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B97 5FJ

Astwood Bank & Feckenham · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Redditch
Ward
Astwood Bank & Feckenham
Local authority
Redditch
Constituency
Redditch
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B97 5JN 81 m
B97 5JP 87 m
B97 5LT 119 m
B97 5SZ 138 m
B97 5LD 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B97 5FJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 5
Latitude
52.278160
Longitude
-1.939458
British National Grid easting
404,227
British National Grid northing
264,446

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Redditch · E07000236
Electoral ward
Astwood Bank & Feckenham · E05015615
Parish or community
E43000152
Westminster constituency
Redditch · E14001441
Output area
E00164489
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 012B · E01032247
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 012 · E02006732

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Foxglove Drive, Redditch, B97 5FJ 12 July 2024 £335,000
2, Foxglove Drive, Redditch, B97 5FJ 12 April 2024 £355,000
3, Foxglove Drive, Redditch, B97 5FJ 20 October 2023 £370,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
23
Secondary
12

  1. Crabbs Cross Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    359 m

  2. St Augustine's Catholic High School

    Academy converter

    455 m

  3. The Vaynor First School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
961
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 448
  • Criminal damage and arson 96
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Shoplifting 75
  • Public order 64

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

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+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
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

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    463 m

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    463 m

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    1.8 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81077

    2.0 km

  • POOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    POOL ROAD, STUDLEY, B80 7QU

    ODS code M84002

    3.0 km

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    3.2 km

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    3.3 km

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    3.3 km

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    3.3 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    4.2 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

  • Priestfield Road

    BCT · Crabbs Cross

    0.0 miles

  • Crabbs Cross

    BCT · Crabbs Cross

    0.0 miles

  • Priestfield Road

    BCT · Crabbs Cross

    0.0 miles

  • Crabbs Cross

    BCT · Crabbs Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Littlewoods

    BCT · Crabbs Cross

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 012B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,376 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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 £295,000 from 7 recorded sales in B97 5FJ. 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. Crabbs Cross Academy is the nearest published school at 359 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

961 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 448 events.

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