B98 postcode area guide — Bromsgrove

Where is B98?

Broadband & internet speeds in B98

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the B98 postcode district (Bromsgrove) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 810 postcodes Ofcom measures in B98, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 74.9%.

Around 0% of premises in B98 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 B98

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Mobile signal around Bromsgrove

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bromsgrove district (46,296 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in B98

Police recorded 202 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B98 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 B98

Based on 409 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B98 is £225,000, down 1.5% on the previous year (£228,500).

Latest recorded sales in B98

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around B98

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 B98

204 rated food businesses operate in B98. 124 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A & Z News And Booze, AIP At St Bede's Catholic Middle School, AIP At St Thomas More Catholic First School, Aldi, Alison McGorman At Lodge Park Residents Association.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in B98

From a sample of 220 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 B98 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 B98 typically use:

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What's it like living in B98?

Postcodes in B98

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Frequently asked questions

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.