# B98

Postcode district covering Redditch and Church Hill, in Redditch.

B98 is a postcode district covering Redditch and Church Hill, in Redditch. Median sale price £240,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 83.9 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code B98. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)

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 B98 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=B98) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in B98 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=B98) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 561 homes were sold in B98 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=B98) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for B98.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=B98) (Census 2021, England and Wales): B98 had 49,683 usual residents at the census.

## How B98 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | B98 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £240,000 | joint 34th cheapest | 75 postcode districts, B · 2025 |
| Population | 49,683 | 3rd most populated | 76 postcode districts, B · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 76 postcode districts, B · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.3% | joint 21st lowest | 76 postcode districts, B · Jan 2026 |

## Is B98 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B98 at a rate of 83.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across the B postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 423 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B98.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,741), other crime (677) and anti-social behaviour (550).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B98 was 86.8 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 B98, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B98 has no single figure. Of its 32 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in B98

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Redditch 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032227) | 1,059 | 36.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.2% |
| [Redditch 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032243) | 1,310 | 36.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 84.4% |
| [Redditch 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032244) | 1,464 | 92.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.1% |
| [Redditch 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032240) | 1,244 | 72.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.0% |
| [Redditch 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032241) | 1,302 | 84.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.0% |
| [Redditch 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032242) | 1,367 | 57.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.3% |
| [Redditch 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032245) | 1,536 | 136.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.8% |
| [Redditch 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032225) | 1,152 | 91.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Redditch 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032239) | 1,869 | 195.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.0% |
| [Redditch 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032262) | 2,068 | 78.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.2% |
| [Redditch 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032273) | 1,319 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.9% |
| [Redditch 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032275) | 1,414 | 72.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 79.6% |
| [Redditch 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032277) | 1,237 | 79.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.7% |
| [Redditch 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032278) | 1,556 | 291.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 83.2% |
| [Redditch 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032236) | 1,837 | 99.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.7% |
| [Redditch 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032264) | 1,767 | 52.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.9% |
| [Redditch 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032255) | 1,395 | 18.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Redditch 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032263) | 1,741 | 63.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.8% |
| [Redditch 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032266) | 1,550 | 106.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 79.6% |
| [Redditch 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032274) | 1,254 | 136.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.7% |
| [Redditch 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032253) | 1,604 | 99.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 77.0% |
| [Redditch 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032265) | 1,624 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 74.7% |
| [Redditch 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032267) | 1,785 | 53.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.1% |
| [Redditch 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032268) | 1,161 | 22.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% |
| [Redditch 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032276) | 1,462 | 24.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.9% |
| [Redditch 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032250) | 1,371 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.4% |
| [Redditch 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032251) | 1,772 | 78.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Redditch 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032252) | 1,406 | 185.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 68.5% |
| [Redditch 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032254) | 2,236 | 69.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.3% |
| [Redditch 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032256) | 1,347 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.2% |
| [Redditch 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032257) | 1,388 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.9% |
| [Redditch 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/neighbourhood/e01032260) | 1,363 | 97.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 71.1% |

## Your MP

- [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/redditch): Chris Bloore (Labour), MP since July 2024. 94% of the people here.
- [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bromsgrove): Bradley Thomas (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 4.6% of the people here.
- [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stratford-on-avon): Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 1.6% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in B98

[Arrow Valley & Ipsley](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/arrow-valley-and-ipsley), [Church Hill South](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/church-hill-south), [Greenlands](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/greenlands), [Matchborough & Park Farm](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/matchborough-and-park-farm), [Oakenshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/oakenshaw), [Redditch Town & Abbeydale](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/redditch-town-and-abbeydale), [Riverside & Church Hill North](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/riverside-and-church-hill-north), [Winyates Green](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch/winyates-green)

## Postcode sectors in B98

[B98 0 (216 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98-0), [B98 7 (296 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98-7), [B98 8 (171 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98-8), [B98 9 (139 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98-9)

## Council

[Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch)

## Towns in B98

[Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch)

## Postcode districts next to B98

[B48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b48), [B80](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b80), [B94](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b94), [B97](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b97)

## Nearest rail stations

[Redditch (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.9455,52.3063)

## More in the B postcode area

[All B postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## B98 in brief

B98 is a postcode district covering Redditch and Church Hill, in Redditch.
About 49,946 people lived in B98 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £240,000 in 2025 across 561 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 83.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B98 was £240,000 in 2025.
B98 had 49,683 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in B98 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In B98, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: B98
- Postcode area: [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)
- Constituency: [Redditch †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/redditch)
- Council: [Redditch †](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch)
- Area: 28.20 km²
- People, mid-2024: 49,946*
- Neighbourhoods: 32
- Output areas: 154

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[B97](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b97), [B48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b48), [B80](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b80), [B94](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b94)

## Latest updates for B98

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/B98

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b98#f-house-sales-median-price.

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