Paxford Close Redditch
48 addresses across 2 postcodes (B98), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 31100561.
- Sales: 94 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £265,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 37 homes have an energy certificate (C: 16, D: 16, E: 5).
- 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 B; Band D in Redditch costs £2,463 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 99% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Redditch, about 2.3 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bomford Hill Park, is about 80 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 96 to 104 m above sea level.
- Noise: 15 of its 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Elgar House, about 2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 510 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | £251,500 | £245,000 | £360,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £285,000 | £249,000 | £315,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £307,500 | £307,500 | £307,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | £311,000 | £311,000 | £311,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | £265,000 | £250,000 | £315,000 |
| 2019 | 5 | £195,000 | £180,000 | £237,500 |
| 2018 | 2 | £240,000 | £232,000 | £248,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | £221,500 | £160,000 | £232,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | £178,000 | £165,000 | £205,750 |
| 2015 | 4 | £186,500 | £165,000 | £260,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £195,000 | £150,000 | £240,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | 14 B98 8RH | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2025 | 6 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £360,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2025 | 6 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £345,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 13 B98 8RH | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2025 | 22 B98 8RH | Detached | £255,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Jul 2025 | 35 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £248,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2024 | 24 B98 8RH | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2024 | 7 B98 8RH | Terraced | £285,000 | |
| 31 May 2024 | 38 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £249,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2023 | 4 B98 8RH | Detached | £307,500 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jun 2022 | 33 B98 8RH | Detached | £311,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2021 | 24 B98 8RH | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2021 | 20 B98 8RH | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 31 B98 8RH | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2021 | 13 B98 8RH | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 2 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £315,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2019 | 23 B98 8RH | Terraced | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Aug 2019 | 43 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2019 | 38 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £202,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2019 | 44 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £237,500 | |
| 29 Mar 2019 | 40 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £188,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Jan 2019 | 24 B98 8RH | Detached | £240,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Nov 2018 | 30 B98 8RH | Detached | £232,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Aug 2018 | 33 B98 8RH | Detached | £248,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2017 | 10 B98 8RH | Detached | £232,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2017 | 19 B98 8RH | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2017 | 19 B98 8RH | Other | £27,875 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Jul 2017 | 42 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 8 May 2017 | 42 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £160,050 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Feb 2017 | 15 B98 8RH | Detached | £223,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2016 | 38 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £181,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2016 | 20 B98 8RH | Detached | £205,750 | |
| 20 Jun 2016 | 4 B98 8RH | Detached | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Feb 2016 | 34 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2015 | 3 B98 8RH | Detached | £198,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2015 | 37 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2015 | 19 B98 8RH | Detached | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Mar 2015 | 5 B98 8RH | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2014 | 22 B98 8RH | Detached | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Sep 2014 | 6 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2014 | 5 B98 8RH | Detached | £155,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Nov 2013 | 28 B98 8RH | Detached | £188,500 | |
| 1 Nov 2013 | 43 B98 8RH | Semi-detached | £138,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2013 | 29 B98 8RH | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2012 | 18 B98 8RH | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 11 May 2012 | 46 B98 8RH | Terraced | £59,594 | |
| 11 May 2012 | 46 B98 8RH | Terraced | £59,594 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Aug 2011 | 10 B98 8RH | Terraced | £187,950 | |
| 4 Nov 2010 | 21 B98 8RH | Detached | £166,950 | |
| 26 Jul 2010 | 16 B98 8RH | Detached | £167,000 |
Energy performance certificates
37 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 72 m². Most common: House, detached (25); House, semi-detached (8); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1976-1982 (18); 1967-1975 (12); 1983-1990 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (26); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (25 addresses)
- 3, Paxford Close
- 4, Paxford Close
- 5, Paxford Close
- 9, Paxford Close
- 10, Paxford Close
- 11, Paxford Close
- 14, Paxford Close
- 15, Paxford Close
- 16, Paxford Close
- 17, Paxford Close
- 18, Paxford Close
- 19, Paxford Close
- 20, Paxford Close
- 21, Paxford Close
- 23, Paxford Close
- 28, Paxford Close
- 29, Paxford Close
- 30, Paxford Close
- 32, Paxford Close
- 36, Paxford Close
- 39, Paxford Close
- 40, Paxford Close
- 42, Paxford Close
- 43, Paxford Close
- 44, Paxford Close
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 (42% of about 1,120 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Church Hill Medical Centre, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 9 December 2026 to 17 December 2026: WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footpath (standard works)
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 2 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 8RH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B98 8RG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 48 addresses are between 96 m and 104 m above sea level (100 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B98 8RG | 100% | 99% | 99% | 0% |
| B98 8RH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Redditch 910,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Alvechurch 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Wood End 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ridings Lane Church Hill | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redditch Bus Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | The Quadrant Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 19.1 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Elgar House | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Centre Of Excellence | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Alexandra Hospital | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Redditch Police and Fire Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bomford Hill Park 8.5 ha | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Arrow Valley Country Park 210 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,060 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1,690 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,960 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 219 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bordesley Abbey, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bordesley Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| The Mount | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Churchyard cross in St Leonard's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Paper Mill Hill | Hill | 210 m south-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Moon's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Arrow Valley Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| The Rookery | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Shortwood Dingle | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 48 |
15 of the street's 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Redditch: see them on the Redditch page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeywood First School | Primary | 3–9 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Church Hill Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Moons Moat First School | Primary | 3–9 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | 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 Stephen's CofE First School Church of England | Primary | 3–9 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St George's CofE First School and Nursery Church of England | Primary | 3–9 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Beoley First School | Primary | 4–9 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 13–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Arrow Valley First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Bede's Catholic Middle School Roman Catholic | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Heart of Worcestershire College | 16 plus | 14–99 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill North News & Convenience B98 8TA | Retailers - other | 150 m | Exempt | |
| Marlfield Barn Community Centre B98 8QH | Other catering premises | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Oldbury Close (20); On or near Paxford Close (6); On or near Offenham Close (5); On or near Snowshill Close (4); On or near Rush Lane (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 10 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
Nearby streets
Snowshill Close · Parkfield Close · Rush Lane · Offenham Close · Preston Close · Oldbury Close · Wharrad Close · Norbury Close · Stoke Lane · Radway Close · Ridings Lane · Woodgate 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 industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.