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B98 8HY

Greenlands & Lakeside · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B98 8HR 72 m
B98 8HX 134 m
B98 8HS 145 m
B98 8HP 165 m
B98 8HW 246 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B98 8HY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 8
Latitude
52.314910
Longitude
-1.934830
British National Grid easting
404,539
British National Grid northing
268,534

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
E00181354
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 001A · E01032226
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 001 · E02006721

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Forge Mill Cottage, Needle Mill Lane, Redditch, B98 8HY 12 March 2021 £435,000
Forge Mill Cottage, Needle Mill Lane, Redditch, B98 8HY 12 May 2017 £360,000
Forge Mill Cottage, Needle Mill Lane, Redditch, B98 8HY 2 November 2006 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
20
Secondary
11

  1. St Stephen's CofE First School

    Academy sponsor led

    261 m

  2. The Forge Secondary Short Stay School

    Pupil referral unit

    410 m

  3. Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter

    672 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,472
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,076
  • Shoplifting 269
  • Anti social behaviour 262
  • Public order 189
  • Criminal damage and arson 153

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

2 female, 4 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B98 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
80%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    930 m

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    981 m

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    993 m

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    1.5 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    2.5 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    3.0 km

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    3.8 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    3.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Forge Mill Road

    BCT · Riverside

    0.1 miles

  • Forge Mill Road

    BCT · Riverside

    0.1 miles

  • Sainsbury's Store

    BCT · Redditch

    0.2 miles

  • Meadowhill Road

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.3 miles

  • Meadowhill Road

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 001A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,918 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

37 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Stephen's CofE First School is the nearest published school at 261 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,472 published events cover 12 months, averaging 206 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,076 events.

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