High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£287,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for B98 8QU
Postcode
B98 8QU
Coordinates
52.3100, -1.9116
Grid reference
SP061679
Easting
406,120
Northing
267,991
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4W836Q+28
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Birmingham
ITL Region
Redditch
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11453
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11453 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · B98 8QU
HM Land Registry · Redditch
Average price
£303,937
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £287,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Nov '24Nov '24: 2 sales · avg £300,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£406k£318k£230k
Feb '24Mar '24Jun '24Aug '24Nov '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near B98 8QU
England & WalesCrime trends · near B98 8QU
Counts are for North electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
46
YoY +142%
463014
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
17
YoY -11%
19100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
1283
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.0%
Other White8.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
Caribbean1.0%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
No religion48.2%
Christian45.5%
Not answered4.0%
Other religion1.2%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4922.5%
50–6417.7%
25–3415.3%
10–159.0%
65–749.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Other21.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
Any member 66+9.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.4%
+ 7 other households · 33.7%
Administrative Information
Redditch
Local Authority
Council AreaRedditch E14001441
Constituency
E14001441West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
North
Constituency code
E14001441
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Redditch, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Redditch
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Worcestershire
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Worcestershire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB - 18C
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Redditch 002C E01032242
E01032242MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Redditch 002 E02006722
E02006722LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Redditch 002C E01032242
E01032242MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Redditch 002 E02006722
E02006722Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:02 PM
Sunset
12 hours 6 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:02 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 6 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 2024
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~2 years
Active Duration
2024 -> PresentJanuary 2024 — Introduced
Postcode B98 8QU introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode B98 8QU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2024
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~2 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near B98 8QU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 29%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 27%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 38%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 29%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 13%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 18%
RWM expected
63%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 33%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 26%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 29%
Attainment 8
38.8
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 42%
RWM expected
27%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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