B98 9BE

Alvechurch South · Bromsgrove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Redditch
Local authority
Bromsgrove
Constituency
Bromsgrove
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B98 8RT 478 m
B98 9BD 479 m
B98 8RS 539 m
B98 8RR 558 m
B98 8RZ 571 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B98 9BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 9
Latitude
52.323039
Longitude
-1.922802
British National Grid easting
405,358
British National Grid northing
269,439

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Bromsgrove · E07000234
Parish or community
E04010263
Westminster constituency
Bromsgrove · E14001138
Output area
E00163859
Lower layer super output area
Bromsgrove 009B · E01032123
Middle layer super output area
Bromsgrove 009 · E02006704

Postcode source versions

Explore B98

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Dingle, Dagnell End Road, Redditch, B98 9BE 5 July 2024 £460,000
Abbey Park Golf & Country Club, Dagnell End Road, Redditch, B98 9BE 14 November 2018 £5,482,413
Dagnell End Farm, Dagnell End Road, Redditch, B98 9BE 31 August 2018 £1,025,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
20
Secondary
10
  1. St Stephen's CofE First School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  2. The Forge Secondary Short Stay School

    Pupil referral unit

    1.3 km
  3. Abbeywood First School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
848
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 356
  • Shoplifting 94
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 74
  • Other theft 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.0
B98 9 residents
6,985

Age bands in B98 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

1,213 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

699 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

1,808 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.6%

1,599 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

1,456 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B98 9 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+
14.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
14.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
14.3%
Gigabit-capable
14.3%
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

8

within 5 km

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    2.1 km

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    2.2 km

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M81001

    2.2 km

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    2.7 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    2.9 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    3.6 km

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M81616

    4.8 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81617

    4.8 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

  • Abbey Park Golf Club

    BCT · Bordesley

    0.4 miles
  • Stoke Lane

    BCT · Church Hill

    0.5 miles
  • Ridings Lane

    BCT · Church Hill

    0.5 miles
  • Stoke Lane

    BCT · Church Hill

    0.5 miles
  • Thornbury Lane

    BCT · Church Hill

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromsgrove 009B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,620 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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 £460,000 from 1 recorded sale in B98 9BE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bromsgrove is £339,163 in June 2026, up 2.0% year on year.

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Stephen's CofE First School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

848 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 356 events.

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