B48 7WU

Alvechurch Village · 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 7UA 6 m
B48 7RE 97 m
B48 7LW 100 m
B48 7RG 111 m
B48 7PW 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B48 7WU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2003
Terminated
1 May 2004
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B48
Postcode sector
B48 7
Latitude
52.352340
Longitude
-1.962862
British National Grid easting
402,626
British National Grid northing
272,696

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
E00163851
Lower layer super output area
Bromsgrove 009C · E01032124
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
17
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Alvechurch CofE Middle School

    Academy converter

    300 m
  2. Crown Meadow First School & Nursery

    Community school

    300 m
  3. St Andrew's CofE First School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 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 63
  • Vehicle crime 24
  • Other theft 23
  • Shoplifting 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 18

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • BARNT GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81078

    2.1 km

  • COFTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ROBINSFIELD DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B31 4TU

    ODS code M85086

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Alvechurch - Red Lion PH

    BCQ · Alvechurch

    0.1 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Alvechurch

    0.1 miles
  • Snake Terrace

    BCT · Alvechurch

    0.1 miles
  • Snake Lane

    BCT · Alvechurch

    0.1 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Alvechurch

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromsgrove 009C, 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

21,410 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Alvechurch CofE Middle School is the nearest published school at 300 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 63 events.

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