B98 7EP postcode in Redditch, Worcestershire

B98 7EP is a postcode in Redditch, in the Central 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 at B98 7EP can get it Across Redditch: 91% Typical price £236,450 Homes sold in B98 7, last 12 months. ▲ 0.6% on the year before Nearest station Redditch 750 m in a straight line

Where B98 7EP is, and what is near it

Map of B98 7EP and what is near it Map of B98 7EP: its centre point, with the 295 other postcodes in the B98 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. B98 7AA: also in B98 7B98 7AE: also in B98 7B98 7AH: also in B98 7B98 7AL: also in B98 7B98 7AR: also in B98 7B98 7AX: also in B98 7B98 7AY: also in B98 7B98 7AZ: also in B98 7B98 7BD: also in B98 7B98 7BE: also in B98 7B98 7BF: also in B98 7B98 7BG: also in B98 7B98 7BH: also in B98 7B98 7BJ: also in B98 7B98 7BL: also in B98 7B98 7BN: also in B98 7B98 7BP: also in B98 7B98 7BS: also in B98 7B98 7BT: also in B98 7B98 7BU: also in B98 7B98 7BX: also in B98 7B98 7BY: also in B98 7B98 7BZ: also in B98 7B98 7DB: also in B98 7B98 7DE: also in B98 7B98 7DG: also in B98 7B98 7DH: also in B98 7B98 7DJ: also in B98 7B98 7DL: also in B98 7B98 7DN: also in B98 7B98 7DP: also in B98 7B98 7DQ: also in B98 7B98 7DR: also in B98 7B98 7DS: also in B98 7B98 7DT: also in B98 7B98 7DU: also in B98 7B98 7DW: also in B98 7B98 7DX: also in B98 7B98 7DY: also in B98 7B98 7DZ: also in B98 7B98 7EA: also in B98 7B98 7EB: also in B98 7B98 7ED: also in B98 7B98 7EE: also in B98 7B98 7EF: also in B98 7B98 7EG: also in B98 7B98 7EH: also in B98 7B98 7EJ: also in B98 7B98 7EL: also in B98 7B98 7EQ: also in B98 7B98 7ER: also in B98 7B98 7ES: also in B98 7B98 7ET: also in B98 7B98 7FR: also in B98 7B98 7FS: also in B98 7B98 7FW: also in B98 7B98 7HA: also in B98 7B98 7HY: also in B98 7B98 7HZ: also in B98 7B98 7JB: also in B98 7B98 7JD: also in B98 7B98 7JE: also in B98 7B98 7JF: also in B98 7B98 7JH: also in B98 7B98 7JP: also in B98 7B98 7JR: also in B98 7B98 7JS: also in B98 7B98 7JT: also in B98 7B98 7LH: also in B98 7B98 7LJ: also in B98 7B98 7LL: also in B98 7B98 7LN: also in B98 7B98 7LP: also in B98 7B98 7LR: also in B98 7B98 7LS: also in B98 7B98 7LT: also in B98 7B98 7LU: also in B98 7B98 7LX: also in B98 7B98 7LY: also in B98 7B98 7LZ: also in B98 7B98 7NA: also in B98 7B98 7NB: also in B98 7B98 7ND: also in B98 7B98 7NE: also in B98 7B98 7NF: also in B98 7B98 7NG: also in B98 7B98 7NH: also in B98 7B98 7NJ: also in B98 7B98 7NL: also in B98 7B98 7NN: also in B98 7B98 7NP: also in B98 7B98 7NQ: also in B98 7B98 7NR: also in B98 7B98 7NW: also in B98 7B98 7PU: also in B98 7 Oak Hill First School 1.1 kmSchool 1.1 kmRedditch B98 7EP Map of B98 7EP and what is near it Map of B98 7EP: its centre point, with the 295 other postcodes in the B98 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.0 kmSchool 1.1 kmGreenlands & Lakeside B98 7EP
  • B98 7EP
  • Other postcodes in B98 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 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 52.2997, longitude -1.9425)

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 B98 7EP?

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 B98 7EP?

Every home and business at B98 7EP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B98 7EP 100% Redditch 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B98 7EP 100% Redditch Over 99%
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 B98 7EP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Redditch Borough Council's days for B98 7EP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for B98 7EP 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 B98 7EP 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 7EP.

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 B98 7EP: 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 B98 7EP 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 B98 7EP?

Homes in B98 7 sold for a typical £236,450 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 200 sales, up 0.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£236,450 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£235,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £360,000 49 sales
  • Semi-detached £264,000 63 sales
  • Terraced £188,000 69 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £135,000 19 sales

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

Across the whole B98 district: a typical £238,000 from 433 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 B98 7EP

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in B98 7EP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 August 2024. 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 B98 7EP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around B98 7EP. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (27%). 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 7EP

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 £3,558 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,916.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 360 (41%)£1,642
Band Babout 390 (44%)£1,916
Band Cabout 80 (9%)£2,189
Band Dabout 30 (3%)£2,463
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,010
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,558
Band Gwithheld£4,105
Band Hfewer than 5£4,926

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 27% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 21% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 B98 7EP is in (ONS area E01032236), 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 B98 7EP?

The nearest open schools to B98 7EP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B98 7EP, 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 B98 7EP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B98 7EP is Redditch Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Redditch Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Alvechurch Rail Station Railway station 5.4 kmDrive

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

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Parsons Road, 108 m away.

More stations near B98 7EP, 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 B98 7EP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B98 7EP, 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 B98 7EP?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B98 7EP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EVCharge.online Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • ChargePoint Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 5 chargers 2.5 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 B98 7EP?

The nearest to the centre of B98 7EP, 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 B98 7EP?

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 B98 7EP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B98 7EP, 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 B98 7EP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B98 7EP, 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 B98 7EP?

The nearest vets to the centre of B98 7EP 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 B98 7EP in a conservation area?

The centre of B98 7EP 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 B98 7EP?

Police.uk records 318 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B98 7EP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences146 reports
Anti-social behaviour50 reports
Shoplifting27 reports
Public order22 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports
Other theft16 reports

Also: burglary 11, robbery 7, other crime 6, vehicle crime 5, possession of weapons 4, theft from the person 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 B98 7EP

Ward
Central
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 4JF50 mB98 7DL70 mB97 4JE90 mB97 4JT90 mB98 7EA90 mB98 7EQ100 m
All of B98

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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