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B98 8GE

Greenlands & Lakeside · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Greenlands & Lakeside
Local authority
Redditch
Constituency
Redditch
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B98 8JQ 26 m
B98 8JG 90 m
B98 8JH 174 m
B98 8NZ 180 m
B98 8JF 193 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B98 8GE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 8
Latitude
52.310876
Longitude
-1.923292
British National Grid easting
405,326
British National Grid northing
268,086

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Redditch · E07000236
Electoral ward
Greenlands & Lakeside · E05015618
Parish or community
E43000152
Westminster constituency
Redditch · E14001441
Output area
E00164389
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 004B · E01032225
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
21
Secondary
11

  1. The Forge Secondary Short Stay School

    Pupil referral unit

    521 m

  2. St Stephen's CofE First School

    Academy sponsor led

    662 m

  3. St George's CofE First School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    740 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,692
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,176
  • Shoplifting 286
  • Anti social behaviour 275
  • Public order 200
  • Criminal damage and arson 175

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    1.3 km

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    1.4 km

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    1.4 km

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    2.0 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    2.1 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    2.5 km

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    3.6 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    3.6 km

  • POOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    POOL ROAD, STUDLEY, B80 7QU

    ODS code M84002

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Gibbs Road Community Centre

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.1 miles

  • Sedgley Close

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.2 miles

  • Gibbs Road

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.2 miles

  • Gibbs Road

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.2 miles

  • Beoley Road East

    BCT · Lakeside

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 004B, 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

3,539 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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 21 primary and 11 secondary schools. The Forge Secondary Short Stay School is the nearest published school at 521 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,692 published events cover 12 months, averaging 224.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,176 events.

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