B48 7RD postcode in Alvechurch, Worcestershire

B48 7RD is a postcode in Alvechurch, in the Alvechurch Village 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 £410,000 Homes sold in B48 7, last 12 months. ▼ 2.4% on the year before Nearest station Alvechurch 650 m in a straight line

Where B48 7RD is, and what is near it

Map of B48 7RD and what is near it Map of B48 7RD: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the B48 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. B48 7JX: also in B48 7B48 7JY: also in B48 7B48 7LA: also in B48 7B48 7LD: also in B48 7B48 7LF: also in B48 7B48 7LG: also in B48 7B48 7LH: also in B48 7B48 7LL: also in B48 7B48 7LN: also in B48 7B48 7LP: also in B48 7B48 7LQ: also in B48 7B48 7LR: also in B48 7B48 7LS: also in B48 7B48 7LT: also in B48 7B48 7LU: also in B48 7B48 7LW: also in B48 7B48 7LX: also in B48 7B48 7LY: also in B48 7B48 7LZ: also in B48 7B48 7NA: also in B48 7B48 7NB: also in B48 7B48 7ND: also in B48 7B48 7NE: also in B48 7B48 7NF: also in B48 7B48 7NG: also in B48 7B48 7NH: also in B48 7B48 7NJ: also in B48 7B48 7NL: also in B48 7B48 7NN: also in B48 7B48 7NP: also in B48 7B48 7NQ: also in B48 7B48 7NR: also in B48 7B48 7NS: also in B48 7B48 7NT: also in B48 7B48 7NU: also in B48 7B48 7NW: also in B48 7B48 7NX: also in B48 7B48 7NY: also in B48 7B48 7NZ: also in B48 7B48 7PA: also in B48 7B48 7PB: also in B48 7B48 7PD: also in B48 7B48 7PE: also in B48 7B48 7PF: also in B48 7B48 7PG: also in B48 7B48 7PH: also in B48 7B48 7PJ: also in B48 7B48 7PL: also in B48 7B48 7PN: also in B48 7B48 7PS: also in B48 7B48 7PT: also in B48 7B48 7PU: also in B48 7B48 7PW: also in B48 7B48 7PX: also in B48 7B48 7RE: also in B48 7B48 7RF: also in B48 7B48 7RG: also in B48 7B48 7RP: also in B48 7B48 7RR: also in B48 7B48 7RS: also in B48 7B48 7RZ: also in B48 7B48 7SA: also in B48 7B48 7SB: also in B48 7B48 7SD: also in B48 7B48 7SE: also in B48 7B48 7SF: also in B48 7B48 7SQ: also in B48 7B48 7SR: also in B48 7B48 7SS: also in B48 7B48 7ST: also in B48 7B48 7SZ: also in B48 7B48 7TA: also in B48 7B48 7TB: also in B48 7B48 7UA: also in B48 7 2 places, 2.1–2.3 kmSchool 2.2 kmCofton Medical Centre 4.6 kmSchool 4.7 kmAlvechurch South B48 7RD Map of B48 7RD and what is near it Map of B48 7RD: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the B48 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 2.2 kmCofton Medical Centre 4.6 kmSchool 4.7 kmAlvechurch South B48 7RD
  • B48 7RD
  • Other postcodes in B48 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 52.3510, longitude -1.9630)

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 B48 7RD?

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 B48 7RD?

Every home and business at B48 7RD 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 B48 7RD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bromsgrove District Council's days for B48 7RD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 B48 7RD 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 B48 7RD.

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 B48 7RD: 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 B48 7RD 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 B48 7RD?

Homes in B48 7 sold for a typical £410,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, down 2.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£410,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£420,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £677,500 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £385,000 20 sales
  • Terraced £250,000 8 sales

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

Across the whole B48 district: a typical £410,000 from 44 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 B48 7RD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in B48 7RD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 April 2025. 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 B48 7RD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around B48 7RD. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (30%). 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 B48 7RD

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 £4,131 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,203.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (11%)£1,652
Band Babout 90 (12%)£1,928
Band Cabout 300 (41%)£2,203
Band Dabout 130 (18%)£2,479
Band Eabout 90 (12%)£3,029
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,580
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,131
Band Hwithheld£4,957

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 30% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 B48 7RD is in (ONS area E01032124), 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 B48 7RD?

The nearest open schools to B48 7RD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B48 7RD, 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 B48 7RD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B48 7RD is Alvechurch Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Alvechurch Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Barnt Green Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Snake Lane, 71 m away.

More stations near B48 7RD, 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 B48 7RD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B48 7RD, 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 B48 7RD?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B48 7RD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Hopwood Park Supercharger Charging point · 16 chargers · CCS, Tesla · up to 150 kW 1.8 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 5 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 1.8 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 B48 7RD?

The nearest to the centre of B48 7RD, 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 B48 7RD?

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 B48 7RD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B48 7RD, 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 B48 7RD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B48 7RD, 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 B48 7RD?

The nearest vets to the centre of B48 7RD 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 B48 7RD in a conservation area?

The centre of B48 7RD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 B48 7RD?

Police.uk records 19 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B48 7RD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences8 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Public order1 report
Burglary1 report
Vehicle crime1 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 B48 7RD

Ward
Alvechurch Village
Parish
Alvechurch
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Alvechurch
Rural or urban
Larger 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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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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