B97 4JD Redditch
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Central. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 B (44% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Park House, Town Centre, Completed (270 m)
- Millsborough House, Ph2, permissioned (610 m)
- Ashleigh Works, Bromsgrove Road, permissioned (650 m)
- Redditch Trades and Labour Club, permissioned (670 m)
- Victoria Works, Edward Street, permissioned (700 m)
- The Golden Cross Pub, Unicorn Hill, permissioned (770 m)
- Former Holyoaks Field First School, not permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 address is about 150 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 640 m |
| Alvechurch 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Barnt Green 327,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Parsons Road Southcrest | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redditch Bus Station | 530 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Car Park 4 | 550 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 21.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dow Surgery | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Orchard Place | 390 m |
| Hospital | Alexandra Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Redditch Police Station | 750 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Euro Supermarket, Ipsley Street Cashzone | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,890 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mayfields Park 1.6 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,690 m² | 410 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,810 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Park Wood Camp, Ipsley, a scheduled monument, 540 m south-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood Camp, Ipsley | Scheduled monument | 540 m south-east |
| Holmwood House | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north-west |
| The Forge Mill | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Bordesley Abbey | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Southcrest Wood | Wood | 760 m south |
| Lodge Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km east |
| Pitcher Oak Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Oakenshaw Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Paper Mill Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north-east |
| Shortwood Dingle | Valley | 4.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.