# B98 8HB: area report for a postcode in Redditch

B98 8HB 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 B98 8HB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) › [B98](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98) › [B98 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98-8)

## Around this postcode

- **57 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Redditch 004A: 519 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9360,52.3088,B988HB
- **Redditch, 710 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9360,52.3088,B988HB
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 20 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9360,52.3088,B988HB
- **No property in B98 8HB 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=-1.9360,52.3088,B988HB
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Redditch 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9360,52.3088,B988HB
- **£245,573 average price**: For the whole of Redditch, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9360,52.3088,B988HB
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9360,52.3088,B988HB
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9360,52.3088,B988HB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B98 8HB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9360,52.3088,B988HB
- **Low road and rail noise at B98 8HB**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9360,52.3088,B988HB
- **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=-1.9360,52.3088,B988HB
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9360,52.3088,B988HB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-high-school-and-sixth-form-centre-e137167) | Secondary | 20 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 38.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Heart of Worcestershire College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heart-of-worcestershire-college-e130713) | Sixth form and further education | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Forge Secondary Short Stay School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-forge-secondary-short-stay-school-e136161) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, April 2024 | – |
| [St Stephen's CofE First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-cofe-first-school-e147165) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [St George's CofE First School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-cofe-first-school-and-nursery-e146754) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Holyoakes Field First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holyoakes-field-first-school-e146719) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [St Bede's Catholic Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-middle-school-e141064) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birchensale Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchensale-middle-school-e146699) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2025: no overall grade | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £202,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2023 | £203,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £156,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £187,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2024 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2024 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 280 m |
| February 2024 | £70,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Redditch (710 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ELGAR HOUSE (440 m); THE DOW SURGERY (460 m); ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP (510 m)
- Pharmacies: CHURCH GREEN PHARMACY (360 m); COUNTY PHARMACY (440 m); APOLLO PHARMACY (460 m); BOOTS (570 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (190 m); RED HOUSE DENTAL CLINIC (330 m); ORCHARD PLACE (650 m); REDDITCH SMILE CARE (950 m); T/A REDDITCH SMILE CENTRE (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Redditch (250 m, Farmfoods); Iceland Redditch (500 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Redditch (510 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Redditch (520 m, Aldi); Morrisons Daily Redditch Shopping Centre (530 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 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.7** (2025). Redditch 004A has a deprivation score of 33.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,652nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Redditch 004A was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,927** (2021). Redditch 004A had 1,927 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,644th 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: 79.7%** (January 2026). In Redditch 004A, 79.7% 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.

## B98 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B98 was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 673rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 49,683** (2021). B98 had 49,683 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 219th most 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in B98 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: 90.3%** (January 2026). In B98, 90.3% 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: 52.3088, -1.9360

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=-1.9360,52.3088,B988HB

## How to cite

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