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B97 5FH

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B97 5DP 52 m
B97 5EP 68 m
B97 5DL 104 m
B97 5ET 137 m
B97 5EW 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B97 5FH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 5
Latitude
52.287639
Longitude
-1.945705
British National Grid easting
403,800
British National Grid northing
265,500

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

Postcode source versions

Explore B97

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

    565 m

  2. Walkwood Church of England Middle School

    Academy converter

    608 m

  3. Crabbs Cross Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    783 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,394
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 622
  • Anti social behaviour 164
  • Criminal damage and arson 127
  • Shoplifting 109
  • Public order 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    662 m

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    707 m

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    707 m

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    2.0 km

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    2.2 km

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    2.2 km

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    2.3 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81077

    3.1 km

  • POOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    POOL ROAD, STUDLEY, B80 7QU

    ODS code M84002

    3.8 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Vaynor Drive

    BCT · Headless Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Vaynor Drive

    BCT · Headless Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Jubilee Avenue

    BCT · Crabbs Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Mason Road

    BCT · Headless Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Ellerdene Close

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 12 secondary schools. The Vaynor First School is the nearest published school at 565 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,394 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 622 events.

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