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B48 7JA

Alvechurch South · Bromsgrove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Alvechurch South
Local authority
Bromsgrove
Constituency
Bromsgrove
Postcode district
B48
Postcode sector
B48 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B48 7HX 166 m
B48 7HY 179 m
B48 7HP 303 m
B48 7JB 320 m
B48 7HR 371 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B48 7JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B48
Postcode sector
B48 7
Latitude
52.348636
Longitude
-1.881491
British National Grid easting
408,169
British National Grid northing
272,290

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Bromsgrove · E07000234
Electoral ward
Alvechurch South · E05009823
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 B48

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Beoley First School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

  2. Meadow Green Primary School

    Community school

    2.9 km

  3. Tanworth-in-Arden CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
72
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Other theft 20
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Public order 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
77.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
77.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
77.8%
Gigabit-capable
77.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • TANWORTH-IN-ARDEN MED CTR

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

    ODS code M84047

    2.8 km

  • HOLLYOAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    229 STATION ROAD, WYTHALL, BIRMINGHAM, B47 6ET

    ODS code M81083

    3.4 km

  • HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEAUDESERT ROAD, HOLLYWOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B47 5DP

    ODS code M81064

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Old Alcester Road

    BCT · Portway

    0.1 miles

  • Portway Hotel

    BCT · Portway

    0.2 miles

  • Rose & Crown

    BCT · Portway

    0.2 miles

  • Slip Road

    BCT · Portway

    0.3 miles

  • Rose & Crown

    BCT · Portway

    0.3 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.

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
0
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

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Beoley First School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

72 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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