B97 6JA

Batchley & Brockhill · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B97 6HR 116 m
B97 6HT 118 m
B97 6LA 132 m
B97 6JN 136 m
B97 6JS 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B97 6JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B97
Postcode sector
B97 6
Latitude
52.309355
Longitude
-1.956957
British National Grid easting
403,031
British National Grid northing
267,915

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
E00164416
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 003C · E01032234
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 003 · E02006723

Postcode source versions

Explore B97

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
109, Batchley Road, Redditch, B97 6JA 2 October 2024 £180,000
115, Batchley Road, Redditch, B97 6JA 11 July 2024 £217,000
161, Batchley Road, Redditch, B97 6JA 19 April 2024 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
19
Secondary
10
  1. Birchensale Middle School

    Academy converter

    261 m
  2. Pitcheroak School

    Academy special converter

    359 m
  3. Batchley First and Nursery School

    Community school

    455 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,713
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,211
  • Anti social behaviour 298
  • Shoplifting 242
  • Public order 203
  • Criminal damage and arson 167

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
152

71 female, 81 male

Postcode households
63
Residents per household
2.4
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 1.2% 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.

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

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    578 m

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    952 m

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    1.0 km

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    1.0 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    1.9 km

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    3.2 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    3.2 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    4.3 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

  • Birchensale

    BCT · Batchley

    0.0 miles
  • Birchensale

    BCT · Batchley

    0.0 miles
  • Ash Tree Road

    BCT · Batchley

    0.1 miles
  • Hazel Road

    BCT · Batchley

    0.1 miles
  • Hazel Road

    BCT · Batchley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 003C, 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

5,947 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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
4
Medium risk addresses
15
Low risk addresses
19
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 £210,500 from 4 recorded sales in B97 6JA. 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 10 secondary schools. Birchensale Middle School is the nearest published school at 261 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,713 published events cover 12 months, averaging 226.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,211 events.

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