B97 4BU

Central · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Redditch
Ward
Central
Local authority
Redditch
Constituency
Redditch
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B97 4BA 57 m
B97 4BW 58 m
B97 4BN 80 m
B97 6AN 92 m
B97 4BB 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B97 4BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 4
Latitude
52.309602
Longitude
-1.944680
British National Grid easting
403,868
British National Grid northing
267,943

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Redditch · E07000236
Electoral ward
Central · E05015617
Parish or community
E43000152
Westminster constituency
Redditch · E14001441
Output area
E00171588
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 004A · E01032224
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 004 · E02006724

Postcode source versions

Explore B97

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Mill Street, Redditch, B97 4BU 13 February 2025 £185,000
24, Mill Street, Redditch, B97 4BU 21 October 2016 £130,000
24, Mill Street, Redditch, B97 4BU 22 July 2014 £123,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
20
Secondary
10
  1. Holyoakes Field First School

    Academy converter

    258 m
  2. Heart of Worcestershire College

    Further education

    489 m
  3. Birchensale Middle School

    Academy converter

    590 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,126
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,367
  • Shoplifting 328
  • Anti social behaviour 322
  • Public order 235
  • Criminal damage and arson 204

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

14 female, 11 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.3
B97 4 residents
5,759

Age bands in B97 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

867 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

637 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

1,722 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

1,612 residents

Age 65 and over
20.7%

1,260 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B97 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    ST. STEPHENS SURGERY, ADELAIDE STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AL

    ODS code M81001

    238 m

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    256 m

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    286 m

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    630 m

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    1.8 km

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    3.1 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    3.1 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    3.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Enfield Industrial Estate

    BCT · Redditch

    0.1 miles
  • Enfield Industrial Estate

    BCT · Redditch

    0.1 miles
  • Hewell Road

    BCT · Redditch

    0.2 miles
  • Hewell Road

    BCT · Redditch

    0.2 miles
  • Cedar Park Road

    BCT · Batchley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 004A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,678 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £185,000 from 1 recorded sale in B97 4BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Redditch is £243,843 in June 2026, down 0.5% year on year.

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 10 secondary schools. Holyoakes Field First School is the nearest published school at 258 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,126 published events cover 12 months, averaging 260.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,367 events.

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