Bromsgrove
§ This page gives an overview of the Bromsgrove local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Bromsgrove, in north Worcestershire, combines market town character with rolling countryside. The town of Bromsgrove has a historic high street, Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, and nearby parks. The district includes villages and farmland, with the Lickey Hills and Clent Hills providing elevated viewpoints, woodlands, and walking trails. Canals, meadows, and historic estates are interspersed across the landscape, giving Bromsgrove a blend of rural and suburban charm.
The administrative boundary of Bromsgrove can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Bromsgrove.
Key Facts about Bromsgrove
What region is Bromsgrove in? Bromsgrove is in the West Midlands of England, a region within the UK.
What county is Bromsgrove in? Bromsgrove is located in the county of Worcestershire.
Is Bromsgrove a city? No, Bromsgrove is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Bromsgrove? The local authority for this district is: Bromsgrove District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Worcestershire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Worcestershire County Council.
▶ Official website of Bromsgrove District Council 🔗 bromsgrove.gov.uk
Which police force covers Bromsgrove? Policing in Bromsgrove is provided by West Mercia Police 🔗 westmercia.police.uk, which serves 9 local authority districts: Bromsgrove ⁞ Herefordshire, County of ⁞ Malvern Hills ⁞ Redditch ⁞ Shropshire ⁞ Telford and Wrekin ⁞ Worcester ⁞ Wychavon ⁞ Wyre Forest.
Constituencies in Bromsgrove
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove is divided into 30 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Alvechurch South
- Alvechurch Village
- Aston Fields
- Avoncroft
- Barnt Green & Hopwood
- Belbroughton & Romsley
- Bromsgrove Central
- Catshill North
- Catshill South
- Charford
- Cofton
- Drakes Cross
- Hagley East
- Hagley West
- Hill Top
- Hollywood
- Lickey Hills
- Lowes Hill
- Marlbrook
- Norton
- Perryfields
- Rock Hill
- Rubery North
- Rubery South
- Sanders Park
- Sidemoor
- Slideslow
- Tardebigge
- Wythall East
- Wythall West
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Parishes in Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove is part-parished: 19 civil parishes (listed A-Z below) alongside 2 unparished areas.
- Alvechurch
- Barnt Green
- Belbroughton
- Bentley Pauncefoot
- Beoley
- Bournheath
- Catshill and North Marlbrook
- Clent
- Cofton Hackett
- Dodford with Grafton
- Finstall
- Frankley
- Hagley
- Hunnington
- Lickey and Blackwell
- Romsley
- Stoke
- Tutnall and Cobley
- Wythall
A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.
Built-up Areas in Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove covers 31 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Alvechurch
- Aspley Heath *
- Barnt Green
- Belbroughton
- Birmingham *
- Blackwell (Bromsgrove)
- Bordesley *
- Bromsgrove
- Burcot (Bromsgrove)
- Catshill
- Dodford
- Fairfield
- Hagley *
- Halesowen *
- Hollywood
- Holy Cross
- Hopwood
- Hunnington
- Inkford
- Lower Clent
- Major's Green *
- Redditch *
- Romsley
- Rowney Green
- Solihull *
- Stoke Prior (Bromsgrove) *
- Stourbridge *
- Tardebigge
- Tidbury Green *
- Whitlock's End *
- Wythall
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Bromsgrove.)
Bromsgrove compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Bromsgrove compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Bromsgrove has 30 electoral wards.
Bromsgrove has a population of 101,685 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Bromsgrove can be found on the ONS statistics for Bromsgrove.