime 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Burglary 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B48 7 residents
6,055

Age bands in B48 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,030 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

528 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,286 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,703 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

1,579 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

  • BARNT GREEN SURGERY

    82 HEWELL ROAD, BARNT GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B45 8NF

    ODS code M81078

    1.1 km

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    4.0 km

  • LEACH HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LEACH HEATH LANE, RUBERY, REDNAL, BIRMINGHAM, B45 9BU

    ODS code M85027

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Blythesway

    BCT · Alvechurch

    0.4 miles
  • Roberts Corner

    BCT · Bittell Croft

    0.5 miles
  • Old Rectory Lane

    BCT · Alvechurch

    0.5 miles
  • Snake Terrace

    BCT · Alvechurch

    0.5 miles
  • Old Rectory Lane

    BCT · Alvechurch

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromsgrove 006C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,139 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Alvechurch CofE Middle School is the nearest published school at 944 m.

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

Recorded crime

207 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 64 events.

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