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B47 postcode area · Bromsgrove

The B47 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Stratford-on-Avon. Area Scores range from 28 to 87 across them. Every full B47 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The B47 district contains both ends of the scale: Wythall & Gay Hill at 88 out of 100 (#855 of 6,856 in England) against Highter's Heath & Maypole at 28, a 60-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £247,000 in Highter's Heath & Maypole to £572,500 in Earlswood, Tanworth-in-Arden & Sambourne — a 2.3× gap within the B47 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Birmingham, Bromsgrove and Stratford-on-Avon — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,702a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime69per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied80%

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 B47 district

£390,000median home sold over the past year · +27.9% over 5 years · +5.4% over the year · 123 sales
Detached£496,125
Semi-detached£375,000
Terraced£290,000
Flat—
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
Wythall & Gay HillBromsgrove 85588 £365,000
Earlswood, Tanworth-in-Arden & SambourneStratford-on-Avon 1,24682 £572,500
Hollywood & Drakes CrossBromsgrove 1,52778 £372,500
Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt EndBromsgrove 1,56877 £435,000
Brandwood NorthBirmingham 2,62462 £330,000
Highter's Heath & MaypoleBirmingham 4,93428 £247,000

People living in B47 Census 2021

Residents38,811
Median age (est.)47
Density274per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above35%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 10%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional13%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 8%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 8%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 34% · Muslim 5%

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 B47

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B47 district.

Brandwood

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B47.

B38 B14 B22 B48 B90 B30 B13 B31

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.