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B97 6RH · Bromsgrove · Worcestershire

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for B97 6RH.

Fri · 11 Sep
20°high
Partly cloudy13° low
Sat21°10° lowCloudy12 Sep
Sun22°16° lowPartly cloudy13 Sep
Mon22°15° lowLight rain14 Sep
Tue18°12° lowFair15 Sep
Today17°10° lowCloudy16 Sep
Tomorrow18°14° lowFair17 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Redditch

B97 6RH is in the Bromsgrove local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Redditch, about 1.4 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£282,500B97 postcode district

11 Sep 2025 – 20 Jul 2026

373 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£339,163Bromsgrove

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+2.0%Bromsgrove

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £282,500 Use area average: £339,163
PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Redditch.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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LOCAL LIFE

Places to eat, drink, shop and spend time nearby

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Local-life coverage is still growing here.Restaurants, cafés, shops, attractions and other useful places will appear as the open-data directory expands.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Holyoakes Field First SchoolPrimary · Ages 2–90.9 mi
  2. Birchensale Middle SchoolMiddle deemed secondary · Ages 9–131.3 mi
  3. Pitcheroak SchoolAcademy special converter · Ages 4–191.5 mi
  4. Batchley First and Nursery SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–91.5 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,622 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding B97 6RH—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 12.7%16–64 · 54.9%65+ · 32.4%
What area does this cover?

Bromsgrove 009B (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime37

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Shoplifting · 11Other theft · 7Violence & sexual offences · 7
Employment3.3%

Unemployment estimate for Bromsgrove · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Bromsgrove.

Local councilBromsgroveLocal authority for B97 6RH
Latest general election · 2024Conservative32.8% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Conservative32.8% of votes65.9% turnout
2019Conservative63.4% of votes72.1% turnout
2017Conservative62.0% of votes73.5% turnout
2015Conservative53.8% of votes71.2% turnout
2010Conservative43.7% of votes70.7% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM422.2 miles
Clean air & driving chargesChecking local driving rules…This information is updating
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Birmingham Airport

About 12.1 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Places of worship

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Nearest prison
Prison1.9 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Arrow0.5 mi
  2. Lickey Hills3.5 mi
  3. Foster's Green Meadows4.8 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Cotswold Way19.5 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around B97 6RH.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around B97 6RH
EE
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: Not predictedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
Broadband10,000.0 Mbps medianBased on 32 premises in the postcode resultCheck on Ofcom ↗
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 11 Sep 2026, 10:22
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 20 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07