The postcode B98 9BS is located in Bromsgrove, in the county of Worcestershire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. B98 9BS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
B98 9BS is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of B98 9BS as Rural residents > Farming communities > Established farming communities.
The closest road name to B98 9BS is Carpenters Hill which is centered 238 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Moss Lane and is 756 m away. The closest railway station is Wood End Rail Station, 3.31 km away.
The closest primary school to B98 9BS (for ages 11 and under) is Tanworth-in-Arden CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on February 6, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 25.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 3.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 25% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 75% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.
Policing for B98 9BS is covered by the West Mercia police force association and Worcestershire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to B98 9BS and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to B98 9BS, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode B98 9BS
Introduction | January 1980 |
Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from B98 9BS - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Beoley First School | Maintained school | 4-9 | Good (November 15, 2018) | 918 m |
Abbeywood First School | Academy | 3-9 | Good (February 26, 2020) | 1.89 km |
Church Hill Middle School | Academy | 9-13 | Good (January 16, 2019) | 1.89 km |
Moons Moat First School | Maintained school | 3-9 | Good (March 14, 2017) | 2.43 km |
Arrow Valley First School | Academy | 3-9 | 3.03 km | |
Tenacres First School | Maintained school | 5-9 | Good (December 1, 2021) | 3.16 km |
Ipsley CE RSA Academy | Academy | 9-13 | Good (November 6, 2018) | 3.43 km |
St Stephen's CofE Rsa Academy | Academy | 3-9 | 3.65 km | |
Tanworth-in-Arden CofE Primary School | Academy | 5-11 | Requires improvement (February 6, 2019) | 3.69 km |
Mappleborough Green CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 2, 2017) | 3.73 km |
Arrow Vale RSA Academy | Academy | 13-18 | Outstanding (December 5, 2018) | 3.79 km |
St George's CofE First School and Nursery | Academy | 3-9 | 4.01 km | |
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre | Academy | 13-18 | Good (October 3, 2018) | 4.09 km |
Matchborough First School Academy | Academy | 3-9 | Requires improvement (October 13, 2021) | 4.23 km |
St Bede's Catholic Middle School | Academy | 9-13 | Good (June 15, 2017) | 4.24 km |
Heart of Worcestershire College | College | 14-99 | Good (February 2, 2018) | 4.31 km |
Kingfisher School | Special school | 7-18 | Good (February 3, 2022) | 4.45 km |
Woodfield Academy | Academy | 9-13 | Good (February 8, 2017) | 4.5 km |
Oak Hill First School | Maintained school | 3-9 | Good (February 27, 2019) | 4.58 km |
Holyoakes Field First School | Academy | 2-9 | 4.79 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to B98 9BS - Data from Apr 2022
Moss Lane | 756 m | |
Moss Lane | 774 m | |
Holt Hill | 886 m | |
Beoley First School | 945 m | |
Beoley First School | 988 m | |
Wood End Rail Station | 3.31 km | |
The Lakes Rail Station | 4.27 km | |
The Lakes Rail Station | 4.31 km | |
Gloucestershire Airport | 52.19 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to B98 9BS - Data from Dec 2021
Carpenters Hill Wood | 259 m | |
Newlands Rough | 270 m | |
Clifford's Wood | 730 m | |
Pinkgreen Wood | 971 m | |
Brockhill Wood | 1.04 km | |
Highpark Wood | 1.18 km | |
Lion Wood | 1.48 km | |
The Gorse | 1.54 km | |
Pinkfield Wood | 1.8 km | |
Hob Hill | 2.19 km | |
Moon's Moat | 2.34 km | |
Tyler's Grove | 2.4 km | |
Alderhanger Wood | 2.42 km | |
Storrage Wood | 2.44 km | |
Windmill Naps | 2.48 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for B98 9BS - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 26.8 Mbps | 25.9 Mbps | 39.99 Mbps |
Upload | 2.2 Mbps | 3.2 Mbps | 6.88 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 75% | 25% | 23 | 2.4 |
30-300 Mbps | 25% | 25% | 40 | 7 |
300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Country | England |
County | Worcestershire |
Latitude | 52.33158300 |
Longitude | -1.88891100 |
OS Easting | 407667 |
OS Northing | 0270394 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
West Mercia |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Bromsgrove |
County Electorial Division | Alvechurch ED |
Electoral Ward | Alvechurch South |
Local Authority District | Bromsgrove |
Region / Government Office Region | West Midlands |
European Electoral Region | West Midlands |
Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Greater Birmingham and Solihull Secondary: Worcestershire |
Local Learning and Skills Council | Herefordshire and Worcestershire |
International Territorial Level Code | E07000234 |
Travel To Work Area | Birmingham |
NHS England Region | Midlands |
Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Worcestershire |
Cancer Alliance | West Midlands |
Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
West Midlands |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Herefordshire and Worcestershire |
Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire CCG |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Rural residents Group: Farming communities Subgroup: Established farming communities |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings |
Built-Up Area | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
Workplace Zone | E33019418 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Bromsgrove 009 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Bromsgrove 009B |
Output Area / Small Area | 1A2 |