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Astwood Bank & Feckenham

Ward

South west Redditch. About 8,706 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 25 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 8% of people in Astwood Bank & Feckenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,791
3,009th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
8%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Astwood Bank & Feckenham compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Astwood Bank & FeckenhamMiddle
Population9 wards, Redditch · 2021
Population: every ward in Redditch9 areas from 8,791 to 10,893. The middle area is 9,539. Astwood Bank & Feckenham is 8,791.
8,791least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares9 wards, Redditch · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Redditch9 areas from 0.0% to 8.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Astwood Bank & Feckenham is 8.0%.
8%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage9 wards, Redditch · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Redditch9 areas from 76.6% to 99.1%. The middle area is 90.7%. Astwood Bank & Feckenham is 76.6%.
76.6%lowest
Claimant rate9 wards, Redditch · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Redditch9 areas from 1.7% to 5.1%. The middle area is 4.1%. Astwood Bank & Feckenham is 2.2%.
2.2%2nd lowest

Is Astwood Bank & Feckenham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Astwood Bank & Feckenham at a rate of 40.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.8 per 1,000 people across Redditch.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Astwood Bank & Feckenham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (156), other crime (57) and anti-social behaviour (30).

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.

Figures for the whole of Redditch

These figures are published for the whole of Redditch, not for each ward, so they describe all of Redditch and not Astwood Bank & Feckenham alone. See Redditch

Average house price
£247,042
Down 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,251
73rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 159th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
Joint 130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Astwood Bank & Feckenham in brief

Astwood Bank & Feckenham had 8,791 usual residents at the census.

About 8% of people in Astwood Bank & Feckenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Astwood Bank & Feckenham, 76.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Astwood Bank & Feckenham, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.