B45 8JS postcode in Barnt Green, Worcestershire

B45 8JS is a postcode in Barnt Green, in the Lickey Hills 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 can get it. Bromsgrove: 85% Typical price £317,500 Homes sold in B45 8, last 12 months. ▲ 4.1% on the year before Nearest station Barnt Green 1.2 km in a straight line

Where B45 8JS is, and what is near it

Map of B45 8JS and what is near it Map of B45 8JS: its centre point, with the 291 other postcodes in the B45 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B45 8BF: also in B45 8B45 8BT: also in B45 8B45 8BU: also in B45 8B45 8BX: also in B45 8B45 8BY: also in B45 8B45 8BZ: also in B45 8B45 8DA: also in B45 8B45 8DB: also in B45 8B45 8DH: also in B45 8B45 8DJ: also in B45 8B45 8EX: also in B45 8B45 8FD: also in B45 8B45 8FX: also in B45 8B45 8GA: also in B45 8B45 8GB: also in B45 8B45 8GD: also in B45 8B45 8GG: also in B45 8B45 8GH: also in B45 8B45 8HA: also in B45 8B45 8HB: also in B45 8B45 8HD: also in B45 8B45 8HE: also in B45 8B45 8HF: also in B45 8B45 8HG: also in B45 8B45 8HH: also in B45 8B45 8HJ: also in B45 8B45 8HL: also in B45 8B45 8HN: also in B45 8B45 8HP: also in B45 8B45 8HQ: also in B45 8B45 8HR: also in B45 8B45 8HT: also in B45 8B45 8HU: also in B45 8B45 8HW: also in B45 8B45 8HX: also in B45 8B45 8HY: also in B45 8B45 8HZ: also in B45 8B45 8JA: also in B45 8B45 8JB: also in B45 8B45 8JD: also in B45 8B45 8JE: also in B45 8B45 8JF: also in B45 8B45 8JG: also in B45 8B45 8JH: also in B45 8B45 8JJ: also in B45 8B45 8JL: also in B45 8B45 8JN: also in B45 8B45 8JP: also in B45 8B45 8JR: also in B45 8B45 8JT: also in B45 8B45 8JU: also in B45 8B45 8JW: also in B45 8B45 8JX: also in B45 8B45 8JY: also in B45 8B45 8JZ: also in B45 8B45 8LA: also in B45 8B45 8LB: also in B45 8B45 8LD: also in B45 8B45 8LE: also in B45 8B45 8LF: also in B45 8B45 8LG: also in B45 8B45 8LH: also in B45 8B45 8LJ: also in B45 8B45 8LL: also in B45 8B45 8LN: also in B45 8B45 8LP: also in B45 8B45 8LQ: also in B45 8B45 8LR: also in B45 8B45 8LS: also in B45 8B45 8LW: also in B45 8B45 8LZ: also in B45 8B45 8NA: also in B45 8B45 8NE: also in B45 8B45 8NF: also in B45 8B45 8NG: also in B45 8B45 8NH: also in B45 8B45 8NJ: also in B45 8B45 8NL: also in B45 8B45 8NP: also in B45 8B45 8NQ: also in B45 8B45 8NR: also in B45 8B45 8NU: also in B45 8B45 8NW: also in B45 8B45 8NX: also in B45 8B45 8NY: also in B45 8B45 8NZ: also in B45 8B45 8PA: also in B45 8B45 8PB: also in B45 8B45 8PF: also in B45 8B45 8PU: also in B45 8B45 8PX: also in B45 8B45 8PY: also in B45 8B45 8PZ: also in B45 8B45 8QA: also in B45 8B45 8QB: also in B45 8B45 8QR: also in B45 8B45 8QZ: also in B45 8B45 8SZ: also in B45 8B45 8TB: also in B45 8B45 8XA: also in B45 8B45 8XB: also in B45 8B45 8XH: also in B45 8B45 8XJ: also in B45 8B45 8XL: also in B45 8B45 8XS: also in B45 8B45 8XT: also in B45 8B45 8ZF: also in B45 8 School 1.4 kmGP 3.1 kmAlvechurch station 3.3 kmSchool 3.3 kmChadsgrove School 3.4 kmBarnt Green B45 8JS Map of B45 8JS and what is near it Map of B45 8JS: its centre point, with the 291 other postcodes in the B45 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.4 km2 places, 3.1–3.4 kmAlvechurch station 3.3 kmSchool 3.3 kmBarnt Green B45 8JS
  • B45 8JS
  • Other postcodes in B45 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.3605, longitude -2.0101)

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 B45 8JS?

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 B45 8JS?

Every home and business at B45 8JS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Bromsgrove: 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bromsgrove: 98%

The line marks the figure across Bromsgrove.

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 B45 8JS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bromsgrove District Council's days for B45 8JS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for B45 8JS 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 B45 8JS 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 B45 8JS.

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 B45 8JS: 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 B45 8JS 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 B45 8JS?

Homes in B45 8 sold for a typical £317,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 148 sales, up 4.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£317,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£305,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £543,000 47 sales
  • Semi-detached £300,000 57 sales
  • Terraced £230,000 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £157,500 11 sales

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

Across the whole B45 district: a typical £250,000 from 343 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 B45 8JS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in B45 8JS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 4 April 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 B45 8JS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 510 homes in the neighbourhood around B45 8JS. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (59%). 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 B45 8JS

Band D in Bromsgrove for 2026‑27: £2,479. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,203 (band C) to £4,957 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,131.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,652
Band Bwithheld£1,928
Band Cabout 10 (2%)£2,203
Band Dabout 70 (14%)£2,479
Band Eabout 130 (25%)£3,029
Band Fabout 60 (12%)£3,580
Band Gabout 150 (29%)£4,131
Band Habout 90 (18%)£4,957

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 59% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 B45 8JS is in (ONS area E01032149), 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 B45 8JS?

The nearest open schools to B45 8JS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B45 8JS, 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 B45 8JS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B45 8JS is Barnt Green Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnt Green Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Alvechurch Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near B45 8JS, 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 B45 8JS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B45 8JS, 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 B45 8JS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of B45 8JS on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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

Which dentists are near B45 8JS?

The nearest to the centre of B45 8JS, 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 B45 8JS?

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 B45 8JS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B45 8JS, 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 B45 8JS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B45 8JS, 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 B45 8JS?

The nearest vets to the centre of B45 8JS 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 B45 8JS in a conservation area?

The centre of B45 8JS is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 B45 8JS?

Police.uk records 18 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B45 8JS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences8 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Burglary3 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Other theft1 report

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 B45 8JS

Ward
Lickey Hills
Parish
Lickey and Blackwell
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Barnt Green
Rural or urban
Urban, 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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B45 8XT180 mB45 8JN250 mB45 8JE260 mB45 8JP260 mB45 8JU270 mB45 8JW280 m
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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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