B98 0QF postcode in Redditch, Worcestershire

B98 0QF is a postcode in Redditch, in the Winyates 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 98% of homes and businesses at B98 0QF can get it Across Redditch: 91% Typical price in the B98 0 sector £253,000 Homes sold across the B98 0 sector, last 12 months, not B98 0QF alone Nearest station Redditch 4.3 km in a straight line

Where B98 0QF is, and what is near it

Map of B98 0QF and what is near it Map of B98 0QF: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the B98 0 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 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 250 m. B98 0BL: also in B98 0B98 0BP: also in B98 0B98 0BS: also in B98 0B98 0BT: also in B98 0B98 0FZ: also in B98 0B98 0GG: also in B98 0B98 0GH: also in B98 0B98 0GJ: also in B98 0B98 0GL: also in B98 0B98 0GQ: also in B98 0B98 0GR: also in B98 0B98 0JA: also in B98 0B98 0JL: also in B98 0B98 0JW: also in B98 0B98 0LG: also in B98 0B98 0LX: also in B98 0B98 0LY: also in B98 0B98 0LZ: also in B98 0B98 0NA: also in B98 0B98 0NB: also in B98 0B98 0ND: also in B98 0B98 0NE: also in B98 0B98 0NF: also in B98 0B98 0NG: also in B98 0B98 0NH: also in B98 0B98 0NJ: also in B98 0B98 0NL: also in B98 0B98 0NN: also in B98 0B98 0NP: also in B98 0B98 0NQ: also in B98 0B98 0NR: also in B98 0B98 0NT: also in B98 0B98 0NW: also in B98 0B98 0NY: also in B98 0B98 0NZ: also in B98 0B98 0PA: also in B98 0B98 0PB: also in B98 0B98 0PD: also in B98 0B98 0PE: also in B98 0B98 0PF: also in B98 0B98 0PG: also in B98 0B98 0PN: also in B98 0B98 0PP: also in B98 0B98 0PW: also in B98 0B98 0QB: also in B98 0B98 0QD: also in B98 0B98 0QE: also in B98 0B98 0QG: also in B98 0B98 0QH: also in B98 0B98 0QJ: also in B98 0B98 0QL: also in B98 0B98 0QN: also in B98 0B98 0QQ: also in B98 0B98 0QW: also in B98 0B98 0SF: also in B98 0B98 0SJ: also in B98 0B98 0SY: also in B98 0B98 0TR: also in B98 0B98 0UA: also in B98 0B98 0UB: also in B98 0 School 950 mArrow Vale High School 1.1 kmPool Medical Centre 3.5 kmDanzey station 4.9 kmWinyates B98 0QF Map of B98 0QF and what is near it Map of B98 0QF: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the B98 0 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 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. Pool Medical Centre 3.5 kmDanzey station 4.9 kmWinyates B98 0QF
  • B98 0QF
  • Other postcodes in B98 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 52.3013, longitude -1.8822)

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Who looks after B98 0QF?

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.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; GOV.UK links to council services; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.

At this postcode

What broadband can you get at B98 0QF?

Every home and business at B98 0QF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 98% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B98 0QF 98% Redditch 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B98 0QF 100% Redditch Over 99%
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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

When are the bins collected at B98 0QF?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for B98 0QF.

Check the bin days for B98 0QF on BinDayBuddy

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

Is B98 0QF 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 B98 0QF.

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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

From surface water, across Redditch

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for B98 0QF: 1,833 properties in Redditch are at high risk (4% of all its properties). All the figures for Redditch

Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.

Flood warnings

The centre of B98 0QF 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 risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.

At this postcode

Homes sold in B98 0QF

HM Land Registry records 71 standard sales in B98 0QF since 1995. The middle price was £53,500 from 1995 to 1999 and £243,000 from 2020 to 2024.

