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B61 8AB

Bromsgrove Central · Bromsgrove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bromsgrove
Ward
Bromsgrove Central
Local authority
Bromsgrove
Constituency
Bromsgrove
Postcode district
B61
Postcode sector
B61 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B61 8DQ 42 m
B60 1AZ 72 m
B61 0AB 91 m
B60 9QU 136 m
B60 9TU 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B61 8AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B61
Postcode sector
B61 8
Latitude
52.337316
Longitude
-2.057658
British National Grid easting
396,168
British National Grid northing
271,026

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Bromsgrove · E07000234
Electoral ward
Bromsgrove Central · E05009829
Parish or community
E43000151
Westminster constituency
Bromsgrove · E14001138
Output area
E00164011
Lower layer super output area
Bromsgrove 011B · E01032157
Middle layer super output area
Bromsgrove 011 · E02006706

Postcode source versions

Explore B61

Property

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104 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
St. James Court, 30, Flat 8, The Strand, Bromsgrove, B61 8AB 19 June 2026 £130,000
St. James Court, 30, Flat 10, The Strand, Bromsgrove, B61 8AB 8 May 2026 £72,500
St. James Court, 30, Flat 21, The Strand, Bromsgrove, B61 8AB 22 May 2025 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
14
Secondary
6

  1. North Bromsgrove High School

    Academy sponsor led

    342 m

  2. Parkside Middle School

    Community school

    368 m

  3. Meadows First School

    Academy converter

    429 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,595
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 721
  • Anti social behaviour 187
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Public order 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 92

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

29 female, 16 male

Postcode households
38
Residents per household
1.2
B61 8 residents
6,866

Age bands in B61 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,180 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

694 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

1,625 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

1,811 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

1,608 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B61 8 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+
97.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
70.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
70.7%
Gigabit-capable
70.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.8%
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

5

within 5 km

  • CHURCHFIELDS SURGERY

    B H I PARKSIDE, STOURBRIDGE ROAD, BROMSGROVE, B61 0AZ

    ODS code M81070

    145 m

  • ST. JOHNS SURGERY

    B H I PARKSIDE, STOURBRIDGE ROAD, BROMSGROVE, B61 0AZ

    ODS code M81082

    145 m

  • DAVENAL HOUSE SURGERY PARTNERSHIP

    28 BIRMINGHAM ROAD, BROMSGROVE, B61 0DD

    ODS code M81069

    240 m

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY BROMSGROVE

    46 NEW ROAD, BROMSGROVE, B60 2JS

    ODS code M81021

    752 m

  • CATSHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    36 WOODROW LANE, CATSHILL, BROMSGROVE, B61 0PU

    ODS code M81084

    3.3 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

  • High School

    BCT · Bromsgrove

    0.1 miles

  • Bromsgrove Bus Station

    BCS · Bromsgrove

    0.2 miles

  • Bromsgrove Bus Station

    BCS · Bromsgrove

    0.2 miles

  • Bromsgrove Bus Station

    BCS · Bromsgrove

    0.2 miles

  • Bromsgrove Bus Station

    BCS · Bromsgrove

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromsgrove 011B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,796 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

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
13
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
10
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

Property market

The five-year median is £81,500 from 21 recorded sales in B61 8AB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bromsgrove is £339,163 in June 2026, up 2.0% year on year.

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 6 secondary schools. North Bromsgrove High School is the nearest published school at 342 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,595 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 721 events.

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