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B48 postcode area · Bromsgrove

The B48 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Stratford-on-Avon. Area Scores range from 19 to 97 across them. Every full B48 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The B48 district contains both ends of the scale: Barnt Green & Lickey Hills at 97 out of 100 (#183 of 6,856 in England) against Longbridge South at 20, a 78-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 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 £230,000 in Longbridge South to £572,500 in Earlswood, Tanworth-in-Arden & Sambourne — a 2.5× gap within the B48 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£43,871a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime70per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied79%

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 B48 district

£422,390median home sold over the past year · +18.2% over 5 years · +14.2% over the year · 67 sales
Detached£685,000
Semi-detached£390,000
Terraced£286,250
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
Barnt Green & Lickey HillsBromsgrove 18397 £497,500
Wythall & Gay HillBromsgrove 85588 £365,000
Earlswood, Tanworth-in-Arden & SambourneStratford-on-Avon 1,24682 £572,500
Stoke Heath, Finstall & BentleyBromsgrove 1,32881 £386,000
Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt EndBromsgrove 1,56877 £435,000
Longbridge SouthBirmingham 5,50920 £230,000

People living in B48 Census 2021

Residents42,924
Median age (est.)46
Density218per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above38%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 10%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 36% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 B48

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B48 district.

Longbridge

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B48.

B38 B47 B45 B97 B98 B31 B22 B80

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.