B61 0QU postcode in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

B61 0QU is a postcode in Bromsgrove, in the Belbroughton & Romsley ward. 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 0% of homes and businesses at B61 0QU can get it Across Bromsgrove: 85% Typical price £305,000 Homes sold in B61 0, last 12 months. ▲ 2.1% on the year before Nearest station Barnt Green 5.5 km in a straight line

Where B61 0QU is, and what is near it

Map of B61 0QU and what is near it Map of B61 0QU: its centre point, with the 272 other postcodes in the B61 0 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. B61 0BP: also in B61 0B61 0BS: also in B61 0B61 0BT: also in B61 0B61 0BU: also in B61 0B61 0BX: also in B61 0B61 0GE: also in B61 0B61 0GF: also in B61 0B61 0GG: also in B61 0B61 0GH: also in B61 0B61 0GJ: also in B61 0B61 0GL: also in B61 0B61 0GQ: also in B61 0B61 0HN: also in B61 0B61 0HR: also in B61 0B61 0HS: also in B61 0B61 0HT: also in B61 0B61 0HU: also in B61 0B61 0HW: also in B61 0B61 0HX: also in B61 0B61 0HY: also in B61 0B61 0HZ: also in B61 0B61 0JA: also in B61 0B61 0JB: also in B61 0B61 0JD: also in B61 0B61 0JE: also in B61 0B61 0JG: also in B61 0B61 0JQ: also in B61 0B61 0JT: also in B61 0B61 0JU: also in B61 0B61 0JZ: also in B61 0B61 0LD: also in B61 0B61 0LF: also in B61 0B61 0LG: also in B61 0B61 0LJ: also in B61 0B61 0LN: also in B61 0B61 0LQ: also in B61 0B61 0LW: also in B61 0B61 0NP: also in B61 0B61 0NR: also in B61 0B61 0NT: also in B61 0B61 0NU: also in B61 0B61 0NX: also in B61 0B61 0NY: also in B61 0B61 0NZ: also in B61 0B61 0PA: also in B61 0B61 0PB: also in B61 0B61 0PD: also in B61 0B61 0PE: also in B61 0B61 0PF: also in B61 0B61 0PG: also in B61 0B61 0PH: also in B61 0B61 0PJ: also in B61 0B61 0PL: also in B61 0B61 0PN: also in B61 0B61 0PP: also in B61 0B61 0PQ: also in B61 0B61 0PR: also in B61 0B61 0PS: also in B61 0B61 0PT: also in B61 0B61 0PU: also in B61 0B61 0PW: also in B61 0B61 0PX: also in B61 0B61 0PY: also in B61 0B61 0PZ: also in B61 0B61 0QB: also in B61 0B61 0QD: also in B61 0B61 0QE: also in B61 0B61 0QF: also in B61 0B61 0QG: also in B61 0B61 0QH: also in B61 0B61 0QJ: also in B61 0B61 0QL: also in B61 0B61 0QN: also in B61 0B61 0QP: also in B61 0B61 0QQ: also in B61 0B61 0QR: also in B61 0B61 0QT: also in B61 0B61 0QW: also in B61 0B61 0QX: also in B61 0B61 0QY: also in B61 0B61 0RA: also in B61 0B61 0RB: also in B61 0B61 0RD: also in B61 0B61 0RE: also in B61 0B61 0RF: also in B61 0B61 0RG: also in B61 0B61 0RH: also in B61 0B61 0RJ: also in B61 0B61 0RQ: also in B61 0B61 0RR: also in B61 0B61 0RS: also in B61 0B61 0RT: also in B61 0B61 0RU: also in B61 0B61 0RX: also in B61 0B61 0RY: also in B61 0B61 0RZ: also in B61 0B61 0SA: also in B61 0B61 0SB: also in B61 0B61 0SD: also in B61 0B61 0SE: also in B61 0B61 0SF: also in B61 0B61 0TT: also in B61 0 2 GP practices, 3.0–3.1 kmBarnt Green station 5.5 kmLongbridge station 5.9 kmLowes Hill B61 0QU Map of B61 0QU and what is near it Map of B61 0QU: its centre point, with the 272 other postcodes in the B61 0 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 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. 3 places, 3.0–5.9 kmBarnt Green station 5.5 kmLowes Hill B61 0QU
  • B61 0QU
  • Other postcodes in B61 0: 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. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.3829, longitude -2.0651)

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 B61 0QU?

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 B61 0QU?

Every home and business at B61 0QU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B61 0QU 0% Bromsgrove 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B61 0QU 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 B61 0QU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bromsgrove District Council's days for B61 0QU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for B61 0QU 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 B61 0QU 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 B61 0QU.

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 B61 0QU: 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 B61 0QU 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 B61 0QU?

Homes in B61 0 sold for a typical £305,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 149 sales, up 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£305,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£298,725 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £420,000 48 sales
  • Semi-detached £304,000 47 sales
  • Terraced £225,000 49 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £162,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole B61 district: a typical £290,000 from 302 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 B61 0QU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B61 0QU 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 B61 0QU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 970 homes in the neighbourhood around B61 0QU. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band F. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (42%). 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 B61 0QU

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 F, the most common, is £3,580.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,652
Band Babout 70 (7%)£1,928
Band Cabout 150 (15%)£2,203
Band Dabout 120 (12%)£2,479
Band Eabout 190 (20%)£3,029
Band Fabout 210 (22%)£3,580
Band Gabout 200 (21%)£4,131
Band Hwithheld£4,957

When the homes were built

  1. 42% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 20% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 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 B61 0QU is in (ONS area E01032176), 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 B61 0QU?

The nearest open schools to B61 0QU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B61 0QU, 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 B61 0QU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B61 0QU is Barnt Green Rail Station, 5.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnt Green Rail Station Railway station 5.5 kmDrive
  • Longbridge Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive

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 B61 0QU, 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 B61 0QU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B61 0QU, 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 B61 0QU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of B61 0QU 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.

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 B61 0QU?

The nearest to the centre of B61 0QU, 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 B61 0QU?

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 B61 0QU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B61 0QU, 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 B61 0QU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B61 0QU, 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 B61 0QU?

The nearest vets to the centre of B61 0QU 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 B61 0QU in a conservation area?

The centre of B61 0QU 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 B61 0QU?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B61 0QU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
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 B61 0QU

Ward
Belbroughton & Romsley
Parish
Belbroughton
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
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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Nearby postcodes

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

B61 0QX260 mB61 0BP290 mB61 0BT370 mB61 0QT380 mB61 0QR390 mB61 0RD460 m
All of B61

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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