B96 6JD Redditch
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Astwood Bank & Feckenham. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Alcester Road, Feckenham: 35 addresses
- Moors Lane, Redditch: 4 addresses
- High Street, Feckenham: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Redditch in 2026-27: Band D £2,463 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,642 | £1,916 | £2,189 | £2,463 | £3,010 | £3,558 | £4,105 | £4,926 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (38% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Feckenham. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Redditch.
Listed buildings
- 10, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 12 AND 14, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 5, ALCESTER ROAD, grade II
- BARN ABOUT 6 YARDS EAST OF THE PRIORY, grade II
- OUTBUILDING ABOUT FOUR YARDS NORTH-EAST OF NO 10, grade II
- THE LITTLE HOUSE, grade II
- THE PRIORY, grade II
- YEW TREE HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 40 addresses are between 69 m and 79 m above sea level (72 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Redditch 910,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km |
| Bromsgrove 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Alvechurch 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Alcester Road Feckenham | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redditch Bus Station | 6.8 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 28.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Ridgeway Surgery | 3.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Knights Astwood Bank Pharmacy | 3.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Crabbs Cross Dental Surgery | 4.8 km |
| Hospital | Alexandra Hospital | 6.2 km |
| Police station | Redditch Police Station | 7.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,760 m² | 180 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m west. 54 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m west |
| Feckenham manorial moated site | Scheduled monument | 310 m north-west |
| Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 320 m north |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Dingle | Valley | 570 m north-west |
| Rock Hill | Hill | 580 m east |
| The Rough | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Berrow Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north-west |
| Bushyhill Coppice | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Wheating Hill | Hill | 1.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 27 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 40 |
35 of the postcode's 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Alcester Road.