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Barnt Green & Lickey Hills: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Barnt Green & Lickey Hills neighbourhood of Bromsgrove, England (ONS area Bromsgrove 006). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes B31, B45, B48, B60. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B45 8PU.

One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, changing little against Bromsgrove

Barnt Green & Lickey Hills is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it is changing little against Bromsgrove (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 20 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £507,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Bromsgrove (0.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Barnt Green, is about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£507,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.07; 2 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 10 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 9 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£77,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.7 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Barnt Green & Lickey Hills sits in Bromsgrove

  • Typical house price: the highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Bromsgrove
  • Average household income: the highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Bromsgrove

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Barnt Green & Lickey Hills

House prices: Barnt Green & Lickey Hills against Bromsgrove: This neighbourhood £110k (1995) to £430k (2026); Bromsgrove £68k (1995) to £355k (2026).£128k£480k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£430kBromsgrove£355k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Bromsgrove, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bromsgrove, 3 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Plug-in car growth
  • Homes improving their energy rating

Falling behind the borough

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Barnt Green Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (990 m in a straight line). About 6.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Four Oaks (51 to 57 min) and Redditch (about 10 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St Andrew's CofE First School 950 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Nov 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Alvechurch CofE Middle School 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Apr 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Barnt Green & Lickey Hills

What is the typical house price in Barnt Green & Lickey Hills?

£507,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.

How does Barnt Green & Lickey Hills compare with the rest of Bromsgrove?

Typical house price: the highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Bromsgrove. Average household income: the highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Bromsgrove.

Is Barnt Green & Lickey Hills an affluent area?

Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Barnt Green & Lickey Hills gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.07; 2 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Barnt Green & Lickey Hills?

Barnt Green. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (990 m in a straight line). About 6.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Four Oaks (51 to 57 min) and Redditch (about 10 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Barnt Green & Lickey Hills?

Nearest state primary school. St Andrew's CofE First School. 950 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Nov 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Alvechurch CofE Middle School. 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Apr 2025).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.