B38 8LP postcode in Birmingham, Worcestershire

B38 8LP is a postcode in Birmingham, in the Barnt Green & Hopwood ward of Bromsgrove. It is in the Bromsgrove parliamentary constituency and the West Mercia police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at B38 8LP can get it Across Bromsgrove: 85% Typical price £275,000 Homes sold in B38 8, last 12 months. ▲ 4.8% on the year before Nearest station Longbridge 1.9 km in a straight line

Where B38 8LP is, and what is near it

Map of B38 8LP and what is near it Map of B38 8LP: its centre point, with the 211 other postcodes in the B38 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B38 8AX: also in B38 8B38 8EE: also in B38 8B38 8EG: also in B38 8B38 8EH: also in B38 8B38 8EJ: also in B38 8B38 8EL: also in B38 8B38 8EN: also in B38 8B38 8EP: also in B38 8B38 8EQ: also in B38 8B38 8ER: also in B38 8B38 8ES: also in B38 8B38 8ET: also in B38 8B38 8EU: also in B38 8B38 8EX: also in B38 8B38 8HE: also in B38 8B38 8HF: also in B38 8B38 8HG: also in B38 8B38 8HH: also in B38 8B38 8HJ: also in B38 8B38 8HP: also in B38 8B38 8HQ: also in B38 8B38 8HR: also in B38 8B38 8HS: also in B38 8B38 8HT: also in B38 8B38 8HU: also in B38 8B38 8HX: also in B38 8B38 8HY: also in B38 8B38 8HZ: also in B38 8B38 8JA: also in B38 8B38 8JB: also in B38 8B38 8JD: also in B38 8B38 8JE: also in B38 8B38 8JF: also in B38 8B38 8JG: also in B38 8B38 8JH: also in B38 8B38 8JJ: also in B38 8B38 8JL: also in B38 8B38 8JN: also in B38 8B38 8JP: also in B38 8B38 8JQ: also in B38 8B38 8JR: also in B38 8B38 8JS: also in B38 8B38 8JT: also in B38 8B38 8JU: also in B38 8B38 8JW: also in B38 8B38 8JX: also in B38 8B38 8JY: also in B38 8B38 8JZ: also in B38 8B38 8LA: also in B38 8B38 8LB: also in B38 8B38 8LD: also in B38 8B38 8LE: also in B38 8B38 8LF: also in B38 8B38 8LN: also in B38 8B38 8LR: also in B38 8B38 8LS: also in B38 8B38 8LT: also in B38 8B38 8LU: also in B38 8B38 8LX: also in B38 8B38 8LZ: also in B38 8B38 8NA: also in B38 8B38 8NB: also in B38 8B38 8ND: also in B38 8B38 8NE: also in B38 8B38 8NG: also in B38 8B38 8NH: also in B38 8B38 8NJ: also in B38 8B38 8NL: also in B38 8B38 8NN: also in B38 8B38 8NP: also in B38 8B38 8NT: also in B38 8B38 8NU: also in B38 8B38 8NX: also in B38 8B38 8NY: also in B38 8B38 8PA: also in B38 8B38 8PB: also in B38 8B38 8PD: also in B38 8B38 8PE: also in B38 8B38 8PG: also in B38 8B38 8PH: also in B38 8B38 8PN: also in B38 8B38 8PP: also in B38 8B38 8PR: also in B38 8B38 8PS: also in B38 8B38 8PT: also in B38 8B38 8PW: also in B38 8B38 8QA: also in B38 8B38 8QB: also in B38 8B38 8RF: also in B38 8B38 8RJ: also in B38 8 King's Norton North B38 8LP Map of B38 8LP and what is near it Map of B38 8LP: its centre point, with the 211 other postcodes in the B38 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. King's Norton North B38 8LP
  • B38 8LP
  • Other postcodes in B38 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.3921, longitude -1.9539)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B38 8LP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at B38 8LP?

Every home and business at B38 8LP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B38 8LP 100% Bromsgrove 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B38 8LP 100% Bromsgrove 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at B38 8LP?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for B38 8LP.

Check the bin days for B38 8LP on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is B38 8LP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include B38 8LP.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Bromsgrove

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for B38 8LP: 885 properties in Bromsgrove are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Bromsgrove

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of B38 8LP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near B38 8LP?

Homes in B38 8 sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 91 sales, up 4.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£275,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£262,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £546,000 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £282,500 36 sales
  • Terraced £245,125 36 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £110,000 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole B38 district: a typical £250,000 from 191 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in B38 8LP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B38 8LP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near B38 8LP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around B38 8LP. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (20%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around B38 8LP

Band D in Bromsgrove for 2026‑27: £2,479. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,652 (band A) to £4,957 (band H); band E, the most common, is £3,029.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (13%)£1,652
Band Babout 40 (4%)£1,928
Band Cabout 160 (16%)£2,203
Band Dabout 140 (14%)£2,479
Band Eabout 210 (21%)£3,029
Band Fabout 150 (15%)£3,580
Band Gabout 120 (12%)£4,131
Band Habout 30 (3%)£4,957

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 17% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for Bromsgrove before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of B38 8LP is in (ONS area E01032122), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near B38 8LP?

The nearest open schools to B38 8LP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B38 8LP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to B38 8LP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B38 8LP is Longbridge Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Longbridge Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
  • Northfield Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Redhill Road, 126 m away.

More stations near B38 8LP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near B38 8LP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B38 8LP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near B38 8LP?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B38 8LP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near B38 8LP?

The nearest to the centre of B38 8LP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to B38 8LP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near B38 8LP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B38 8LP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near B38 8LP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B38 8LP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near B38 8LP?

The nearest vets to the centre of B38 8LP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is B38 8LP in a conservation area?

The centre of B38 8LP is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near B38 8LP?

Police.uk records 250 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B38 8LP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences106 reports
Vehicle crime38 reports
Criminal damage and arson27 reports
Shoplifting17 reports
Public order15 reports
Other theft14 reports

Also: burglary 11, anti-social behaviour 9, other crime 5, possession of weapons 4, robbery 2, theft from the person 1, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for B38 8LP

Ward
Barnt Green & Hopwood
Parish
Alvechurch
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Birmingham
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

B31 3QA130 mB31 3QG140 mB31 3QB140 mB31 3NZ180 mB38 8LR210 mB38 9DS210 m
All of B38

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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