| Postcode | B48 7HN | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Birmingham | 
| Nearest station | Earlswood (West Midlands) (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | No nearby bus stops | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 12 View | 
| Known addresses | Merecroft, Seafield Lane, Alvechurch | 
| Main property type | Other | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 52.346299 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.892067 | |
| Easting | 407450 | |
| Northing | 272031 | |
| Grid reference | SP074720 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 575470 5800133 | |
| what3words | ocean.thus.stones | |
| FixPhrase | criteria lying smashing unblended | |
| Plus code | 9C4W84W5+G5 | |
| Altitude | 169 metres (555 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:02 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:42 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 96.5 KMs (60 miles) | 
| Parish | Beoley | E04010266 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Alvechurch South | E05009823 | 
| Local Authority District | Bromsgrove | E07000234 | 
| Local Authority | Worcestershire | E10000034 | 
| County | Worcestershire | E10000034 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Bromsgrove | E14001138 | 
| MP | Bradley Thomas | Conservative | 
| Police force | West Mercia | |
| Water company | Severn Trent | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Worcestershire CC | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | West Midlands | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 4 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00172214 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bromsgrove 009B | E01032123 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bromsgrove 009B | E01032123 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End | E02006704 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End | E02006704 | 
| Travel to work area | Birmingham | E30000169 | 
| Average property price in Birmingham | £256,833 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.5% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Merecroft, Seafield Lane, Alvechurch | Other (freehold) | Feb 2018 | £1,967,213 | 
| Other (leasehold) | Feb 2018 | £9,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2016 | £750,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 1998 | £377,500 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 1996 | £50,000 |