Postcode B45 8HJ is located in an urban city, within the Lickey Hills ward of Bromsgrove in the West Midlands region, and forms part of the Barnt Green & Lickey Hills area. It has very low deprivation and high crime levels, with around 78.1 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 19% below the West Midlands average of 97 per 1,000. The average income per household in Barnt Green & Lickey Hills is £77,356 per year. The nearest station is Barnt Green, about 1 miles away. There are 1 primary and no secondary schools in the area. There is 1 park nearby, the closest large park is Lickey Hills Country Park.
Barnt Green & Lickey Hills has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 31,193 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom, placing it within the bottom 5% least deprived areas in England.
Barnt Green & Lickey Hills has a high crime rate, with approximately 78.1 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 0.6% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 3.0% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Barnt Green & Lickey Hills is £77,356 per year.
Low noise level (55.0-59.9 dB) from road, approximately 25 ft away from B45 8HJ.
Barnt Green & Lickey Hills near B45 8HJ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Barnt Green located about 1 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
| Distance | Name | Size | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 mi | Lickey Hills Country Park | Large | Walking directions to Lickey Hills Country Park |
Based on 21 recent sales, the median property price is £940,000 (about £393 per square foot) in Lickey Hills area, with individual transactions ranging from £345,000 up to £1,520,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 18 | £952,500 | £396 |
| Semi-Detached | 2 | £471,000 | £397 |
| Terraced | 1 | £345,000 | £356 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £639,000 | — | £330,000 | £265,875 |
| 2017 | £550,000 | £308,500 | £360,000 | £175,000 |
| 2018 | £660,750 | £232,500 | £355,750 | £305,000 |
| 2019 | £737,500 | £250,000 | £800,000 | £270,250 |
| 2020 | £692,500 | £350,000 | £462,500 | £572,500 |
| 2021 | £731,000 | £380,000 | £410,250 | £243,500 |
| 2022 | £925,000 | £372,475 | £610,500 | £305,000 |
| 2023 | £664,000 | £160,000 | £467,000 | £210,000 |
| 2024 | £845,000 | £257,500 | £910,000 | £262,500 |
| 2025 | £825,000 | £350,000 | £426,250 | — |
| 2026 | £1,000,000 | — | — | £345,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £302 | — | £274 | £247 |
| 2017 | £319 | £253 | £321 | £342 |
| 2018 | £333 | £260 | £289 | £255 |
| 2019 | £354 | £363 | £317 | £349 |
| 2020 | £332 | £262 | £396 | £336 |
| 2021 | £367 | £357 | £375 | £347 |
| 2022 | £402 | £326 | £408 | £422 |
| 2023 | £427 | £331 | £360 | £406 |
| 2024 | £372 | £348 | £481 | £415 |
| 2025 | £402 | £262 | £363 | — |
| 2026 | £358 | — | — | £356 |
There were 15 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near B45 8HJ.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2025 | Burcot House, Mearse Lane, Birmingham, B45 8HL | Detached | Freehold | £955,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2025 | Bradstone House, Mearse Lane, Birmingham, B45 8HL | Detached | Freehold | £940,000 | |
| 03 Sept 2025 | 6, The Badgers, Birmingham, B45 8QR | Detached | Freehold | £1,000,000 | |
| 14 Mar 2025 | 2, The Badgers, Birmingham, B45 8QR | Detached | Freehold | £825,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2025 | 3, Merriemont Drive, Birmingham, B45 8QZ | Detached | Freehold | £1,210,000 |
Annual council tax rates for Bromsgrove district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for B45 8HJ, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Bakul Kumar
Lickey Hills - Elected 4 May 2023
Bradley Thomas
Bromsgrove - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around B45 8HJ records about 78 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 7 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across West Midlands as a whole the rate is about 97 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary.
The median sale price around B45 8HJ in Barnt Green & Lickey Hills is £940,000 (about £393 per square foot) based on 21 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There is 1 school close to B45 8HJ, including Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery (Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
B45 8HJ scores 1 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 31,193 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove covering B45 8HJ is Bradley Thomas (Conservative and Unionist Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 1 local councillor: Bakul Kumar (Conservative and Unionist Party).