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B97 6BE

Batchley & Brockhill · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Redditch
Constituency
Redditch
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B97 6BB 65 m
B97 6BF 84 m
B97 6JH 101 m
B97 6JL 125 m
B97 6JJ 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B97 6BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 6
Latitude
52.312519
Longitude
-1.954241
British National Grid easting
403,216
British National Grid northing
268,267

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Redditch · E07000236
Parish or community
E43000152
Westminster constituency
Redditch · E14001441
Output area
E00181358
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 003E · E01034320
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 003 · E02006723

Postcode source versions

Explore B97

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
20
Secondary
11
  1. Birchensale Middle School

    Academy converter

    419 m
  2. Holyoakes Field First School

    Academy converter

    619 m
  3. Pitcheroak School

    Academy special converter

    738 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,549
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,135
  • Anti social behaviour 282
  • Shoplifting 262
  • Public order 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 158

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17
10 female, 7 male
Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.8
B97 6 residents
12,334

Age bands in B97 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%
2,585 residents
Age 15 to 24
11%
1,405 residents
Age 25 to 44
32.4%
4,135 residents
Age 45 to 64
23.8%
3,044 residents
Age 65 and over
12.6%
1,607 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B97 6 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    802 m

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    923 m

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    970 m

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    984 m

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    2.2 km

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    3.5 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    3.5 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Salters Lane Roundabout

    BCT · Batchley

    16 m
  • Hewell Road Factories

    BCT · Batchley

    117 m
  • Hewell Road Factories

    BCT · Batchley

    123 m
  • Batchley Road Junction

    BCT · Batchley

    179 m
  • Batchley Road Junction

    BCT · Batchley

    194 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 003E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,855 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

37 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 11 secondary schools. Birchensale Middle School is the nearest published school at 419 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,549 published events cover 12 months, averaging 212 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,135 events.

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