School Fields Upper Bentley, Bromsgrove
3 addresses across 3 postcodes (B60,B97), about 540 m long. USRN 4703088.
2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £355,000 across 1 sale. 1 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1). 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Bromsgrove costs £2,479 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 83% to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Bromsgrove, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 2.5 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 76 to 115 m above sea level. None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Hillview Medical Centre, about 4.5 km away. About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £355,000 | £355,000 | £355,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £156,000 | £156,000 | £156,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2016 | 2 B97 5TB | Semi-detached | £355,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2007 | 2 B97 5TB | Semi-detached | £156,000 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 350 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (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 G (22% of about 580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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: yes, Bromsgrove.
Listed buildings
- NURSERY COTTAGE, grade II
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, 1 address is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60 4HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B60 4HX | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| B97 5TB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 76 m and 115 m above sea level (91 m on average); the ground rises about 39 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B60 4HU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B60 4HX | 83% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| B97 5TB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bromsgrove 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km |
| Redditch 910,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Alvechurch 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Redditch Bus Station | 4.9 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 4.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 25.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hillview Medical Centre | 4.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Avoncroft Pharmacy | 4.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Tynsall Avenue (Dental Surgery) | 3.0 km |
| Hospital | Dolan Park Hospital | 4.8 km |
| Police station | Redditch Police Station | 5.4 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 4.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2.5 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,180 m² | 2.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Banquetting Orchard moated site, 650m north west of Bentley village hall, a scheduled monument, 580 m north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Banquetting Orchard moated site, 650m north west of Bentley village hall | Scheduled monument | 580 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Thrift | Wood | 620 m west |
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Pike Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north |
| Wheatfield Coppice | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Two Tree Hill | Hill | 2.1 km west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 | 3 | 3 |
None of the street's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2.0 km.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Village Hall B97 5TB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 440 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-mercia).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- B60 4HU: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
- B60 4HX: 1 address of 22 in the postcode
- B97 5TB: 1 address of 43 in the postcode
All the streets in B60, B97 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.