B97 6BL

Central · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B97 6BG 97 m
B97 6DL 139 m
B97 6DE 147 m
B97 6BW 150 m
B97 6DJ 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B97 6BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 6
Latitude
52.312345
Longitude
-1.947566
British National Grid easting
403,671
British National Grid northing
268,248

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Redditch · E07000236
Electoral ward
Central · E05015617
Parish or community
E43000152
Westminster constituency
Redditch · E14001441
Output area
E00171588
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 004A · E01032224
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 004 · E02006724

Postcode source versions

Explore B97

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
20
Secondary
11
  1. Holyoakes Field First School

    Academy converter

    431 m
  2. Birchensale Middle School

    Academy converter

    552 m
  3. Heart of Worcestershire College

    Further education

    825 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,045
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,329
  • Shoplifting 333
  • Anti social behaviour 314
  • Public order 223
  • Criminal damage and arson 197

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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
0%

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

8

within 5 km

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    599 m

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    617 m

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    650 m

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    793 m

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    2.1 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

    3.8 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

  • Bridley Moor Road

    BCT · Batchley

    0.1 miles
  • Bridley Moor Road

    BCT · Batchley

    0.1 miles
  • Bridley Moor Road

    BCT · Batchley

    0.1 miles
  • Enfield Industrial Estate

    BCT · Redditch

    0.1 miles
  • Bridley Moor Road

    BCT · Batchley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 004A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,678 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 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
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

37 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 11 secondary schools. Holyoakes Field First School is the nearest published school at 431 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,045 published events cover 12 months, averaging 253.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,329 events.

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