B60 1BG postcode in Blackwell, Worcestershire

B60 1BG is a postcode in Blackwell, 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 July 1995.

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 £392,000 Homes sold in B60 1, last 12 months. ▲ 3.2% on the year before Nearest station Barnt Green 2.0 km in a straight line

Where B60 1BG is, and what is near it

Map of B60 1BG and what is near it Map of B60 1BG: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the B60 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B60 1AE: also in B60 1B60 1AH: also in B60 1B60 1AJ: also in B60 1B60 1AL: also in B60 1B60 1AN: also in B60 1B60 1AQ: also in B60 1B60 1AT: also in B60 1B60 1AW: also in B60 1B60 1BB: also in B60 1B60 1BD: also in B60 1B60 1BE: also in B60 1B60 1BH: also in B60 1B60 1BJ: also in B60 1B60 1BL: also in B60 1B60 1BN: also in B60 1B60 1BP: also in B60 1B60 1BQ: also in B60 1B60 1BS: also in B60 1B60 1BT: also in B60 1B60 1BU: also in B60 1B60 1BW: also in B60 1B60 1BX: also in B60 1B60 1BY: also in B60 1B60 1DA: also in B60 1B60 1DB: also in B60 1B60 1DD: also in B60 1B60 1DE: also in B60 1B60 1DF: also in B60 1B60 1DG: also in B60 1B60 1DH: also in B60 1B60 1DL: also in B60 1B60 1DN: also in B60 1B60 1DP: also in B60 1B60 1DQ: also in B60 1B60 1DR: also in B60 1B60 1DS: also in B60 1B60 1DX: also in B60 1B60 1DY: also in B60 1B60 1DZ: also in B60 1B60 1ED: also in B60 1B60 1EE: also in B60 1B60 1EP: also in B60 1B60 1EX: also in B60 1B60 1EY: also in B60 1B60 1FD: also in B60 1B60 1FE: also in B60 1B60 1FG: also in B60 1B60 1FH: also in B60 1B60 1GA: also in B60 1B60 1GB: also in B60 1B60 1GD: also in B60 1B60 1GE: also in B60 1B60 1GF: also in B60 1B60 1GG: also in B60 1B60 1GH: also in B60 1B60 1GJ: also in B60 1B60 1GQ: also in B60 1B60 1GX: also in B60 1B60 1GY: also in B60 1B60 1GZ: also in B60 1B60 1HD: also in B60 1B60 1HE: also in B60 1B60 1HF: also in B60 1B60 1HG: also in B60 1B60 1HH: also in B60 1B60 1HL: also in B60 1B60 1HR: also in B60 1B60 1HS: also in B60 1B60 1HT: also in B60 1B60 1HU: also in B60 1B60 1HX: also in B60 1B60 1HY: also in B60 1B60 1JB: also in B60 1B60 1JD: also in B60 1B60 1JE: also in B60 1B60 1JF: also in B60 1B60 1JG: also in B60 1B60 1JH: also in B60 1B60 1JJ: also in B60 1B60 1JL: also in B60 1B60 1JN: also in B60 1B60 1JP: also in B60 1B60 1JQ: also in B60 1B60 1JR: also in B60 1B60 1JS: also in B60 1B60 1JT: also in B60 1B60 1JU: also in B60 1B60 1JW: also in B60 1B60 1JX: also in B60 1B60 1JY: also in B60 1B60 1JZ: also in B60 1B60 1LA: also in B60 1B60 1LD: also in B60 1B60 1LH: also in B60 1B60 1LJ: also in B60 1B60 1LL: also in B60 1B60 1LN: also in B60 1B60 1LQ: also in B60 1B60 1LY: also in B60 1B60 1LZ: also in B60 1B60 1NG: also in B60 1B60 1NJ: also in B60 1B60 1PD: also in B60 1B60 1PH: also in B60 1B60 1PJ: also in B60 1B60 1PL: also in B60 1B60 1PN: also in B60 1B60 1PP: also in B60 1B60 1PR: also in B60 1B60 1PS: also in B60 1B60 1PT: also in B60 1B60 1PU: also in B60 1B60 1PW: also in B60 1B60 1PX: also in B60 1B60 1PY: also in B60 1B60 1PZ: also in B60 1B60 1QB: also in B60 1B60 1QD: also in B60 1B60 1QE: also in B60 1B60 1QF: also in B60 1B60 1QG: also in B60 1B60 1QH: also in B60 1B60 1QJ: also in B60 1B60 1QL: also in B60 1B60 1QN: also in B60 1B60 1QP: also in B60 1B60 1QQ: also in B60 1B60 1QU: also in B60 1B60 1QW: also in B60 1B60 1RB: also in B60 1 School 2.9 kmGP 3.0 kmParkside Middle School 3.1 kmAlvechurch station 3.2 kmGP 3.3 kmBarnt Green B60 1BG Map of B60 1BG and what is near it Map of B60 1BG: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the B60 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 2.1 km2 places, 2.9–3.0 kmParkside Middle School 3.1 kmGP 3.3 kmBarnt Green B60 1BG
  • B60 1BG
  • Other postcodes in B60 1: 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. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.3495, longitude -2.0142)

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 B60 1BG?

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 B60 1BG?

Every home and business at B60 1BG 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 B60 1BG?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bromsgrove District Council's days for B60 1BG today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for B60 1BG 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 B60 1BG 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 B60 1BG.

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 B60 1BG: 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 B60 1BG 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 B60 1BG?

Homes in B60 1 sold for a typical £392,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 85 sales, up 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£392,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£380,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £518,500 49 sales
  • Semi-detached £337,000 21 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £150,000 11 sales

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

Across the whole B60 district: a typical £347,500 from 294 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 B60 1BG

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B60 1BG 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 B60 1BG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 500 homes in the neighbourhood around B60 1BG. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (25%). 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 B60 1BG

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 G, the most common, is £4,131.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (10%)£1,652
Band Babout 20 (4%)£1,928
Band Cabout 40 (8%)£2,203
Band Dabout 60 (12%)£2,479
Band Eabout 60 (12%)£3,029
Band Fabout 100 (20%)£3,580
Band Gabout 140 (28%)£4,131
Band Habout 30 (6%)£4,957

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 13% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 25% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 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 B60 1BG is in (ONS area E01032148), 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 B60 1BG?

The nearest open schools to B60 1BG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B60 1BG, 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 B60 1BG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B60 1BG is Barnt Green Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnt Green Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Alvechurch Rail Station Railway station 3.2 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 Post Office, 124 m away.

More stations near B60 1BG, 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 B60 1BG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B60 1BG, 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 B60 1BG?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of B60 1BG 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 B60 1BG?

The nearest to the centre of B60 1BG, 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 B60 1BG?

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 B60 1BG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B60 1BG, 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 B60 1BG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B60 1BG, 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 B60 1BG?

The nearest vets to the centre of B60 1BG 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 B60 1BG in a conservation area?

The centre of B60 1BG 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 B60 1BG?

Police.uk records 11 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B60 1BG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Vehicle crime1 report
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 B60 1BG

Ward
Lickey Hills
Parish
Lickey and Blackwell
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Blackwell
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 1995

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.

B60 1QF160 mB60 1BP170 mB60 1BN180 mB60 1FD180 mB60 1QU190 mB60 1QB200 m
All of B60

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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