B48 postcode area guide — Bromsgrove
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B48 postcode district in Bromsgrove — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B48
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81%
Gigabit-capable
81%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the B48 postcode district (Bromsgrove) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 208 postcodes Ofcom measures in B48, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81%.
Around 0% of premises in B48 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in B48
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B48 7AA | 100% | 85.7% |
| B48 7AB | 100% | 100% |
| B48 7AD | 100% | 100% |
| B48 7AE | 100% | 100% |
| B48 7AF | 100% | 100% |
| B48 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| B48 7AH | 100% | 0% |
| B48 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| B48 7AL | 100% | 100% |
| B48 7AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Bromsgrove
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bromsgrove district (46,296 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
92.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
68.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
95%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in B48
Police recorded 21 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B48 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 6 | 28.6% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 5 | 23.8% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 19.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 14.3% |
| Burglary | 1 | 4.8% |
| Drugs | 1 | 4.8% |
| Public order | 1 | 4.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in B48
Based on 42 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B48 is £420,000, up 12.0% on the previous year (£375,000).
Detached
£730,000
13 sales
Semi-detached
£390,000
15 sales
Terraced
£260,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in B48
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £420,000 | Semi-detached | Swan Street | B48 7RP |
| 1 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Heron Close | B48 7PT |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £840,000 | Other | Redditch Road | B48 7RS |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Branden Road | B48 7PE |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £730,000 | Detached | Rowney Green Lane | B48 7QP |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £719,350 | Detached | Lea End Lane | B48 7AX |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £180,626 | Semi-detached | Birmingham Road | B48 7TD |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £410,000 | Detached | Hinton Avenue | B48 7LY |
| 9 Mar 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Heron Close | B48 7PT |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Snake Terrace | B48 7PF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bromsgrove demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bromsgrove district (99,183 residents, 41,264 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.2% |
| 15–29 | 18.9% |
| 30–44 | 18.6% |
| 45–64 | 21.4% |
| 65+ | 22.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 77.5% |
| Private rented | 10.7% |
| Social rented | 7.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around B48
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvechurch CofE Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 451 | B48 7TA |
| Crown Meadow First School & Nursery | Primary | 2–9 | 337 | B48 7TA |
| Graduately Developing Futures | Not applicable | 6–14 | 2 | B48 7BB |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in B48
65 rated food businesses operate in B48. 40 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abuelos Pizza, Alvechurch And Bordesley Nursery School, Alvechurch Community Larder, August Coffee Co, BAM FM @ Alvechurch & Meadows School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B48
From a sample of 81 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 B48 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
31%
Band D
41%
Band E
15%
Band F
9%
Band G
4%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bromsgrove
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.