Astwood Bank

Astwood Bank is covered by postcode district B96. It is mostly in the Redditch council area: 70 of its 79 postcodes. The others are in Wychavon.

Typical price £305,500 Homes sold in Astwood Bank, last 12 months. ▼ 20.1% on the year before Gigabit broadband 22 of 79 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at medium risk 1 of 79 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 1 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 2 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Astwood Bank, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Astwood Bank, by flood risk Of the 79 postcodes in Astwood Bank that ONS places, 1 are at medium risk at worst and 78 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Astwood Bank. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. B96 6AA: not on the flood risk listB96 6AB: not on the flood risk listB96 6AD: not on the flood risk listB96 6AE: not on the flood risk listB96 6AF: not on the flood risk listB96 6AG: not on the flood risk listB96 6AH: not on the flood risk listB96 6AJ: not on the flood risk listB96 6AL: not on the flood risk listB96 6AN: not on the flood risk listB96 6AP: not on the flood risk listB96 6AQ: not on the flood risk listB96 6AR: not on the flood risk listB96 6AS: not on the flood risk listB96 6AT: not on the flood risk listB96 6AU: not on the flood risk listB96 6AW: not on the flood risk listB96 6AX: not on the flood risk listB96 6AY: not on the flood risk listB96 6AZ: not on the flood risk listB96 6BA: not on the flood risk listB96 6BB: not on the flood risk listB96 6BD: not on the flood risk listB96 6BE: not on the flood risk listB96 6BF: not on the flood risk listB96 6BG: not on the flood risk listB96 6BH: not on the flood risk listB96 6BJ: not on the flood risk listB96 6BN: not on the flood risk listB96 6BP: not on the flood risk listB96 6BQ: not on the flood risk listB96 6BS: not on the flood risk listB96 6BT: not on the flood risk listB96 6BU: not on the flood risk listB96 6BW: not on the flood risk listB96 6BX: not on the flood risk listB96 6BY: not on the flood risk listB96 6BZ: not on the flood risk listB96 6DA: not on the flood risk listB96 6DB: not on the flood risk listB96 6DD: not on the flood risk listB96 6DE: not on the flood risk listB96 6DF: not on the flood risk listB96 6DG: not on the flood risk listB96 6DH: not on the flood risk listB96 6DJ: not on the flood risk listB96 6DL: not on the flood risk listB96 6DN: not on the flood risk listB96 6DP: not on the flood risk listB96 6DQ: not on the flood risk listB96 6DS: not on the flood risk listB96 6DT: not on the flood risk listB96 6DU: not on the flood risk listB96 6DW: not on the flood risk listB96 6DX: not on the flood risk listB96 6DY: not on the flood risk listB96 6EA: not on the flood risk listB96 6EB: not on the flood risk listB96 6EE: not on the flood risk listB96 6EF: not on the flood risk listB96 6EG: not on the flood risk listB96 6EH: not on the flood risk listB96 6EJ: not on the flood risk listB96 6EP: not on the flood risk listB96 6EQ: not on the flood risk listB96 6ET: not on the flood risk listB96 6EU: not on the flood risk listB96 6EZ: not on the flood risk listB96 6FD: not on the flood risk listB96 6FE: not on the flood risk listB96 6FF: not on the flood risk listB96 6HE: not on the flood risk listB96 6HF: not on the flood risk listB96 6HT: not on the flood risk listB96 6LS: not on the flood risk listB96 6LT: not on the flood risk listB96 6LU: not on the flood risk listB96 6LX: not on the flood risk listB96 6PS: medium flood risk at worst Astwood Bank Map of every postcode in Astwood Bank, by flood risk Of the 79 postcodes in Astwood Bank that ONS places, 1 are at medium risk at worst and 78 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Astwood Bank. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Astwood Bank
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 78

Of the 79 postcodes in Astwood Bank that ONS places, 1 are at medium risk at worst and 78 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.2582, longitude -1.9393. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at medium risk at worst

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

B96 6PS1 at medium risk

What is it like to live in Astwood Bank?

