# B98 9LS: area report for a postcode in Redditch

B98 9LS 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 9LS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) › [B98](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98) › [B98 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98-9)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 75% on July. Redditch 001C: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9012,52.3208,B989LS
- **Redditch, 3.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9012,52.3208,B989LS
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9012,52.3208,B989LS
- **No property in B98 9LS 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=-1.9012,52.3208,B989LS
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Redditch 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9012,52.3208,B989LS
- **£247,042 average price**: For the whole of Redditch, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9012,52.3208,B989LS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9012,52.3208,B989LS
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9012,52.3208,B989LS
- **96.3% can get gigabit broadband at B98 9LS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9012,52.3208,B989LS
- **Low road and rail noise at B98 9LS**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9012,52.3208,B989LS
- **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=-1.9012,52.3208,B989LS
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9012,52.3208,B989LS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Church Hill Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-hill-middle-school-e142543) | Secondary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbeywood First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbeywood-first-school-e142541) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Beoley First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beoley-first-school-e152048) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, April 2024 | – |
| [Moons Moat First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moons-moat-first-school-e116765) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Arrow Valley First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arrow-valley-first-school-e148140) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £357,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £395,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2024 | £398,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2025 | £310,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2025 | £373,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| January 2026 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (610 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (610 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Redditch (560 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £247,042** (August 2026). Redditch’s average house price was £247,042 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 159th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.5** (2025). Redditch 001C has a deprivation score of 3.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,424th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £354,375** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Redditch 001C was £354,375 in 2025. Joint 11,428th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,310** (2021). Redditch 001C had 1,310 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,870th 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: 84.4%** (January 2026). In Redditch 001C, 84.4% 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: 52.3208, -1.9012

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), August 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=-1.9012,52.3208,B989LS

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