B61 postcode area guide — Bromsgrove
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B61 postcode district in Bromsgrove — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B61
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.6%
Gigabit-capable
85.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the B61 postcode district (Bromsgrove) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 718 postcodes Ofcom measures in B61, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.6%.
Around 0.1% of premises in B61 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 B61
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B61 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| B61 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| B61 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| B61 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| B61 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| B61 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| B61 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| B61 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| B61 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| B61 0AQ | 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 B61
Police recorded 81 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B61 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 29 | 35.8% |
| Shoplifting | 16 | 19.8% |
| Public order | 13 | 16.0% |
| Burglary | 5 | 6.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 6.2% |
| Other theft | 4 | 4.9% |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 2.5% |
| Weapons possession | 2 | 2.5% |
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 B61
Based on 272 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B61 is £282,500, up 0.9% on the previous year (£280,000).
Detached
£447,000
71 sales
Semi-detached
£290,000
93 sales
Terraced
£230,000
85 sales
Flat / maisonette
£135,000
18 sales
Latest recorded sales in B61
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | Woburn Close | B61 7PW |
| 15 May 2026 | £345,000 | Detached | Lynden Close | B61 8PD |
| 15 May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Church Street | B61 8DN |
| 13 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | High Street | B61 8HQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Woburn Close | B61 7PW |
| 8 May 2026 | £72,500 | Flat | The Strand | B61 8AB |
| 8 May 2026 | £415,000 | Detached | Crownhill Meadow | B61 9HH |
| 7 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Perryfields Crescent | B61 8SS |
| 6 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Kingcup Close | B61 0GH |
| 5 May 2026 | £287,000 | Semi-detached | Cobnall Road | B61 0PH |
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 B61
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromsgrove School | Not applicable | 2–18 | 2,023 | B61 7DU |
| St John's Church of England Middle School Academy | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 658 | B61 7DH |
| Parkside Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 593 | B61 0AH |
| Catshill Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 424 | B61 0JW |
| Catshill First School | Primary | 3–9 | 315 | B61 0JP |
| Millfields First School | Primary | 5–9 | 257 | B61 7BS |
| The Orchards School | Primary | 3–9 | 230 | B61 8QN |
| St Peter's Catholic First School | Primary | 3–9 | 219 | B61 7LH |
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 B61
189 rated food businesses operate in B61. 127 hold the top rating of 5, 29 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 5 Aday Catering, Abacus Nursery, AIP At St Peters Catholic First School, Aldi, Appletrees Care Home.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B61
From a sample of 165 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 B61 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
17%
Band C
21%
Band D
44%
Band E
16%
Band F
2%
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
Landlines around B61 typically use:
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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.