B98 7EQ

Central · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Redditch
Ward
Central
Local authority
Redditch
Constituency
Redditch
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B97 4JD 66 m
B97 4HZ 74 m
B98 7EG 79 m
B97 4JE 84 m
B98 7EP 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B98 7EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 7
Latitude
52.300547
Longitude
-1.942331
British National Grid easting
404,029
British National Grid northing
266,936

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
E00164442
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 006A · E01032236
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 006 · E02006726

Postcode source versions

Explore B98

70 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Parsons Road, Redditch, B98 7EQ 22 May 2026 £225,000
28, Parsons Road, Redditch, B98 7EQ 5 September 2024 £227,500
17, Parsons Road, Redditch, B98 7EQ 1 August 2024 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
24
Secondary
11
  1. St Luke's CofE First School

    Academy sponsor led

    556 m
  2. Heart of Worcestershire College

    Further education

    825 m
  3. Holyoakes Field First School

    Academy converter

    964 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,186
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,354
  • Shoplifting 408
  • Anti social behaviour 332
  • Public order 231
  • Criminal damage and arson 195

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

41 female, 35 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
1.9
B98 7 residents
20,258

Age bands in B98 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

3,955 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

2,300 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

5,838 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.7%

4,728 residents

Age 65 and over
15.7%

3,139 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B98 7 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

10

within 5 km

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    765 m

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    792 m

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    815 m

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    821 m

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    822 m

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    2.1 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    2.1 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    3.3 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81077

    4.5 km

  • POOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    POOL ROAD, STUDLEY, B80 7QU

    ODS code M84002

    4.5 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

  • Parsons Road

    BCT · Southcrest

    0.1 miles
  • Parsons Road

    BCT · Southcrest

    0.1 miles
  • The Mayfields

    BCT · Southcrest

    0.2 miles
  • The Mayfields

    BCT · Southcrest

    0.2 miles
  • Ivor Road

    BCT · Southcrest

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 006A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,822 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £215,000 from 7 recorded sales in B98 7EQ. 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Luke's CofE First School is the nearest published school at 556 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,186 published events cover 12 months, averaging 265.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,354 events.

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