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B98 8ES

Central · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Central
Local authority
Redditch
Constituency
Redditch
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B98 8DN 60 m
B98 8HA 69 m
B98 8ER 85 m
B98 8DW 86 m
B98 8BL 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B98 8ES
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 8
Latitude
52.308313
Longitude
-1.938345
British National Grid easting
404,300
British National Grid northing
267,800

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
E00164392
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 004A · E01032224
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 004 · E02006724

Postcode source versions

Explore B98

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
22
Secondary
10

  1. Heart of Worcestershire College

    Further education

    85 m

  2. Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter

    192 m

  3. Holyoakes Field First School

    Academy converter

    659 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,936
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,285
  • Anti social behaviour 310
  • Shoplifting 280
  • Public order 234
  • Criminal damage and arson 188

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B98 8 residents
8,704

Age bands in B98 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

1,621 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

969 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

2,430 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

2,054 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

1,511 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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    268 m

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    296 m

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    345 m

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    925 m

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    1.7 km

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    3.0 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    3.0 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · St Georges

    0.0 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · St Georges

    0.1 miles

  • Trinity College

    BCT · St Georges

    0.1 miles

  • Church Green West

    BCT · Redditch

    0.1 miles

  • Church Green West

    BCT · Redditch

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 10 secondary schools. Heart of Worcestershire College is the nearest published school at 85 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,936 published events cover 12 months, averaging 244.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,285 events.

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