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Barnt Green

Barnt Green is a town in Worcestershire, England, with a population of around 5,366. It has around 1 pharmacy and 5 restaurants and cafés, 15 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Barnt Green, 0.2 km away. There were around 20 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Barnt Green area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Bromsgrove area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 99,183 residents at roughly 457 people per km².

Council
Bromsgrove
County
Worcestershire
Constituency
Bromsgrove
Police force
West Mercia
58/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 95th of 294 English council areas — better than 68% of them.

Home affordability29
Affordable rents54
Good schools56
Life expectancy72
Low deprivation85
Employment72
Low council tax39

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

21°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 24° / 16° · 30% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:27

12h 49m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

Crime

17 reported · July 2026 11% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Anti-social behaviour5
  • Burglary3
  • Criminal damage & arson2

Neighbourhood team: Bromsgrove North and Rural · West Mercia

Local policing priorities

  • Issue – Drugs You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns.
  • Issue – Anti Social Behaviour You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

137 reported road collisions (2024)

35 killed or seriously injured · 186 casualties · 13.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

80 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 59 rated 4–5 ★ (54 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Barnt Green (1.0 km)
  • 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Barnt Green (0.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£339,163 average 2% YoY

Across Bromsgrove · to 2026-06

Detached£530,198
Semi-detached£331,064
Terraced£271,190
Flat£155,017

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£985 average monthly rent 1.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £713
  • 2 bed £893
  • 3 bed £1,084

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

10.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.0 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (11.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (9.5 km)

26 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

45 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 25 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Barnt Green Parish (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools7
  • Sports pitches14
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

99,183 residents in Bromsgrove · 457/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 271 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,479 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (22% of 43,180)

A £1,652
B £1,928
C £2,203
D £2,479
E £3,029
F £3,580
G £4,131
H £4,957

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

43 schools · 18,149 pupils

25 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 17 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

38inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Hagley Catholic High SchoolGood
  • Haybridge High School and Sixth FormGood
  • North Bromsgrove High SchoolGood
  • South Bromsgrove HighGood
  • Waseley Hills High School
  • Woodrush High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bromsgrove

Care & health services

579 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes180
  • GP practices90
  • Dentists126
  • Homecare agencies114
  • Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 10 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Worcestershire

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Barnt Green)
  • Within the Green Belt
  • 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

115 applications decided

94.8% granted · 109 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Conservative / Independent coalition

  • Lab 6
  • Con 11
  • LD 6
  • Oth 8

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,420 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

24 jobs advertised · £24,458 avg

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£843 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,466 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 40,698 certificates

11.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bromsgrove:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Barnt Green · 0.6 km

    Barnt Green is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove District of Worcestershire, England, situated 10 miles (16 km) south of Birmingham city centre, with a population at the 2021 census of 2,035.

  • Apes Dale · 0.9 km

    Apes Dale is a hamlet situated in the parish of Lickey and Blackwell, in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire, England.

  • Blackwell, Worcestershire · 1.3 km

    Blackwell is a village located in the North-East of Worcestershire and comes under the jurisdiction of Lickey and Blackwell Parish Council. Nearby large towns include Barnt Green and Bromsgrove. Worcester and Birmingh…

  • Blackwell Golf Club · 1.4 km

    Blackwell Golf Club is a golf club situated in the village of Blackwell near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. It has been host to regional qualifying for The Open Championship on many occasions and is recognised…

  • Lickey · 1.6 km

    Lickey is a "linear development" in the north of Worcestershire, England approximately 10 miles (16 km) south west from the centre of Birmingham. It lies in Bromsgrove District and is situated on the Lickey Ridge, amo…

  • Lickey Grange · 1.6 km

    Lickey Grange is a Victorian house and estate in the village of Marlbrook, Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire, near Birmingham, England. Car manufacturer Herbert Austin lived there for 31 years. It later became a re…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Barnt Green?
Barnt Green is a town in Worcestershire, England, in the Bromsgrove local authority.
What is the population of Barnt Green?
Barnt Green has an approximate settlement population of 5,366.
How deprived is Barnt Green?
The Bromsgrove local authority, which includes Barnt Green, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.