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B97 4YS

Central · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B97 4AW 36 m
B97 4YP 50 m
B98 8AA 60 m
B97 4HH 61 m
B97 4ET 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B97 4YS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 4
Latitude
52.306463
Longitude
-1.941824
British National Grid easting
404,063
British National Grid northing
267,594

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
E00164392
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 004A · E01032224
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 004 · E02006724

Postcode source versions

Explore B97

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
23
Secondary
10

  1. Heart of Worcestershire College

    Further education

    266 m

  2. Holyoakes Field First School

    Academy converter

    477 m

  3. Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter

    498 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,278
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,431
  • Shoplifting 351
  • Anti social behaviour 341
  • Public order 245
  • Criminal damage and arson 216

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    115 m

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    159 m

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    165 m

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    644 m

  • 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

    3.2 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

  • Church Green West

    BCT · Redditch

    0.1 miles

  • Church Green West

    BCT · Redditch

    0.1 miles

  • Unicorn Hill

    BCT · Redditch

    0.1 miles

  • Hewell Road

    BCT · Redditch

    0.1 miles

  • Hewell Road

    BCT · Redditch

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 10 secondary schools. Heart of Worcestershire College is the nearest published school at 266 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,278 published events cover 12 months, averaging 273.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,431 events.

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