Birmingham commuter townsBromsgrove vs Kidderminster

Bromsgrove vs Kidderminster: which commuter town suits you?

Bromsgrove is 13 minutes closer to Birmingham, but Kidderminster is £65k cheaper on the average sold price.
Bromsgrove

#19 of 24

Kidderminster

#21 of 24

Train to Birmingham

26 min
39 min

Average house price

£305k
£240k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.0x
7.5x

Average rent (2 bed)

£899/mo
£741/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

32%
28%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

45
61

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

892 Mb
952 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

13
16

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

64 ha
205 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

109
133

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Bromsgrove

Worcestershire · 26 min to Birmingham · average sold price £305k.

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Living in Kidderminster

Worcestershire · 39 min to Birmingham · average sold price £240k.

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