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B97 5FS

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 5DD 31 m
B97 5ES 40 m
B97 5DA 78 m
B97 5EL 84 m
B97 5EJ 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B97 5FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 5
Latitude
52.291145
Longitude
-1.946346
British National Grid easting
403,756
British National Grid northing
265,890

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
E00164524
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 011C · E01032258
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 011 · E02006731

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. St Luke's CofE First School

    Academy sponsor led

    559 m

  2. Walkwood Church of England Middle School

    Academy converter

    614 m

  3. The Vaynor First School

    Academy converter

    619 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,745
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 754
  • Anti social behaviour 191
  • Shoplifting 174
  • Criminal damage and arson 142
  • Public order 129

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

2 female, 9 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.1
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B97 5 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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    270 m

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    1.1 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    1.1 km

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    1.6 km

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    1.8 km

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    1.8 km

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    1.9 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81077

    3.5 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    3.8 km

  • POOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    POOL ROAD, STUDLEY, B80 7QU

    ODS code M84002

    4.1 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

  • Headless Cross

    BCT · Headless Cross

    0.0 miles

  • Headless Cross

    BCT · Headless Cross

    0.0 miles

  • The Meadway

    BCT · Headless Cross

    0.1 miles

  • The Meadway

    BCT · Headless Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Vaynor Drive

    BCT · Headless Cross

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 011C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,841 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 12 secondary schools. St Luke's CofE First School is the nearest published school at 559 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,745 published events cover 12 months, averaging 145.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 754 events.

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