Forest View Redditch
76 addresses across 1 postcode (B97), about 480 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 31100273.
- Sales: 22 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £231,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 26 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 18).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Redditch costs £2,463 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Redditch, about 2.9 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 120 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 127 to 148 m above sea level.
- Noise: 25 of its 76 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Crabbs Cross Medical Centre, about 170 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km.
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 58 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £231,500 | £218,000 | £245,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £167,000 | £167,000 | £167,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £141,500 | £141,500 | £141,500 |
| 2011 | 3 | £140,000 | £133,000 | £153,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £174,950 | £174,950 | £174,950 |
| 2004 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | £70,000 | £60,000 | £78,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £84,000 | £84,000 | £84,000 |
| 1998 | 2 | £59,750 | £59,500 | £60,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2025 | 35 B97 5LA | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 28 May 2025 | 12 B97 5LA | Detached | £218,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2020 | 1 B97 5LA | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2019 | 35 B97 5LA | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2019 | 14 B97 5LA | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2015 | 42 B97 5LA | Detached | £167,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2012 | 20 B97 5LA | Detached | £141,500 | |
| 11 Nov 2011 | 1 B97 5LA | Detached | £133,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2011 | 35 B97 5LA | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2011 | 12 B97 5LA | Detached | £153,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2010 | 14 B97 5LA | Detached | £174,950 | |
| 16 Jul 2004 | 12 B97 5LA | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 7 Feb 2003 | 20 B97 5LA | Detached | £105,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2000 | 13 B97 5LA | Detached | £78,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2000 | 20 B97 5LA | Detached | £70,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2000 | 6 B97 5LA | Detached | £60,000 | |
| 16 Jul 1999 | 17 B97 5LA | Detached | £84,000 | |
| 18 Sep 1998 | 14 B97 5LA | Detached | £60,000 | |
| 15 Jun 1998 | 42 B97 5LA | Detached | £59,500 | |
| 20 Dec 1996 | 1 B97 5LA | Detached | £59,950 | |
| 27 Sep 1996 | 13 B97 5LA | Detached | £57,000 | |
| 11 Aug 1995 | 12 B97 5LA | Detached | £62,000 |
Energy performance certificates
26 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 70 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (23); Bungalow, semi-detached (2); House, detached (1). Built: 1976-1982 (8); 1967-1975 (7); 1983-1990 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (15); owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (1).
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 A (40% of about 670 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.
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 street's 76 addresses are between 127 m and 148 m above sea level (137 m on average); the ground rises about 21 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B97 5LA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Redditch 910,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km |
| Alvechurch 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Bromsgrove 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Crabbs Cross Post Office | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redditch Bus Station | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Car Park 4 | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 23.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crabbs Cross Medical Centre | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Knights Crabbs Cross Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crabbs Cross Dental Surgery | 320 m |
| Hospital | Alexandra Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 14 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,910 m² | 770 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site and fishpond at Hunt End, 120m south east of Chapel House Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site and fishpond at Hunt End, 120m south east of Chapel House Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Park Wood Camp, Ipsley | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| November Wood | Wood | 810 m north-west |
| Stonepits Copse | Wood | 830 m south |
| New Coppice | Wood | 870 m south-east |
| Lodge Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-east |
| Ham Green Hill | Hill | 2.3 km west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 25 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 51 | 76 |
25 of the street's 76 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crabbs Cross Academy | Primary | 5–9 | 100 m | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| St Augustine's Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 13–18 | 550 m | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Vaynor First School | Primary | 4–9 | 1.2 km | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Walkwood Church of England Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.3 km | No published inspection |
| Woodrow First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.7 km | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Luke's CofE First School Church of England | Primary | 4–9 | 1.8 km | Requires improvement (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Astwood Bank Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Thomas More Catholic First School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–9 | 2.0 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crabbs Cross Academy B97 5JH | School/college/university | 100 m | 5 Very good | 2 Apr 2025 |
| Mayflower B97 5JJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 4 Good | 6 Jul 2026 |
| St. Peters Church Hall B97 5LB | Other catering premises | 140 m | Exempt | |
| No 505 Cafe Bar B97 5JJ | Other catering premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| The Co-op Redditch B97 5JN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 150 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2024 |
| Knights Chemist B97 5JB | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Golden House B97 5LD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2024 |
| Premier Crabbs Cross B97 5LD | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Syds Fish & Chips - Syds Home Of The Battered Chip B97 5JP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Bright Kids B97 5JA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2025 |
| Rasoi Cottage B98 7YB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m | 4 Good | 21 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 14 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Leckhampton Close (24); On or near Forest View (8); On or near Supermarket (6); On or near Kenilworth Close (5); On or near Little Woods (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 5 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
- B97 5LA: 76 addresses of 78 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Glenfield Close · Kenilworth Close · Little Woods · St Peter's Close · Leckhampton Close · Ullapool Close · Wychwood Drive · Boultons Lane · Woodford Close · Crabbs Cross Lane · Painswick Close · Foxglove Drive
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.