B98 postcode area · Redditch
The B98 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bromsgrove, Redditch, Stratford-on-Avon. Area Scores range from 12 to 83 across them. Every full B98 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The B98 district contains both ends of the scale: Riverside & Church Hill North at 83 out of 100 (#1,143 of 6,856 in England) against Redditch Town & Abbeydale at 13, a 71-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £185,000 in Redditch Town & Abbeydale to £572,500 in Earlswood, Tanworth-in-Arden & Sambourne — a 3.1× gap within the B98 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bromsgrove, Redditch and Stratford-on-Avon — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the B98 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside & Church Hill NorthRedditch | 1,143 | 83 | £280,000 |
| Earlswood, Tanworth-in-Arden & SambourneStratford-on-Avon | 1,246 | 82 | £572,500 |
| Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt EndBromsgrove | 1,568 | 77 | £435,000 |
| Arrow Valley & IpsleyRedditch | 1,636 | 76 | £262,000 |
| Matchborough & Park FarmRedditch | 3,035 | 56 | £255,000 |
| OakenshawRedditch | 3,775 | 45 | £280,000 |
| SouthcrestRedditch | 3,967 | 42 | £250,000 |
| Winyates GreenRedditch | 4,659 | 32 | £220,000 |
| Batchley & BrockhillRedditch | 4,790 | 30 | £262,500 |
| Church Hill SouthRedditch | 5,797 | 15 | £195,000 |
| GreenlandsRedditch | 5,825 | 15 | £197,000 |
| Redditch Town & AbbeydaleRedditch | 5,982 | 13 | £185,000 |
People living in B98 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 16% · Elementary 12% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 16% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 39% · Muslim 5%
Born outside the UK: 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around B98.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.