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B45 postcode area · Bromsgrove

The B45 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Bromsgrove. Area Scores range from 2 to 97 across them. Every full B45 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the B45 district: Barnt Green & Lickey Hills scores 97 out of 100 (#183 of 6,856 nationally) while Frankley sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 95 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £196,000 in Allens Cross to £525,000 in Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley — a 2.7× gap within the B45 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Birmingham and Bromsgrove — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,803a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime82per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the B45 district

£253,500median home sold over the past year · +12.7% over 5 years · -3.1% over the year · 358 sales
Detached£535,000
Semi-detached£264,250
Terraced£204,000
Flat£110,000
Bromsgrove£343,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Barnt Green & Lickey HillsBromsgrove 18397 £497,500
Marlbrook & Lickey EndBromsgrove 36895 £360,000
Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt EndBromsgrove 1,56877 £435,000
Rubery WestBromsgrove 1,58877 £290,000
Dodford, Belbroughton & RomsleyBromsgrove 1,76774 £525,000
Rubery EastBirmingham 4,61133 £225,250
Longbridge SouthBirmingham 5,50920 £230,000
Allens CrossBirmingham 6,5584 £196,000
FrankleyBirmingham 6,6892 £199,000

People living in B45 Census 2021

Residents68,424
Median age (est.)42
Density494per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above33%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 18%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 13%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 13%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 4%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 4%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 8%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in B45

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B45 district.

Longbridge

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B45.

B31 B38 B48 B61 B22 B32 B30 B29

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.