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This large town in Worcestershire, West Midlands has a population of 34,759.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Cost of living is its strong suit (A): homes sell for a median £283,232, about 4.7 times local household income. The drawback is safety — police record 30.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 10.8 home and vehicle crimes. Among UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 57%. It also trails on hazard risk (C−): 1.8% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall and a rank of #7 of 22 in Worcestershire. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly two thirds of UK towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools, C+ for health, B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bromsgrove is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The thing Bromsgrove does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 96 buildings inside Bromsgrove’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →96 listed buildings in Bromsgrove, 1 of them Grade I.
The Crabmill Inn: Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of All Saints: Photo: Jeff Gogarty · CC BY-SA 2.0 · St John's Court: Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Temple Broughton Granary: Photo: Mike Goodwin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bromsgrove.
Owners make up 69% of households. 1,392 standard sales inside Bromsgrove’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £283,232. Private rents average £992 a month across the Bromsgrove council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £440,000 | 379 |
| Semi-detached | £283,465 | 475 |
| Terraced | £240,875 | 328 |
| Flat or maisonette | £138,000 | 210 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Attainment 8 at the town’s 2 secondary schools averages 44.2, and 43% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Two of its 12 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 3 primary schools: 65% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charford First SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 498 | – |
| South Bromsgrove HighLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,317 | B− |
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Over the year to August 2026, 2,026 offences were reported in Bromsgrove, along with 326 incidents of anti-social behaviour. There were 12.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Worcestershire’s towns (6.3) and England’s towns (7.8). Also worth knowing: of all the crimes, 52% were violence and sexual offences.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 37%, lower than both Worcestershire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). For every resident in work, Bromsgrove has 0.9 jobs. Of the commuters living here, 30% work in the town itself. 15% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest A&E to Bromsgrove is Alexandra Hospital, 7.1 miles away. 4 GP practices serve the town; four in five patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Disability touches 17% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Bromsgrove | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Bromsgrove’s listed buildings include the Church of St John the Baptist, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 10% of the total, lower than both Worcestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 2 of them, Grade I 1.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Half of Bromsgrove is older than 42.9, half younger. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with England’s towns (18%) and above Worcestershire’s towns (16%). The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bromsgrove | Worcestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Worcestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bromsgrove. Best known first.
MuseumAvoncroft Museum of Buildingsin town
Historic house · National TrustRosedene2.2 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic house · National TrustHanbury Hall4.3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumNational Telephone Kiosk Collectionin townMuseumMuseumNorton Collection Museumin townWater parkWater parkAztec Adventure1.5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
62 notable people were born in Bromsgrove.
Mark Williams: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michael Ball: aunt agatha, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Trudie Styler: Marlene Landu, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gary Rowett: Birmingham City F.C., CC0 · Jessica Varnish: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0
Large town in Worcestershire, England
Bromsgrove is a built-up area of 34,759 people, in the Bromsgrove council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromsgrove | 34,759 | — | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Catshill | 10,173 | 2.2 | B | A | B− | B− |
| Blackwell | 1,209 | 2.4 | — | B− | A | A |
| Stoke Prior | 2,226 | 2.5 | — | A | B+ | B− |
| Barnt Green | 3,821 | 3.5 | A− | B− | B | A |
| Wychbold | 2,005 | 3.6 | — | B− | C+ | B |
| Alvechurch | 3,412 | 4.1 | B+ | B+ | B | A− |
| Romsley | 1,153 | 5.9 | — | A− | C+ | B+ |
Blackwell, Stoke Prior, Wychbold and Romsley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About the middle for its size: 43% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C.
GCSE results trail 61% of towns in England, and primary results beat 71% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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