B48 postcode area
The B48 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Stratford-on-Avon. Area Scores range from 19 to 97 across them.
In summary
The B48 district contains both ends of the scale: Barnt Green & Lickey Hills at 97 out of 100 (#183 of 6,856 in England) against Longbridge South at 20, a 78-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £230,000 in Longbridge South to £572,500 in Earlswood, Tanworth-in-Arden & Sambourne — a 2.5× gap within the B48 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Birmingham, Bromsgrove and Stratford-on-Avon — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnt Green & Lickey HillsBromsgrove | 183 | 97 | £497,500 |
| Wythall & Gay HillBromsgrove | 855 | 88 | £365,000 |
| Earlswood, Tanworth-in-Arden & SambourneStratford-on-Avon | 1,246 | 82 | £572,500 |
| Stoke Heath, Finstall & BentleyBromsgrove | 1,328 | 81 | £386,000 |
| Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt EndBromsgrove | 1,568 | 77 | £435,000 |
| Longbridge SouthBirmingham | 5,509 | 20 | £230,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around B48.
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.