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Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

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North Redditch. About 9,540 people in 3.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Headless Cross & Oakenshaw, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,370
2,749th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.6%
3,697th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Headless Cross & Oakenshaw compares

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

Headless Cross & OakenshawMiddle
Population9 wards, Redditch · 2021
Population: every ward in Redditch9 areas from 8,791 to 10,893. The middle area is 9,539. Headless Cross & Oakenshaw is 9,370.
9,3704th lowest
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%. Headless Cross & Oakenshaw is 90.7%.
90.7%5th highest
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%. Headless Cross & Oakenshaw is 3.3%.
3.3%3rd lowest
Aged 15 to 649 wards, Redditch · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Redditch9 areas from 60.7% to 69.3%. The middle area is 63.0%. Headless Cross & Oakenshaw is 61.6%.
61.6%4th lowest

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 Headless Cross & Oakenshaw alone. See Redditch

Average house price
£245,573
Down 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,251
73rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw in brief

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw had 9,370 usual residents at the census.

In Headless Cross & Oakenshaw, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Headless Cross & Oakenshaw, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.6% of residents in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw were aged 15 to 64 at the census.