  1. 1995 to 1999, middle price £53,500, 11 sales
  2. 2000 to 2004, middle price £91,975, 16 sales
  3. 2005 to 2009, middle price £145,000, 10 sales
  4. 2010 to 2014, middle price £165,000, 9 sales
  5. 2015 to 2019, middle price £218,500, 17 sales
  6. 2020 to 2024, middle price £243,000, 8 sales
  7. 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, 0 sales
Five-year spans from the year shown (the last runs to now), with the number of sales beneath. Middle price of standard sales, all home types, not adjusted for inflation. A dash: fewer than 3 sales, too few to price.

The latest sales

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in B98 0QF from January 2024 to September 2026, the latest on 22 November 2024.

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, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.

At this postcode

Who lives at B98 0QF?

At the 2021 Census, 131 people (61 female, 70 male) lived at B98 0QF, in 60 households.

Census 2021B98 0QFB98 0 sector
People13114,354
Households606,012
People per household2.22.4

ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The B98 0 sector is its 180 postcodes with Census figures, added up.

Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.

At this postcode

How much energy do homes at B98 0QF use?

In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at B98 0QF used 2,481 kWh, and the median domestic gas meter 10,410 kWh.

2024B98 0QFB98 district
Electricity meters5520,833
Electricity, median meter a year2,481 kWh2,495 kWh
Gas meters5620,346
Gas, median meter a year10,410 kWh8,966 kWh

Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.

Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.

At its centre point

Is B98 0QF in a conservation area?

The centre of B98 0QF 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.

Near here

Which schools are near B98 0QF?

The nearest open primary and secondary schools to B98 0QF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B98 0QF, and how we find them

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

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Where is the nearest station to B98 0QF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B98 0QF is Redditch Rail Station, 4.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Redditch Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
  • Danzey Rail Station Railway station 4.9 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 Ardens Close, 117 m away.

More stations near B98 0QF, and how we find them

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

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Which GP surgeries are near B98 0QF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B98 0QF, 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

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

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Where can I charge an electric car near B98 0QF?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B98 0QF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 5 chargers 1.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 10 chargers 1.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Which dentists are near B98 0QF?

The nearest to the centre of B98 0QF, 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 22 October 2026.

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Which hospitals are nearest to B98 0QF?

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 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

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Which care homes are near B98 0QF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B98 0QF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which pharmacies are near B98 0QF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B98 0QF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 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 pharmacy lists.

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Which vets are near B98 0QF?

The nearest vets to the centre of B98 0QF 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 first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.

Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Across the B98 0 sector

What do homes sell for near B98 0QF?

Homes in B98 0 sold for a typical £253,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 123 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £240,000 from 161 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£253,000 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£240,000 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £353,000 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £265,000 45 sales
  • Terraced £210,000 41 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £152,500 13 sales

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

Across the whole B98 district: a typical £235,000 from 445 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

In its neighbourhood

What council tax band are homes near B98 0QF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around B98 0QF. Over half of them (52%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (95%). 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 B98 0QF

Band D in Redditch for 2026‑27: £2,463. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,916 (band B) to £3,558 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,189.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,642
Band Babout 160 (25%)£1,916
Band Cabout 330 (52%)£2,189
Band Dabout 120 (19%)£2,463
Band Ewithheld£3,010
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£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. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 95% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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

Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of B98 0QF is in (ONS area E01032276), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.

Within a mile

How much crime is there near B98 0QF?

Police.uk records 129 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B98 0QF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences32 reports
Shoplifting32 reports
Anti-social behaviour26 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Other theft9 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports

Also: public order 4, drugs 3, other crime 3, burglary 2, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

The official record for B98 0QF

Ward
Winyates
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: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

Where to check what we do not hold

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

B98 0 sector B98 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.

B98 0QB70 mB98 0QD80 mB98 0GQ190 mB98 0QG190 mB98 0QE200 mB98 0LZ210 m
All of B98

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

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Where the facts on this page come from

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.

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