Driffield Close Redditch
17 addresses across 1 postcode (B98), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 31100216.
14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £335,000 across 1 sale. 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 1, F: 1). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Redditch costs £2,463 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Redditch, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Arrow Valley Country Park, is about 160 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 89 to 93 m above sea level. 13 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Winyates Health Centre, about 890 m away. About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 97% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 18 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £232,000 | £232,000 | £232,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £213,500 | £208,000 | £219,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | £117,750 | £113,500 | £122,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £108,500 | £108,500 | £108,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £83,000 | £83,000 | £83,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2024 | 4 B98 0TH | Terraced | £335,000 | |
| 27 May 2016 | 8 B98 0TH | Detached | £232,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2014 | 28 B98 0TH | Detached | £219,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2014 | 22 B98 0TH | Detached | £208,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2010 | 28 B98 0TH | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2007 | 24 B98 0TH | Detached | £210,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Oct 2006 | 12 B98 0TH | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2004 | 6 B98 0TH | Terraced | £195,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2004 | 6 B98 0TH | Terraced | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 May 2003 | 20 B98 0TH | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2001 | 12 B98 0TH | Semi-detached | £113,500 | |
| 13 Aug 2001 | 18 B98 0TH | Detached | £122,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2000 | 18 B98 0TH | Detached | £108,500 | |
| 13 Jul 1998 | 6 B98 0TH | Semi-detached | £83,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 99 m². Most common: House, detached (4). Built: 1967-1975 (2); 1950-1966 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 street: most are in band B (44% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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
- Land at St.Gregory's Church, Winyates, pending decision (340 m)
- Matchborough District Centre, not permissioned (620 m)
- Winyates District centre, not permissioned (860 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's 17 addresses are between 89 m and 93 m above sea level (91 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B98 0TH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Redditch 910,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km |
| Danzey 6,170 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Wood End 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Ipsley Lane | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redditch Bus Station | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Walton Cl Parking | 920 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 20.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Winyates Health Centre | 890 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Stock And Lindsay LTD | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Matchborough Dental Practice | 620 m |
| Hospital | Alexandra Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Redditch, Matchborough Centre Cashzone | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Arrow Valley Country Park 210 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,060 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9.2 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 214 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m south-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-west |
| Moated site known as Moon's Moat | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Rookery | Wood | 290 m west |
| Arrow Valley Lake | Lake or reservoir | 890 m north-west |
| Moon's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
| Lodge Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Red Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south-east |
| Paper Mill Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 17 |
13 of the street's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow Vale High School | Secondary | 13–18 | 500 m | No published inspection |
| Ipsley CofE Middle School Church of England | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 650 m | No published inspection |
| Matchborough First School Academy | Primary | 3–9 | 820 m | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Arrow Valley First School | Primary | 3–9 | 860 m | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tenacres First School | Primary | 5–9 | 1.2 km | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Woodfield Academy | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.3 km | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Moons Moat First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.5 km | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Thomas More Catholic First School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–9 | 1.5 km | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Oak Hill First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.5 km | No published inspection |
| St Bede's Catholic Middle School Roman Catholic | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.6 km | No published inspection |
| Tudor Grange Academy Redditch | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Woodrow First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.8 km | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurest At Halfords B98 0TQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 4 Good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Morrisons B98 0SW | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 430 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Starbucks B98 0SW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2025 |
| Morrisons Daily Redditch - Pret A Manger. B98 0SW | Retailers - other | 430 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Berrington Close (4); On or near Alveston Close (3); On or near Shottery Close (3); On or near Driffield Close (3); On or near Charlecote Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 48% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 53% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- B98 0TH: 17 addresses
Nearby streets
Icknield Street Drive · Charlecote Close · Shottery Close · Icknield Street · Alveston Close · Berrington Close · Upper Hall Close · Glebe Close · Tysoe Close · Ipsley Lane · Offwell Close · Wolverton Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.