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B97 5DL

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Redditch
Ward
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Local authority
Redditch
Constituency
Redditch
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B97 5DJ 91 m
B97 5EX 116 m
B97 5EN 122 m
B97 5DP 133 m
B97 5ET 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B97 5DL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 5
Latitude
52.288574
Longitude
-1.945821
British National Grid easting
403,792
British National Grid northing
265,604

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Redditch · E07000236
Electoral ward
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw · E05015619
Parish or community
E43000152
Westminster constituency
Redditch · E14001441
Output area
E00164532
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 012E · E01032261
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 012 · E02006732

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Property

At this postcode

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Vaynor Drive, Redditch, B97 5DL 9 August 2024 £255,000
5, Vaynor Drive, Redditch, B97 5DL 18 July 2024 £325,000
4, Vaynor Drive, Redditch, B97 5DL 14 June 2024 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
23
Secondary
12

  1. The Vaynor First School

    Academy converter

    557 m

  2. Walkwood Church of England Middle School

    Academy converter

    588 m

  3. St Luke's CofE First School

    Academy sponsor led

    846 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,482
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 663
  • Anti social behaviour 171
  • Criminal damage and arson 130
  • Shoplifting 110
  • Public order 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

15 female, 13 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.5
B97 5 residents
16,989

Age bands in B97 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

2,665 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,577 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

3,952 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

4,840 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

3,711 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B97 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
41.7%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    557 m

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    810 m

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    810 m

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    1.9 km

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    2.1 km

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    2.1 km

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    2.2 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81077

    3.2 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    3.9 km

  • POOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    POOL ROAD, STUDLEY, B80 7QU

    ODS code M84002

    3.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Vaynor Drive

    BCT · Headless Cross

    0.0 miles

  • Vaynor Drive

    BCT · Headless Cross

    0.0 miles

  • Ellerdene Close

    BCT · Headless Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Ellerdene Close

    BCT · Headless Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Byron Road

    BCT · Headless Cross

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 012E, 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

30,995 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £265,000 from 4 recorded sales in B97 5DL. 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

Published establishments

41 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 12 secondary schools. The Vaynor First School is the nearest published school at 557 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,482 published events cover 12 months, averaging 123.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 663 events.

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