B97 6RH

Alvechurch South · Bromsgrove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Redditch
Local authority
Bromsgrove
Constituency
Bromsgrove
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B97 6RJ 91 m
B98 9BJ 366 m
B97 6RX 546 m
B97 6RW 571 m
B97 6RL 594 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B97 6RH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 6
Latitude
52.325927
Longitude
-1.942327
British National Grid easting
404,027
British National Grid northing
269,759

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
E00163859
Lower layer super output area
Bromsgrove 009B · E01032123
Middle layer super output area
Bromsgrove 009 · E02006704

Postcode source versions

Explore B97

41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bordesley Garage Ltd, Birmingham Road, Redditch, B97 6RH 19 December 2025 £2,360,000
373, Birmingham Road, Redditch, B97 6RH 4 December 2025 £605,000
351, Birmingham Road, Redditch, B97 6RH 24 April 2025 £517,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
19
Secondary
9
  1. St Stephen's CofE First School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km
  2. The Forge Secondary Short Stay School

    Pupil referral unit

    1.7 km
  3. Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
359
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 119
  • Shoplifting 85
  • Other theft 31
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
72

37 female, 35 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.6
B97 6 residents
12,334

Age bands in B97 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

2,585 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,405 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.4%

4,135 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.8%

3,044 residents

Age 65 and over
12.6%

1,607 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B97 6 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+
96.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
93.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.6%
Gigabit-capable
93.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
96.9%
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

8

within 5 km

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    2.0 km

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    2.0 km

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    2.1 km

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    2.3 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    3.6 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    4.1 km

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, 39 KENILWORTH CLOSE, CRABBS CROSS, REDDITCH, B97 5JX

    ODS code M81616

    5.0 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

    1 KENILWORTH CLOSE, CRABBS CROSS, REDDITCH, B97 5JX

    ODS code M81617

    5.0 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

  • Garage

    BCT · Bordesley

    0.0 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Bordesley

    0.1 miles
  • Well Brook Nursery

    BCT · Bordesley

    0.1 miles
  • Well Brook Nursery

    BCT · Bordesley

    0.1 miles
  • Dagnell End Road

    BCT · Bordesley

    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
2
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 £561,250 from 4 recorded sales in B97 6RH. 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Stephen's CofE First School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

359 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 119 events.

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