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

B98 8QX 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 8QX 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

- **64 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 31% on July. Redditch 002C: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9073,52.3137,B988QX
- **Redditch, 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9073,52.3137,B988QX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9073,52.3137,B988QX
- **No property in B98 8QX 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=-1.9073,52.3137,B988QX
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Redditch 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9073,52.3137,B988QX
- **£245,573 average price**: For the whole of Redditch, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9073,52.3137,B988QX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9073,52.3137,B988QX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9073,52.3137,B988QX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B98 8QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9073,52.3137,B988QX
- **Low road and rail noise at B98 8QX**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9073,52.3137,B988QX
- **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=-1.9073,52.3137,B988QX
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9073,52.3137,B988QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Moons Moat First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moons-moat-first-school-e116765) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Abbeywood First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbeywood-first-school-e142541) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Church Hill Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-hill-middle-school-e142543) | Secondary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Arrow Valley First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arrow-valley-first-school-e148140) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Beoley First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beoley-first-school-e152048) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, April 2024 | – |
| [The Forge Secondary Short Stay School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-forge-secondary-short-stay-school-e136161) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, April 2024 | – |
| [Ipsley CofE Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ipsley-cofe-middle-school-e139020) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Stephen's CofE First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-cofe-first-school-e147165) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £278,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £107,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2024 | £231,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (300 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (300 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Redditch (330 m, Morrisons); Lidl Redditch (590 m, Lidl)

## 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 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.5** (2025). Redditch 002C has a deprivation score of 24.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,400th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £206,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Redditch 002C was £206,000 in 2025. Joint 7,139th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,367** (2021). Redditch 002C had 1,367 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,816th least 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In Redditch 002C, 97.3% 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.

## 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: 52.3137, -1.9073

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=-1.9073,52.3137,B988QX

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