Redditch Borough Council
Bins, council tax and planning, and what the council covers
Redditch Borough Council is the district, borough or city council for Redditch. It collects bins and council tax, and decides planning applications. Schools, roads and social care here are run by the county council, Worcestershire. ONS places 1,658 postcodes in use in Redditch, in 4 postcode districts of the B postcode area.
91% of homes and businesses in Redditch can get gigabit broadband, Ofcom says. The Environment Agency puts 505 homes and businesses in Redditch in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Do it on Redditch Borough Council's own website
Each link goes straight to the page on the council's own website for that task. We opened every one on 14 October 2026.
Council tax
Planning and building
Roads and parking
Councillors, voting and complaints
The pages are the ones GOV.UK lists for Redditch Borough Council. GOV.UK lists 18. When we opened them on 14 October 2026, 11 pages had gone (missing, or moved to a page about something else). We left those out rather than send you to a page we could not see. If one has moved since, tell us.
What broadband can you get in Redditch?
Across Redditch, 91% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 50% full fibre, Ofcom says.
For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much is council tax in Redditch?
Band D for 2026‑27: £2,463 a year
Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.
| Band | A year |
|---|---|
| Band A | £1,642 |
| Band B | £1,916 |
| Band C | £2,189 |
| Band D | £2,463 |
| Band E | £3,010 |
| Band F | £3,558 |
| Band G | £4,105 |
| Band H | £4,926 |
Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How many homes in Redditch are at risk of flooding?
Across Redditch, the Environment Agency puts 505 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 70 postcodes with any property at risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Surface water
In Redditch the Environment Agency counts 1,833 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (4% of all its properties), 1,521 at medium risk (3.3%) and 3,822 at low risk (8.2%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Schools, roads and care: Worcestershire
Redditch has two councils. The county council, Worcestershire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.
Everything Worcestershire County Council doesPostcode districts with postcodes in Redditch
- B80 postcode district3 of its 218 postcodes in use are in Redditch.
- B96 postcode district118 of its 211 postcodes in use are in Redditch.
- B97 postcode district766 of its 806 postcodes in use are in Redditch.
- B98 postcode district771 of its 822 postcodes in use are in Redditch.
Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.
Its postcode area
Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Redditch.
Towns and villages
Is an address in Redditch?
A council's edge does not follow postcodes exactly. Check the postcode.
All councils, A to ZWhat Redditch covers: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Its name, website and own pages: GOV.UK, Local authority services, downloaded 14 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; every link opened on 14 October 2026. See all our data sources
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