B45 postcode area
The B45 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Bromsgrove. Area Scores range from 2 to 97 across them.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the B45 district: Barnt Green & Lickey Hills scores 97 out of 100 (#183 of 6,856 nationally) while Frankley sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 95 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £196,000 in Allens Cross to £525,000 in Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley — a 2.7× gap within the B45 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Birmingham and Bromsgrove — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnt Green & Lickey HillsBromsgrove | 183 | 97 | £497,500 |
| Marlbrook & Lickey EndBromsgrove | 368 | 95 | £360,000 |
| Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt EndBromsgrove | 1,568 | 77 | £435,000 |
| Rubery WestBromsgrove | 1,588 | 77 | £290,000 |
| Dodford, Belbroughton & RomsleyBromsgrove | 1,767 | 74 | £525,000 |
| Rubery EastBirmingham | 4,611 | 33 | £225,250 |
| Longbridge SouthBirmingham | 5,509 | 20 | £230,000 |
| Allens CrossBirmingham | 6,558 | 4 | £196,000 |
| FrankleyBirmingham | 6,689 | 2 | £199,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around B45.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.