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B97 5XU

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 5XX 91 m
B97 5LX 114 m
B97 5XS 127 m
B97 5XT 152 m
B97 5XY 210 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B97 5XU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 5
Latitude
52.272409
Longitude
-1.945738
British National Grid easting
403,799
British National Grid northing
263,806

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
E00164404
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 013B · E01032229
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 013 · E02006733

Postcode source versions

Explore B97

Property

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Elmhurst Close, Redditch, B97 5XU 7 March 2024 £430,000
76, Elmhurst Close, Redditch, B97 5XU 19 January 2023 £430,000
3, Elmhurst Close, Redditch, B97 5XU 28 October 2022 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
19
Secondary
11

  1. St Augustine's Catholic High School

    Academy converter

    336 m

  2. Crabbs Cross Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    983 m

  3. Astwood Bank Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
549
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 252
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Public order 38
  • Other theft 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

18 female, 23 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.6
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.

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+
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
44.4%

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

10

within 5 km

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    1.0 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    1.0 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81077

    1.4 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    2.4 km

  • POOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    POOL ROAD, STUDLEY, B80 7QU

    ODS code M84002

    3.4 km

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    3.7 km

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    3.9 km

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    3.9 km

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    4.0 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St. Augustine's School

    BCT · Hunt End

    0.1 miles

  • Kenneth Vincent Close

    BCT · Crabbs Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Evesham Road

    BCT · Crabbs Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Evesham Road

    BCT · Crabbs Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Top of Little Woods

    BCT · Crabbs Cross

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 013B, 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

14,047 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £425,000 from 4 recorded sales in B97 5XU. 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Augustine's Catholic High School is the nearest published school at 336 m.

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

Recorded crime

549 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 252 events.

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