Hollywood

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 21° / 12° · 49% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:32

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Birmingham A4540 Roadside, United Kingdom

75 reported · July 2026▲ 53% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences24
• Shoplifting19
• Anti-social behaviour7
• Other theft6

Neighbourhood team: Alvechurch and Wythall · West Mercia

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

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)

217 food businesses within 2 miles

• 168 rated 4–5 ★ (135 top)
• 8 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wythall (1.4 km)
• 19 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£339,163 average▲ 2% YoY

Across Bromsgrove · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (11.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (6.1 km)

43 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

73 charging locations within ~8 km

• 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Travelodge Car Park Maypole (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches18
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• More Responses Sought· 4 Sept 2026
• Step Inside Local History with Heritage Open Days· 3 Sept 2026
• Striding Into September· 26 Aug 2026
• Help Shape Future Improvements to Skateparks· 26 Aug 2026
• Taking the Ache Out of Arthritis· 25 Aug 2026

Source: Bromsgrove Council

99,183 residents in Bromsgrove · 457/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,479 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bromsgrove

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

115 applications decided

94.8% granted · 109 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Bradley Thomas

Conservative

Bromsgrove

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Independent coalition

• Lab 6
• Con 11
• LD 6
• Oth 8

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,420 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

20 jobs advertised · £31,616 avg

e.g. Become a Biology Tutor in Hollywood – Flexible & Remote, Online Psychology Tutoring Job in Hollywood – Flexible Schedule, Care Assistant - Driving License Required

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

86% low-carbon electricity

Wind 42% · Nuclear 30% · Biomass 14% · Gas 8%

47 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bromsgrove:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office475 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership364 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s308 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test296 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership237 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

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

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  Hollywood, Worcestershire · 0.1 km

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  Woodrush High School · 0.2 km

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  Wythall railway station · 1.4 km

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• Berry Mound · 1.6 km

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  Highter's Heath · 1.6 km

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• Maypole, Birmingham · 1.8 km

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