B97 6DZ Bromsgrove
Live postcode, introduced April 2024. Ward: Tardebigge. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Weights Drive, Redditch: 63 addresses
- Weights Lane, Redditch: 3 addresses
- Greenhill, Burcot: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Weights Drive, Enfield: 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 G (22% of about 580 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.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 68 addresses are between 112 m and 144 m above sea level (128 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 | Redditch 910,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Alvechurch 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Barnt Green 327,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Weights Lane Bordesley | 630 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redditch Bus Station | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | The Quadrant Car Park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 20.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Stephen's Medical Partnership | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Church Green Pharmacy | 1.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Red House Dental Clinic | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Dolan Park Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Redditch Police and Fire Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | Terry Memorial Playing Field 3.8 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.6 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 8.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Forge Mill, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Forge Mill | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Bordesley Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Hewell Grange | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Butler's Hill Wood | Wood | 770 m north-west |
| Butler's Hill | Hill | 840 m west |
| Brockhill Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
| Batchley Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-west |
| Shortwood Dingle | Valley | 1.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 68 | 68 |
None of the postcode's 68 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 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 3 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 Weights Drive.