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Bromsgrove Sidemoor: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Bromsgrove Sidemoor neighbourhood of Bromsgrove, England (ONS area Bromsgrove 010). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes B61. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B61 8LY.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Bromsgrove

Bromsgrove Sidemoor is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Bromsgrove (few signs of gentrification: 3 of 21 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £270,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Bromsgrove (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Bromsgrove, is 2.8 km 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

£270,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

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 -0.06; 3 of 21 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 3 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 3 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£50,100

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.1 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

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Bromsgrove Sidemoor sits in Bromsgrove

Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Bromsgrove
Average household income: 2nd lowest 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 Bromsgrove Sidemoor

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).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Bromsgrove, 1998 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

3 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bromsgrove, 2 the other way and 16 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

Air quality
New-build activity
Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Bromsgrove Railway station, 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Lichfield Trent Valley High Level (about 78 min) and Birmingham New Street (23 to 30 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 Meadows First School 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Feb 2025).
Nearest state secondary school Parkside Middle School 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2019). Ungraded visit Feb 2025: Standards maintained.

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 Bromsgrove Sidemoor

What is the typical house price in Bromsgrove Sidemoor?

£270,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.

How does Bromsgrove Sidemoor compare with the rest of Bromsgrove?

Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Bromsgrove. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Bromsgrove.

Is Bromsgrove Sidemoor an affluent area?

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

Is Bromsgrove Sidemoor gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.06; 3 of 21 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Bromsgrove Sidemoor?

Bromsgrove. Railway station, 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Lichfield Trent Valley High Level (about 78 min) and Birmingham New Street (23 to 30 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Bromsgrove Sidemoor?

Nearest state primary school. Meadows First School. 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Feb 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Parkside Middle School. 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2019). Ungraded visit Feb 2025: Standards maintained.

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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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.