Madley Close Birmingham, Bromsgrove
24 addresses across 1 postcode (B45), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4700666.
- Sales: 19 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £485,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 3, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 C; Band D in Bromsgrove costs £2,479 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Longbridge, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 410 m (0.3 miles) away, and Waseley Hills Country Park (61 hectares) is about 720 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 215 to 219 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cornhill Surgery, about 800 m (0.5 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 95% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £485,000 | £485,000 | £485,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £197,000 | £190,000 | £280,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £212,500 | £212,500 | £212,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £240,000 | £204,950 | £274,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £119,500 | £119,500 | £119,500 |
| 2001 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £79,475 | £79,000 | £79,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2025 | 26 B45 9XA | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2021 | 5 B45 9XA | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2020 | 26 B45 9XA | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2015 | 26 B45 9XA | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 6 May 2015 | 18 B45 9XA | Semi-detached | £197,000 | |
| 6 May 2015 | 14 B45 9XA | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2012 | 1 B45 9XA | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 28 May 2010 | 11 B45 9XA | Detached | £212,500 | |
| 15 Apr 2009 | 9 B45 9XA | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2008 | 7 B45 9XA | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2007 | 26 B45 9XA | Detached | £274,000 | |
| 27 Apr 2007 | 10 B45 9XA | Semi-detached | £204,950 | |
| 23 Mar 2007 | 15 B45 9XA | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2002 | 7 B45 9XA | Detached | £119,500 | |
| 9 Nov 2001 | 3 B45 9XA | Semi-detached | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Oct 1999 | 18 B45 9XA | Semi-detached | £79,000 | |
| 28 May 1999 | 10 B45 9XA | Semi-detached | £79,950 | |
| 30 Jun 1995 | 20 B45 9XA | Semi-detached | £61,500 | |
| 17 Feb 1995 | 11 B45 9XA | Detached | £80,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 102 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (3). Built: 1950-1966 (5); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 C (71% of about 630 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)
- Land to rear of 117A Cock Hill Lane, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9RX: up to 1 home, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Recreation ground at Boleyn Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45: up to 70 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 street's 24 addresses are between 215 m and 219 m above sea level (217 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B45 9XA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Longbridge 892,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Northfield 643,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Barnt Green 327,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Reaside Junior School Frankley | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halesowen Bus Station | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest New Road Car Park | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 19.7 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cornhill Surgery | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Frankley Pharmacy | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | West Heath Hospital | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Rubery Police Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Rubery, Rubery Cashzone | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Waseley Hills Country Park 61 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | The Leys 3.4 ha | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 64 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site 700m east of Gannow Green Farm, a scheduled monument, 450 m (0.3 miles) north. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site 700m east of Gannow Green Farm | Scheduled monument | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rubery Hill | Hill | 550 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Holly Hill | Hill | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Gannow Green | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Whetty Coppice | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Egghill Dingle | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Spring Pools | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 | 24 | 24 |
None of the street's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reaside Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 260 m | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School Church of England/Methodist | Primary | 3–7 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holywell Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Waseley Hills High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Beaconside Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St James Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rubery Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Colmers School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Colmers Farm Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Forestdale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Rednal Hill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reaside Junior School B45 0HY | School/college/university | 220 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Select And Save B45 9TA | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2025 |
| PS Costcutter B45 9RR | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Lickey Banker B45 0JD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 4 Mar 2024 |
| Onestop B45 0JD | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Jul 2024 |
| Deelands Hall (Community Centre) B45 9RT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hayling Close (11); On or near Waseley Road (7); On or near Grange Crescent (5); On or near Ramsey Close (4); On or near Madley Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 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 9 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
- B45 9XA: 24 addresses of 25 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Grange Crescent · Ramsey Close · Hayling Close · Round Saw Croft · Clent Road · Brownsea Close · Tresco Close · Leasowe Road · Callowbrook Lane · Windmill Avenue · Waseley Road · Woodham Close
All the streets in B45 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.