B61 7AB postcode in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

B61 7AB is a postcode in Bromsgrove, in the Sanders Park 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 Typical price £290,000 Homes sold in B61 7, last 12 months. ▲ 9.4% on the year before Nearest school Bromsgrove School 600 m in a straight line Nearest station Bromsgrove 1.7 km in a straight line

Where B61 7AB is, and what is near it

Map of B61 7AB and what is near it Map of B61 7AB: its centre point, with the 149 other postcodes in the B61 7 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B61 7AE: also in B61 7B61 7AF: also in B61 7B61 7AG: also in B61 7B61 7AL: also in B61 7B61 7AN: also in B61 7B61 7AP: also in B61 7B61 7AQ: also in B61 7B61 7AR: also in B61 7B61 7AS: also in B61 7B61 7AT: also in B61 7B61 7AX: also in B61 7B61 7AZ: also in B61 7B61 7BB: also in B61 7B61 7BD: also in B61 7B61 7BE: also in B61 7B61 7BF: also in B61 7B61 7BG: also in B61 7B61 7BH: also in B61 7B61 7BJ: also in B61 7B61 7BL: also in B61 7B61 7BN: also in B61 7B61 7BP: also in B61 7B61 7BQ: also in B61 7B61 7BS: also in B61 7B61 7BT: also in B61 7B61 7BU: also in B61 7B61 7BW: also in B61 7B61 7BX: also in B61 7B61 7BY: also in B61 7B61 7BZ: also in B61 7B61 7DA: also in B61 7B61 7DB: also in B61 7B61 7DD: also in B61 7B61 7DE: also in B61 7B61 7DF: also in B61 7B61 7DG: also in B61 7B61 7DH: also in B61 7B61 7DL: also in B61 7B61 7DN: also in B61 7B61 7DQ: also in B61 7B61 7DT: also in B61 7B61 7DU: also in B61 7B61 7DY: also in B61 7B61 7EB: also in B61 7B61 7ED: also in B61 7B61 7EE: also in B61 7B61 7EF: also in B61 7B61 7EQ: also in B61 7B61 7FF: also in B61 7B61 7FG: also in B61 7B61 7FH: also in B61 7B61 7FJ: also in B61 7B61 7FL: also in B61 7B61 7FN: also in B61 7B61 7FP: also in B61 7B61 7FQ: also in B61 7B61 7FW: also in B61 7B61 7HA: also in B61 7B61 7HD: also in B61 7B61 7HE: also in B61 7B61 7HF: also in B61 7B61 7HG: also in B61 7B61 7HJ: also in B61 7B61 7HL: also in B61 7B61 7HN: also in B61 7B61 7HP: also in B61 7B61 7HW: also in B61 7B61 7HX: also in B61 7B61 7HY: also in B61 7B61 7HZ: also in B61 7B61 7JE: also in B61 7B61 7JF: also in B61 7B61 7JG: also in B61 7B61 7JH: also in B61 7B61 7JJ: also in B61 7B61 7JL: also in B61 7B61 7JN: also in B61 7B61 7JP: also in B61 7B61 7JR: also in B61 7B61 7JS: also in B61 7B61 7JT: also in B61 7B61 7JU: also in B61 7B61 7JW: also in B61 7B61 7JX: also in B61 7B61 7JY: also in B61 7B61 7JZ: also in B61 7B61 7LA: also in B61 7B61 7LD: also in B61 7B61 7LE: also in B61 7B61 7LF: also in B61 7B61 7LG: also in B61 7B61 7LH: also in B61 7B61 7LJ: also in B61 7B61 7LL: also in B61 7B61 7LN: also in B61 7B61 7LP: also in B61 7B61 7LQ: also in B61 7B61 7LS: also in B61 7B61 7LT: also in B61 7B61 7LU: also in B61 7B61 7LW: also in B61 7B61 7LX: also in B61 7B61 7LY: also in B61 7B61 7LZ: also in B61 7B61 7NA: also in B61 7B61 7NB: also in B61 7B61 7ND: also in B61 7B61 7NE: also in B61 7B61 7NF: also in B61 7B61 7NG: also in B61 7B61 7NH: also in B61 7B61 7NJ: also in B61 7B61 7NL: also in B61 7B61 7NN: also in B61 7B61 7NP: also in B61 7B61 7NQ: also in B61 7B61 7NR: also in B61 7B61 7NS: also in B61 7B61 7NT: also in B61 7B61 7PE: also in B61 7B61 7PF: also in B61 7B61 7PG: also in B61 7B61 7PH: also in B61 7B61 7PJ: also in B61 7B61 7PL: also in B61 7B61 7PN: also in B61 7B61 7PP: also in B61 7B61 7PQ: also in B61 7B61 7PR: also in B61 7B61 7PW: also in B61 7B61 7WB: also in B61 7 Barnt Green station 5.7 kmHill Top B61 7AB Map of B61 7AB and what is near it Map of B61 7AB: its centre point, with the 149 other postcodes in the B61 7 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Hill Top B61 7AB
  • B61 7AB
  • Other postcodes in B61 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 52.3335, longitude -2.0626)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B61 7AB?

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 7AB?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for B61 7AB. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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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 7AB?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for B61 7AB.

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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 B61 7AB 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 7AB.

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 7AB: 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 7AB is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 11:11 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 11:11 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near B61 7AB?

Homes in B61 7 sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 49 sales, up 9.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£290,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£265,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £475,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £310,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £250,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £128,625 6 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 7AB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B61 7AB 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 7AB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around B61 7AB. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band B. 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 7AB

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 B, the most common, is £1,928.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 310 (32%)£1,652
Band Babout 350 (36%)£1,928
Band Cabout 150 (15%)£2,203
Band Dabout 110 (11%)£2,479
Band Eabout 40 (4%)£3,029
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,580
Band Gwithheld£4,131
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,957

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 18% 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 7AB is in (ONS area E01032156), rounded by the VOA.

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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 7AB?

The nearest open schools to B61 7AB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B61 7AB, 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 7AB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B61 7AB is Bromsgrove Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Bromsgrove Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Barnt Green Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Market Hall, 88 m away.

More stations near B61 7AB, 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 7AB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B61 7AB, 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.

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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 7AB?

1 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B61 7AB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • ChargePoint Charging point · No details mapped 500 mWalk
  • Bromsgove Railway Station Car Park Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.2 kW 1.7 kmCycle
  • Bromsgove Railway Station Car Park Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.2 kW 1.7 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.

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

Which dentists are near B61 7AB?

The nearest to the centre of B61 7AB, 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 7AB?

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 7AB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B61 7AB, 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 7AB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B61 7AB, 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 7AB?

The nearest vets to the centre of B61 7AB 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 7AB in a conservation area?

The centre of B61 7AB 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 7AB?

Police.uk records 175 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B61 7AB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences73 reports
Anti-social behaviour37 reports
Public order18 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Other theft9 reports
Shoplifting7 reports

Also: burglary 5, vehicle crime 3, drugs 3, other crime 3, theft from the person 2, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 2.

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 7AB

Ward
Sanders Park
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Bromsgrove
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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B61 7EE20 mB61 8BT40 mB61 7DL40 mB61 7AF50 mB61 8NR50 mB60 2DD70 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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