B48 7UA Bromsgrove
Live postcode, introduced February 1984. Ward: Alvechurch Village. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Tanyard Close, Alvechurch: 27 addresses
- Tanyard Lane, Alvechurch: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Bromsgrove in 2026-27: Band D £2,479 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,652 | £1,928 | £2,203 | £2,479 | £3,029 | £3,580 | £4,131 | £4,957 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (41% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 50,52 & 54 Rear of Red Lion Street, Alvechurch (190 m)
- 50,52 & 54 Rear of Red Lion Street, Alvechurch, permissioned (190 m)
- 50,52 & 54 Rear of Red Lion Street, Alvechurch, not permissioned (190 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 28 addresses are between 117 m and 119 m above sea level (118 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alvechurch 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m |
| Barnt Green 327,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Longbridge 892,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Red Lion Alvechurch | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Alvechurch - Red Lion PH | 140 m |
| Car parks | Barnt Green Station Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Alvechurch Car Park GeniePoint | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 18.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Barnt Green Surgery | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Alvechurch Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 250 m |
| Hospital | Dolan Park Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Redditch Police and Fire Station | 4.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Alvechurch, Alvechurch Cashzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,900 m² | 2.1 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,120 m² | 590 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old House, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m south-east. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old House | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south-east |
| Church of St Laurence | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south |
| Moated site and fishponds at the Bishop's Palace | Scheduled monument | 680 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Scarfields Dingle | Valley | 1.3 km south-west |
| Andrews' Coppice | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Lower Bittell Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-west |
| Newbourne Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
| Peck Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Cobley Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 28 |
7 of the postcode's 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Tanyard Close.