Homes sold for a typical £305,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 20.1% on the 12 months before. At 22 of the 79 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 1 home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 1 of its 79 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Redditch, 5.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Astwood Bank?

Homes in Astwood Bank sold for a typical £305,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 26 sales, down 20.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£305,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£382,500
12 months to August 2026
£305,500

▼ down 20.1% on the 12 months before

Detached£547,500 6 sales
Semi-detached£348,500 8 sales
Terraced£222,500 6 sales
Flat or maisonette£110,000 6 sales

Across the whole B96 district, Astwood Bank's main postcode district: a typical £350,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Astwood Bank: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Astwood Bank?

None of the 79 postcodes now in use in Astwood Bank came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 50 homes sold in Astwood Bank were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the B96 district, 0%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Astwood BankAcross the B96 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 26 (0%) 0 of 46 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 50 (0%) 0 of 83 (0%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Astwood Bank?

Ofcom reports on 79 of the 79 postcodes in Astwood Bank. At 22 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit22 of 79
Postcodes where every home can get superfast72 of 79

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Astwood Bank at risk of flooding?

1 of the 79 postcodes in Astwood Bank has a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 1 home or business in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 1 of 79 postcodes Medium: 1

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, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and 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

Which schools are in Astwood Bank?

The open schools at the postcodes in Astwood Bank. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Astwood Bank?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Astwood Bank is Redditch Rail Station, 5.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Redditch Rail Station Railway station 5.4 kmDrive
  • Alvechurch Rail Station Railway station 10.0 kmDrive
  • Bromsgrove Rail Station Railway station 10.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Astwood Bank?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Astwood Bank. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Astwood Bank safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 114 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Astwood Bank over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 12 September 2025
  2. 11 October 2025
  3. 14 November 2025
  4. 9 December 2025
  5. 14 January 2026
  6. 6 February 2026
  7. 4 March 2026
  8. 5 April 2026
  9. 9 May 2026
  10. 16 June 2026
  11. 6 July 2026
  12. 8 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences46 reports
Shoplifting16 reports
Burglary11 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Other theft7 reports
Public order6 reports
Other crime6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports

Also: vehicle crime 5, possession of weapons 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Astwood Bank?

Councils
Redditch (70) and Wychavon (9)
County council
Worcestershire
Parliamentary constituency
Redditch
Police force area
West Mercia
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
MP
Chris Bloore (Labour)

Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Astwood Bank postcodes

79 postcodes in use in Astwood Bank, by district:

B96 postcode district,79 postcodes

That district is in the B postcode area.

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Places near Astwood Bank

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Astwood Bank's £305,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Studley3.1 km, £320,000Redditch4.7 km, £261,000Inkberrow5.8 km, £565,000Alcester6.5 km, £291,000Alvechurch10.5 km, £340,000Stoke Prior10.6 km, £334,000Bidford-on-Avon11.5 km, £345,000Henley-in-Arden11.5 km, £377,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Astwood Bank

What is it like to live in Astwood Bank?
Homes sold for a typical £305,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 20.1% on the 12 months before. At 22 of the 79 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 1 home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 1 of its 79 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Redditch, 5.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Astwood Bank?
Astwood Bank is covered by postcode district B96, across 79 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Astwood Bank?
Astwood Bank is in the Redditch parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Chris Bloore (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Astwood Bank?
Homes in Astwood Bank sold for a typical £305,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 26 sales, down 20.1% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Astwood Bank?
In Astwood Bank, primary schools at its postcodes include Astwood Bank Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Ridgeway Secondary School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Astwood Bank have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Astwood Bank is Redditch, 5.4 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Astwood Bank?
Ofcom reports on 79 of the 79 postcodes in Astwood Bank. At 22 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Astwood Bank at risk of flooding?
1 of the 79 postcodes in Astwood Bank has a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 1 home or business in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Astwood Bank?
None of the 79 postcodes now in use in Astwood Bank came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 50 homes sold in Astwood Bank were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the B96 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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