B96 6SG

Astwood Bank & Feckenham · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Redditch
Constituency
Redditch
Postcode district
B96
Postcode sector
B96 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B96 6HB 220 m
B96 6HD 343 m
B96 6HH 350 m
B96 6HA 422 m
B96 6BF 433 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B96 6SG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B96
Postcode sector
B96 6
Latitude
52.257497
Longitude
-1.951836
British National Grid easting
403,384
British National Grid northing
262,147

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Redditch · E07000236
Parish or community
E43000152
Westminster constituency
Redditch · E14001441
Output area
E00164399
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 013C · E01032230
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 013 · E02006733

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
6
  1. Ridgeway Secondary School

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    1.0 km
  2. Astwood Bank Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. St Augustine's Catholic High School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
110
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 42
  • Shoplifting 19
  • Burglary 9
  • Other theft 9
  • Anti social behaviour 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B96 6 residents
5,290

Age bands in B96 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

760 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

508 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

1,060 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.2%

1,729 residents

Age 65 and over
26.8%

1,488 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

    6-8 FECKENHAM ROAD, ASTWOOD BANK, REDDITCH, B96 6DS

    ODS code M81077

    938 m

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, 39 KENILWORTH CLOSE, CRABBS CROSS, REDDITCH, B97 5JX

    ODS code M81616

    2.7 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

    1 KENILWORTH CLOSE, CRABBS CROSS, REDDITCH, B97 5JX

    ODS code M81617

    2.7 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    4.0 km

  • POOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    POOL ROAD, STUDLEY, B80 7QU

    ODS code M84002

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Astwood Court

    BCT · Astwood Bank

    0.2 miles
  • Astwood Court

    BCT · Astwood Bank

    0.2 miles
  • Astwood Farm

    BCT · Astwood Bank

    0.3 miles
  • Astwood Farm

    BCT · Astwood Bank

    0.3 miles
  • Hoopers Lane

    BCT · Astwood Bank

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 013C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,357 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 6 secondary schools. Ridgeway Secondary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

110 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 42 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.