Knowle Close Redditch
145 addresses across 6 postcodes (B98), about 220 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 31100402.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £153,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 93 homes have an energy certificate (B: 5, C: 56, D: 32).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 B; Band D in Redditch costs £2,463 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Redditch, about 2.8 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bomford Hill Park, is about 360 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 83 to 97 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 145 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Winyates Health Centre, about 1.6 km away.
- People: About 1,100 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 36% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 181 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £153,000 | £153,000 | £153,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £86,000 | £86,000 | £86,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £99,000 | £99,000 | £99,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £42,000 | £42,000 | £42,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2020 | 7 B98 9JN | Terraced | £138,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Mar 2017 | 4 B98 9JN | Terraced | £135,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Nov 2016 | 1 B98 9JN | Terraced | £153,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2015 | 5 B98 9JN | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 13 Nov 2012 | 5 B98 9JN | Terraced | £86,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2007 | 1 B98 9JN | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2005 | 4 B98 9JN | Terraced | £99,000 | |
| 20 Nov 1998 | 4 B98 9JN | Terraced | £42,000 |
Energy performance certificates
93 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 33 m². Most common: Flat (81); House, mid-terrace (7); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 1967-1975 (80); 2013 (5); 1976-1982 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (83); owner-occupied (7); 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (35% of about 2,550 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
- Former Church Hill Medical Centre, permissioned (120 m)
- Loxley Close, not permissioned (510 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| B98 9JN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B98 9JW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| B98 8HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| B98 9AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B98 9JS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B98 9LD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 145 addresses are between 83 m and 97 m above sea level (96 m on average); the ground rises about 14 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B98 8HG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B98 9AA | 100% | 74% | 74% | 0% |
| B98 9JN | 100% | 98% | 98% | 0% |
| B98 9JS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| B98 9JW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B98 9LD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Redditch 910,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Wood End 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Alvechurch 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Church Hill Church | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redditch Bus Station | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Walton Cl Parking | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 18.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Winyates Health Centre | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Centre Of Excellence | 130 m |
| Hospital | Alexandra Hospital | 4.0 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Bomford Hill Park 8.5 ha | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Arrow Valley Country Park 210 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 2.1 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 70 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 220 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site known as Moon's Moat, a scheduled monument, 610 m south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site known as Moon's Moat | Scheduled monument | 610 m south-east |
| The Mount | Scheduled monument | 850 m north |
| Churchyard cross in St Leonard's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moon's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 610 m south-east |
| Paper Mill Hill | Hill | 780 m west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Arrow Valley Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south |
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Shortwood Dingle | Valley | 4.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 138 | 145 |
7 of the street's 145 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeywood First School | Primary | 3–9 | 290 m | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Church Hill Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 300 m | No published inspection |
| Moons Moat First School | Primary | 3–9 | 420 m | 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 |
| Beoley First School | Primary | 4–9 | 1.2 km | No published inspection |
| Arrow Valley First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.3 km | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ipsley CofE Middle School Church of England | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.7 km | No published inspection |
| St Stephen's CofE First School Church of England | Primary | 3–9 | 1.8 km | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tenacres First School | Primary | 5–9 | 1.8 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 |
| St George's CofE First School and Nursery Church of England | Primary | 3–9 | 1.9 km | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisons Daily B98 9AA | Retailers - other | 120 m | 4 Good | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Golden Wok Chinese Takeaway B98 9AA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 4 Good | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Church Hill Chippy B98 9AA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2025 |
| Squirrels Nursery At Willow Trees Community Centre B98 9JL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Marlfield Barn Community Centre B98 8QH | Other catering premises | 300 m | Exempt | |
| Mellors Catering At Church Hill Middle School B98 9LR | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Mellors Catering At Abbeywood First School B98 9LR | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Sodxo AIP At Moons Moat First School B98 9HR | School/college/university | 420 m | 5 Very good | 8 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 90 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Greystone Close (35); On or near Robinson Mews (35); On or near Parking Area (33); On or near Heronfield Close (20); On or near Melbury Way (18).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 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 9JN: 86 addresses of 88 in the postcode
- B98 9JW: 55 addresses
- B98 8HG: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
- B98 9AA: 1 address of 37 in the postcode
- B98 9JS: 1 address of 56 in the postcode
- B98 9LD: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Melbury Way · Greystone Close · Heronfield Close · Hawkesbury Close · Robinson Mews · Loxley Close · Loxley Close · Rickyard Lane · Seven Acres Lane · Upper Field Close · Tenbury Close · Fulbrook 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.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.