B48 7LD

Alvechurch South · Bromsgrove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Bromsgrove
Constituency
Bromsgrove
Postcode district
B48
Postcode sector
B48 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B48 7LA 79 m
B48 7JY 108 m
B48 7JX 156 m
B48 7RR 156 m
B48 7ST 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B48 7LD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B48
Postcode sector
B48 7
Latitude
52.351772
Longitude
-1.958253
British National Grid easting
402,940
British National Grid northing
272,633

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Bromsgrove · E07000234
Parish or community
E04010263
Westminster constituency
Bromsgrove · E14001138
Output area
E00163855
Lower layer super output area
Bromsgrove 009A · E01032122
Middle layer super output area
Bromsgrove 009 · E02006704

Postcode source versions

Explore B48

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Alvechurch Sports & Social Club, Radford Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7LD 15 March 2021 £250,000
Mill Farmhouse, Radford Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7LD 6 July 2016 £750,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Alvechurch CofE Middle School

    Academy converter

    465 m
  2. Crown Meadow First School & Nursery

    Community school

    465 m
  3. Graduately Developing Futures

    Other independent special school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
214
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 65
  • Vehicle crime 24
  • Other theft 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Shoplifting 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B48 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%

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

2

within 5 km

  • BARNT GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81078

    2.4 km

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

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

Nearby transport

  • The Square

    BCT · Alvechurch

    0.1 miles
  • Alvechurch - Red Lion PH

    BCQ · Alvechurch

    0.1 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Alvechurch

    0.1 miles
  • Swan Street

    BCT · Alvechurch

    0.2 miles
  • Swan Street

    BCT · Alvechurch

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromsgrove 009A, 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

22,518 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Alvechurch CofE Middle School is the nearest published school at 465 m.

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

Recorded crime

214 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 65 events.

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