# B96 6EF: area report for a postcode in Redditch

B96 6EF is a postcode in Redditch.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Redditch. Open the map at B96 6EF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) › [B96](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b96) › [B96 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b96-6)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Redditch 013D: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9380,52.2594,B966EF
- **Redditch, 5.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9380,52.2594,B966EF
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9380,52.2594,B966EF
- **No property in B96 6EF listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9380,52.2594,B966EF
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Redditch 013D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9380,52.2594,B966EF
- **£245,573 average price**: For the whole of Redditch, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9380,52.2594,B966EF
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9380,52.2594,B966EF
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9380,52.2594,B966EF
- **No gigabit broadband at B96 6EF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9380,52.2594,B966EF
- **Low road and rail noise at B96 6EF**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9380,52.2594,B966EF
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.9380,52.2594,B966EF
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9380,52.2594,B966EF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Astwood Bank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/astwood-bank-primary-school-e140258) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ridgeway Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ridgeway-secondary-school-e149437) | Secondary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chestnut Place](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chestnut-place-e152153) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Augustine's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-high-school-e141063) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| August 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2023 | £193,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2023 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2023 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £520,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY (120 m)
- Pharmacies: KNIGHTS ASTWOOD BANK PHARMACY (50 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Astwood (430 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £245,573** (July 2026). Redditch’s average house price was £245,573 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,251** (2025). Full-time workers living in Redditch earned a median of £35,251 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 73rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Redditch costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 20.3** (2025). Redditch has a deprivation score of 20.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Redditch 013D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.9** (2025). Redditch 013D has a deprivation score of 7.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,108th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Redditch 013D was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 12,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,859** (2021). Redditch 013D had 1,859 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,192nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 75.9%** (January 2026). In Redditch 013D, 75.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## B96 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £421,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B96 was £421,250 in 2025. 521st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 5,868** (2021). B96 had 5,868 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 504th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 33%** (2022). About 33% of people in B96 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 48.0%** (January 2026). In B96, 48.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch)
- Centre: 52.2594, -1.9380

Council: [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/redditch): Chris Bloore (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.9380,52.2594,B966EF

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