trial trenching Archaeological evaluation was carried out at land to the rear of 163 & 165 Birmingham Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire during July 2022 in advance of residential development of the site comprising demolition of the existing properties and construction of eight detached dwellings. The investigation revealed a single undated and truncated post hole feature. Modern truncation likely associated with landscaping activities and subsequent pitting was also recorded within the same area. The west end of trench one and the remaining three trenches revealed a stratigraphy of alternate layers comprising an undated relict subsoil overlain by the modern topsoil. In trench three there is evidence of ground consolidation resulting from redeposition. The results were largely negative and recorded a stratigraphy indicating that the site unoccupied until its development in the nineteenth century. The results of the investigation suggest that archaeological deposits are unlikely to exist within the proposed development area and that the construction of the new dwellings and associated services and driveways will have no impact.