B48 7QQ

Alvechurch South · 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 7ES 184 m
B48 7QD 256 m
B97 6RP 541 m
B48 7QA 551 m
B48 7QE 678 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B48 7QQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 March 2016
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B48
Postcode sector
B48 7
Latitude
52.335960
Longitude
-1.942549
British National Grid easting
404,011
British National Grid northing
270,875

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
E00163858
Lower layer super output area
Bromsgrove 009B · E01032123
Middle layer super output area
Bromsgrove 009 · E02006704

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
15
Secondary
6
  1. Alvechurch CofE Middle School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  2. Crown Meadow First School & Nursery

    Community school

    2.5 km
  3. St Stephen's CofE First School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
88
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 29
  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Other theft 8
  • Public order 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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    3.1 km

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    ST. STEPHENS SURGERY, ADELAIDE STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AL

    ODS code M81001

    3.2 km

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    3.2 km

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    3.4 km

  • BARNT GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81078

    4.3 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    4.7 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Cobb's Barn Farm

    BCT · Rowney Green

    0.4 miles
  • By-pass Island

    BCT · Bordesley

    0.4 miles
  • Cobbs Barn Farm- Redditch Road

    BCT · Rowney Green

    0.4 miles
  • By-pass Island

    BCT · Bordesley

    0.4 miles
  • Grange Lane

    BCT · Rowney Green

    0.5 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 6 secondary schools. Alvechurch CofE Middle School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

88 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 29 events.

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