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B98 8SL

North · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B98 8SQ 26 m
B98 8SG 29 m
B98 8SE 74 m
B98 8SH 121 m
B98 9AD 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B98 8SL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 8
Latitude
52.320882
Longitude
-1.910453
British National Grid easting
406,200
British National Grid northing
269,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Redditch · E07000236
Electoral ward
North · E05015621
Parish or community
E43000152
Westminster constituency
Redditch · E14001441
Output area
E00164379
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 001B · E01032227
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 001 · E02006721

Postcode source versions

Explore B98

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
19
Secondary
9

  1. Abbeywood First School

    Academy converter

    581 m

  2. Church Hill Middle School

    Academy converter

    621 m

  3. Beoley First School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
859
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 421
  • Anti social behaviour 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 88
  • Other theft 58
  • Public order 50

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

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    2.2 km

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    2.6 km

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    2.6 km

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    2.7 km

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    3.3 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    3.9 km

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    4.9 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Thornbury Lane

    BCT · Church Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Thornbury Lane

    BCT · Church Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Icknield Street

    BCT · Church Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Tanhouse Lane

    BCT · Church Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Tanhouse Lane

    BCT · Church Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 001B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,814 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 9 secondary schools. Abbeywood First School is the nearest published school at 581 m.

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

Recorded crime

859 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 421 events.

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