B97 4SH

Batchley & Brockhill · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B97 4SL 137 m
B97 4SN 141 m
B97 4SW 141 m
B97 6PB 181 m
B97 6PA 264 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B97 4SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 4
Latitude
52.303917
Longitude
-1.961363
British National Grid easting
402,731
British National Grid northing
267,310

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
E00164423
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 003A · E01032232
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 003 · E02006723

Postcode source versions

Explore B97

48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
243, Bromsgrove Road, Redditch, B97 4SH 2 October 2025 £166,666
257, Bromsgrove Road, Redditch, B97 4SH 14 July 2025 £395,000
271, Bromsgrove Road, Redditch, B97 4SH 14 July 2025 £375,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
19
Secondary
10
  1. Batchley First and Nursery School

    Community school

    372 m
  2. Pitcheroak School

    Academy special converter

    393 m
  3. Birchensale Middle School

    Academy converter

    777 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,374
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,044
  • Anti social behaviour 291
  • Public order 189
  • Shoplifting 176
  • Criminal damage and arson 149

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
86

40 female, 46 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.5
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 1.5% 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

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    720 m

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    1.3 km

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    1.3 km

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    1.4 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    1.5 km

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    2.8 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    2.8 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    4.6 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

  • Woodland Road

    BCT · Batchley

    0.0 miles
  • Woodland Road

    BCT · Batchley

    0.1 miles
  • Rugby Club

    BCT · Batchley

    0.2 miles
  • Rugby Club

    BCT · Batchley

    0.2 miles
  • Lock Close

    BCT · Batchley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 003A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,388 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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
10
Medium risk addresses
2
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 £260,000 from 7 recorded sales in B97 4SH. 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 10 secondary schools. Batchley First and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 372 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,374 published events cover 12 months, averaging 197.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,044 events.

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