B97 5QD Redditch
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Astwood Bank & Feckenham. 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 E (38% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 27 addresses are between 89 m and 113 m above sea level (108 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 17%, gigabit 17% 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 | 3.5 km |
| Bromsgrove 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Alvechurch 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Redditch Bus Station | 3.4 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 24.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Crabbs Cross Medical Centre | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Knights Crabbs Cross Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Crabbs Cross Dental Surgery | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Alexandra Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Redditch Police Station | 3.8 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-op Headless Cross, Headless Cross | 2.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,240 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 760 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,910 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is White House Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 0 m. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| White House Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 0 m |
| Lanehouse Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-east |
| Lovelyne Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m east |
| Moated site and fishpond at Hunt End, 120m south east of Chapel House Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ham Green Hill | Hill | 570 m south-west |
| Walkwood Coppice | Wood | 860 m north-east |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Poorhill Coppice | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 3.3 km south-west |
| Lodge Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 27 |
2 of the postcode's 27 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.