B96
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Astwood Bank, Feckenham and New End, in Redditch and Wychavon.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an B96 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In B96, 48.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How B96 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is B96 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B96 at a rate of 32.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across B.
In August 2026 alone, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B96.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (67), other crime (39) and burglary (31).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B96 was 36.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in B96, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B96 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in B96
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redditch 013A | 1,307 | 30.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 23.9% |
| Redditch 013C | 1,500 | 25.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 68.7% |
| Redditch 013D | 1,859 | 31.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 75.9% |
| Wychavon 008A | 1,656 | 26.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 20.1% |
MPs for B96
- Chris BlooreLabourMP for Redditch91% of B96’s postcodes
- Manuela PerteghellaLiberal DemocratMP for Stratford-on-Avon9.0% of B96’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in B961
Postcode sectors in B961
Councils B96 covers2
Postcode districts next to B966
More in the B postcode area2
B96 in brief
B96 is a postcode district covering Astwood Bank, Feckenham and New End, in Redditch and Wychavon.
About 5,951 people lived in B96 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £421,250 in 2025 across 74 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 32.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B96 was £421,250 in 2025.
B96 had 5,868 usual residents at the census.
In B96, 48.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In B96, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.