B97 4SN postcode in Redditch, Worcestershire

B97 4SN is a postcode in Redditch, in the Batchley & Brockhill ward. It is in the Redditch parliamentary constituency and the West Mercia police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Redditch: 91% Typical price £225,000 Homes sold in B97 4, last 12 months. ▼ 11.8% on the year before Nearest station Redditch 1.2 km in a straight line

Where B97 4SN is, and what is near it

Map of B97 4SN and what is near it Map of B97 4SN: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the B97 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B97 4AH: also in B97 4B97 4AL: also in B97 4B97 4AP: also in B97 4B97 4AU: also in B97 4B97 4AX: also in B97 4B97 4BF: also in B97 4B97 4BJ: also in B97 4B97 4BN: also in B97 4B97 4EE: also in B97 4B97 4EF: also in B97 4B97 4EG: also in B97 4B97 4EJ: also in B97 4B97 4EN: also in B97 4B97 4EQ: also in B97 4B97 4EY: also in B97 4B97 4HL: also in B97 4B97 4HZ: also in B97 4B97 4JD: also in B97 4B97 4JE: also in B97 4B97 4JF: also in B97 4B97 4JH: also in B97 4B97 4JJ: also in B97 4B97 4JT: also in B97 4B97 4LW: also in B97 4B97 4LZ: also in B97 4B97 4ND: also in B97 4B97 4NE: also in B97 4B97 4NF: also in B97 4B97 4NG: also in B97 4B97 4NH: also in B97 4B97 4NQ: also in B97 4B97 4NX: also in B97 4B97 4NZ: also in B97 4B97 4PA: also in B97 4B97 4PB: also in B97 4B97 4PD: also in B97 4B97 4PE: also in B97 4B97 4PF: also in B97 4B97 4PG: also in B97 4B97 4PH: also in B97 4B97 4PJ: also in B97 4B97 4PL: also in B97 4B97 4PN: also in B97 4B97 4PP: also in B97 4B97 4PQ: also in B97 4B97 4PR: also in B97 4B97 4PS: also in B97 4B97 4PT: also in B97 4B97 4PU: also in B97 4B97 4PW: also in B97 4B97 4PX: also in B97 4B97 4PZ: also in B97 4B97 4QB: also in B97 4B97 4QR: also in B97 4B97 4QU: also in B97 4B97 4QY: also in B97 4B97 4RA: also in B97 4B97 4RB: also in B97 4B97 4RD: also in B97 4B97 4RE: also in B97 4B97 4RF: also in B97 4B97 4RG: also in B97 4B97 4RH: also in B97 4B97 4RJ: also in B97 4B97 4RL: also in B97 4B97 4RN: also in B97 4B97 4RP: also in B97 4B97 4RQ: also in B97 4B97 4RR: also in B97 4B97 4RS: also in B97 4B97 4RT: also in B97 4B97 4RU: also in B97 4B97 4RW: also in B97 4B97 4RX: also in B97 4B97 4RY: also in B97 4B97 4SA: also in B97 4B97 4SD: also in B97 4B97 4SG: also in B97 4B97 4SH: also in B97 4B97 4SJ: also in B97 4B97 4SL: also in B97 4B97 4SP: also in B97 4B97 4SQ: also in B97 4B97 4SW: also in B97 4 The Dow Surgery 1.5 kmCentral B97 4SN Map of B97 4SN and what is near it Map of B97 4SN: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the B97 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Alvechurch station 4.7 kmCentral B97 4SN
  • B97 4SN
  • Other postcodes in B97 4: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.3037, longitude -1.9634)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B97 4SN?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at B97 4SN?

Every home and business at B97 4SN can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Redditch: 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Redditch: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Redditch.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at B97 4SN?

BinDayBuddy has not read Redditch Borough Council's days for B97 4SN today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for B97 4SN on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is B97 4SN at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include B97 4SN.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Redditch

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for B97 4SN: 1,833 properties in Redditch are at high risk (4% of all its properties). All the figures for Redditch

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of B97 4SN is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near B97 4SN?

Homes in B97 4 sold for a typical £225,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 86 sales, down 11.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£225,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£255,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £357,500 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £250,000 21 sales
  • Terraced £190,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £124,000 22 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole B97 district: a typical £285,000 from 422 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in B97 4SN

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in B97 4SN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 February 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near B97 4SN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around B97 4SN. Over half of them (53%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (39%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around B97 4SN

Band D in Redditch for 2026‑27: £2,463. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,642 (band A) to £2,463 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,642.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 420 (53%)£1,642
Band Babout 220 (28%)£1,916
Band Cabout 140 (18%)£2,189
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,463
Band Ewithheld£3,010
Band Fwithheld£3,558
Band Gfewer than 5£4,105
Band Hfewer than 5£4,926

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 35% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 39% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Redditch before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of B97 4SN is in (ONS area E01032232), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near B97 4SN?

The nearest open schools to B97 4SN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B97 4SN, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to B97 4SN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B97 4SN is Redditch Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Redditch Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Alvechurch Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Woodland Road, 27 m away.

More stations near B97 4SN, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near B97 4SN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B97 4SN, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near B97 4SN?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B97 4SN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EVCharge.online Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • ChargePoint Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near B97 4SN?

The nearest to the centre of B97 4SN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to B97 4SN?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near B97 4SN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B97 4SN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near B97 4SN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B97 4SN, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near B97 4SN?

The nearest vets to the centre of B97 4SN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is B97 4SN in a conservation area?

The centre of B97 4SN is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near B97 4SN?

Police.uk records 279 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B97 4SN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences114 reports
Anti-social behaviour55 reports
Shoplifting31 reports
Public order16 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports
Other theft12 reports

Also: burglary 8, other crime 8, robbery 7, possession of weapons 6, vehicle crime 3, drugs 2, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for B97 4SN

Ward
Batchley & Brockhill
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Redditch
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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B97 4 sector B97 district B postcode area Redditch postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

B97 4SW80 mB97 4SH140 mB97 6PA150 mB97 4SJ150 mB97 6NY200 mB97 6NZ250 m
All of B97

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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