Bromsgrove
Local authority in West Midlands · 60 neighbourhoods
Close to West Midlands's middle on most measures.
Areas
14 areasAgainst West Midlands: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is West Midlands's middle.
- Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley · DY95 neighbourhoods£4,090 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End · B484 neighbourhoods£4,080 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Stoke Heath, Finstall & Bentley · B605 neighbourhoods£4,050 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Barnt Green & Lickey Hills · B454 neighbourhoods£4,030 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Bromsgrove Stoney Hill · B604 neighbourhoods£3,880 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hollywood & Drakes Cross · B474 neighbourhoods£3,870 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wythall & Gay Hill · B474 neighbourhoods£3,870 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Marlbrook & Lickey End · B605 neighbourhoods£3,710 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hagley · DY94 neighbourhoods£3,670 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Bromsgrove Sidemoor · B614 neighbourhoods£3,290 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,800 per m² · typical West Midlands neighbourhood £3,000
- By type
- Flat £151k · Terraced £271k · Semi £331k · Detached £464k
- 1-year change
- +1.5%
- Neighbourhoods
- 60
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of West Midlands's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 52.6 per 1,000 a year · West Midlands 84.7
- Among councils
- Safer than 85%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; West Midlands pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
36 state schools- Primary
- 25
- Secondary
- 11
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 83% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among West Midlands's primaries.
- Station walk
- 31 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 30% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £59,200 a year · typical West Midlands neighbourhood £48,200
- Social renting
- 5% of homes · typical West Midlands neighbourhood 13%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 2% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 45% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of West Midlands's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Bromsgrove safe?
Police recorded about 52.6 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than West Midlands as a whole (84.7). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Bromsgrove?
Homes sold for a typical £3,650 per m² in the year to August 2026, higher than West Midlands as a whole (£2,960 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £255,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Bromsgrove?
There are 25 state primary and 11 state secondary schools inside Bromsgrove's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Bromsgrove a deprived area?
2% of Bromsgrove's 60 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 45% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.