Rochford Close Birmingham, Bromsgrove
16 addresses across 1 postcode (B45), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4700896.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £265,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, 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 B; 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 3 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 220 m away, and Waseley Hills Country Park (61 hectares) is about 610 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 203 to 207 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cornhill Surgery, about 100 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £188,125 | £106,250 | £270,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £174,650 | £174,650 | £174,650 |
| 2001 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £17,924 | £17,924 | £17,924 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2019 | 4 B45 9JX | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2016 | 15 B45 9JX | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 11 Mar 2016 | 5 B45 9JX | Semi-detached | £106,250 | |
| 5 Aug 2014 | 15 B45 9JX | Detached | £250,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Dec 2006 | 9 B45 9JX | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2004 | 4 B45 9JX | Semi-detached | £174,650 | |
| 7 Sep 2001 | 4 B45 9JX | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 24 Jul 1998 | 4 B45 9JX | Semi-detached | £17,924 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 134 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 B (37% of about 700 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 (700 m (0.4 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 16 addresses are between 203 m and 207 m above sea level (205 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B45 9JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Longbridge 892,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Barnt Green 327,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Northfield 643,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Library Way Rubery | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Alvechurch - Red Lion PH | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest New Road Car Park | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 20 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cornhill Surgery | 100 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Knights Rubery Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 190 m |
| Hospital | West Heath Hospital | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Rubery, Rubery Cashzone | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Waseley Hills Country Park 61 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | The Leys 3.4 ha | 1.6 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, 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north. 2 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 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Whetty Coppice | Wood | 250 m south |
| Square Coppice | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Rubery Hill | Hill | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Broadmoor Wood | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Spring Pools | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Egghill Dingle | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 16 |
2 of the street's 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaconside Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 390 m | 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 |
| Waseley Hills High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 490 m (0.3 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 |
| Holywell Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St James Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Reaside Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School Church of England/Methodist | Primary | 3–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rubery Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.5 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 |
| Rednal Hill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rednal Hill Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Colmers Farm Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Moment Day Nursery B45 9HU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Knights Rubery Pharmacy B45 9HY | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2011 |
| Rubery Memorial Club B45 9HY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 160 m | Exempt | |
| Delhi 45 B45 9JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 4 Good | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Sea Queen Fish Bar B45 9JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 4 Good | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Original Cottage/Dragon Hut B45 9JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 4 Good | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Original Dessert B45 9JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 4 Good | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Ruby Delight B45 9JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Bano Phool B45 9HY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Salted Peppers B45 9JR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 4 Good | 16 Jul 2026 |
| American Hut B45 9JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Beacon Church Centre B45 9DL | Other catering premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Rubery Social Club B45 9JW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | Exempt | |
| Fireaway B45 9JA | Other catering premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2025 |
| Kelz Sweet Creations B45 9JA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Library Way (16); On or near Brook Road (11); On or near Lyndon Road (9); On or near Legion Road (6); On or near Richmond Road (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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
- B45 9JX: 16 addresses
Nearby streets
Kineton Road · Brook Road · Library Way · Heron Way · Legion Road · The Avenue · Callowbrook Lane · Oak Close · Coppice Close · Birch Road · Richmond Road · St Chad's Road
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.