Button Drive Bromsgrove
32 addresses across 3 postcodes (B61), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4702867.
- Sales: 57 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £138,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 14).
- Flood: 12 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Bromsgrove costs £2,479 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 43% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bromsgrove, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 100 m away, and Sanders Park (15 hectares) is about 110 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 86 m above sea level.
- Noise: 10 of its 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Churchfields Surgery, about 700 m (0.4 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 53% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 46 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £138,000 | £138,000 | £138,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £133,000 | £128,000 | £138,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £126,500 | £126,500 | £126,500 |
| 2020 | 1 | £122,000 | £122,000 | £122,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £117,000 | £105,000 | £121,000 |
| 2018 | 4 | £168,250 | £120,000 | £230,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £112,000 | £105,500 | £118,500 |
| 2015 | 3 | £175,500 | £107,000 | £215,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | £151,225 | £104,000 | £209,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2026 | 9 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £138,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jul 2024 | 1 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £138,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Apr 2024 | 5 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £128,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Oct 2023 | 2 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £130,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Nov 2022 | 11 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 May 2021 | 8 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £126,500 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Jun 2020 | 3 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £122,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Feb 2020 | 19 B61 8RS | Other | £425,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Oct 2019 | 4 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £117,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 May 2019 | 5 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 May 2019 | 1 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £121,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Oct 2018 | 8 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £121,500 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Aug 2018 | 16 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2018 | 10 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Feb 2018 | 20 B61 8RS | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 10 Jul 2017 | 1 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £112,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 21 B61 8RS | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2016 | 7 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £118,500 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Feb 2016 | 3 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £105,500 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Oct 2015 | 14 B61 8RS | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 8 May 2015 | 1 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £107,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Feb 2015 | 21 B61 8RS | Semi-detached | £175,500 | |
| 8 Aug 2014 | 2 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £107,500 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Jul 2014 | 18 B61 8RS | Semi-detached | £194,950 | |
| 20 Jun 2014 | 11 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £104,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 May 2014 | 13 B61 8RS | Semi-detached | £209,950 | |
| 29 Nov 2013 | 20 B61 8RS | Semi-detached | £176,000 | |
| 22 Nov 2013 | 12 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £102,500 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Sep 2013 | 10 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £97,500 | Leasehold. |
| 6 May 2011 | 7 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £109,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Nov 2010 | 15 B61 8RS | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2010 | 3 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £102,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Sep 2009 | 4 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Aug 2009 | 2 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £91,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Mar 2009 | 8 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £87,500 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Aug 2007 | 17 B61 8RS | Terraced | £188,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2007 | 10 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £124,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Feb 2007 | 9 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £111,900 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Oct 2006 | 10 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 4 Sep 2006 | 1 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 2006 | 4 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 31 May 2006 | 2 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 31 May 2006 | 3 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £109,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 12 May 2006 | 11 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 11 May 2006 | 12 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 28 Apr 2006 | 6 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 12 Apr 2006 | 5 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 10 Apr 2006 | 16 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £165,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2006 | 19 B61 8RS | Detached | £65,000 | New build. |
| 27 Feb 2006 | 7 B61 8RS | Flat or maisonette | £114,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 38 m². Most common: Flat (11); House, semi-detached (5); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 2003-2006 (13); 1996-2002 (3); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11); rented (private) (1).
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 street: most are in band B (36% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 3-5 High Street, Bromsgrove, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 11 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| B61 8RS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| B61 8RG | not in 2 or 3 | 11 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| B61 8PU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 86 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B61 8PU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B61 8RG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B61 8RS | 100% | 43% | 43% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bromsgrove 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Barnt Green 327,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Alvechurch 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Willow Road Bromsgrove | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bromsgrove Bus Station | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Stourbridge Road Car Park | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sanders Park Car Park GeniePoint | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 25.5 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Churchfields Surgery | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parkside Dental | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Bromsgrove Police Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest BR Spar Bromsgrove Cashzone | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,070 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Sanders Park 15 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,410 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Watt Close Allotments 1.6 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade I), 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 61 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Golden Lion Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 210 m south |
| Breakback Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Lowes Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Housman Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Sunnyhill Coppice | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Poolhouse Dingle | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 32 |
10 of the street's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bromsgrove: see them on the Bromsgrove page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Church of England Middle School Academy | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Orchards School | Primary | 3–9 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Meadows First School | Primary | 4–9 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Parkside Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Millfields First School | Primary | 5–9 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter's Catholic First School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–9 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| North Bromsgrove High School | Secondary | 13–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| South Bromsgrove High | Secondary | 13–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Finstall First School | Primary | 5–9 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Charford First School | Primary | 2–9 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Aston Fields Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromsgrove Unionist Club B61 7JS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 160 m | 5 Very good | 19 Apr 2024 |
| Sidemoor Fish Bar And Pronto Pizza B61 8NY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Sidemore Fish Bar Mobile Ltd - Manny Eats B61 8NY | Mobile caterer | 310 m | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Holroyd Howe At Bromsgrove School B61 7JN | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 23 May 2025 |
| The Church Of St John The Baptist B61 7JW | Other catering premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Exempt | |
| VIP Day Centre B61 8DW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Apr 2026 |
| St Johns Court Nursing Home B61 8QT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2025 |
| The Dry Spy B61 8QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 May 2025 |
| The Wellbeing Tree B61 8QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Spar B61 8LW | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Sep 2026 |
| St Johns CE Middle School Academy B61 7DH | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 25 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (20); On or near Willow Gardens (10); On or near Rowan Close (5); On or near Willow Close (4); On or near Osier Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- B61 8RS: 22 addresses
- B61 8RG: 9 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- B61 8PU: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Willow Road · Rowan Close · Osier Close · Willow Close · Willow Road · Cherry Crescent · New Road · Church Road · Willow Gardens · Cotton Pool Road · Paget Close · Howard Avenue
All the streets in B61 and across Bromsgrove.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.