B98 8QT postcode in Redditch, Worcestershire

B98 8QT is a postcode in Redditch, in the North 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 8QT can get it Across Redditch: 91% Typical price £226,750 Homes sold in B98 8, last 12 months. ▲ 4% on the year before Nearest station Redditch 2.6 km in a straight line

Where B98 8QT is, and what is near it

Map of B98 8QT and what is near it Map of B98 8QT: its centre point, with the 170 other postcodes in the B98 8 sector, 4 schools (1 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), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B98 8BB: also in B98 8B98 8DQ: also in B98 8B98 8JD: also in B98 8B98 8JE: also in B98 8B98 8JF: also in B98 8B98 8JG: also in B98 8B98 8JH: also in B98 8B98 8JJ: also in B98 8B98 8JL: also in B98 8B98 8JN: also in B98 8B98 8JQ: also in B98 8B98 8JS: also in B98 8B98 8JT: also in B98 8B98 8JU: also in B98 8B98 8JW: also in B98 8B98 8JX: also in B98 8B98 8JY: also in B98 8B98 8LA: also in B98 8B98 8LB: also in B98 8B98 8LD: also in B98 8B98 8LE: also in B98 8B98 8LF: also in B98 8B98 8LH: also in B98 8B98 8LJ: also in B98 8B98 8LQ: also in B98 8B98 8LW: also in B98 8B98 8NA: also in B98 8B98 8NB: also in B98 8B98 8ND: also in B98 8B98 8NE: also in B98 8B98 8NG: also in B98 8B98 8NH: also in B98 8B98 8NJ: also in B98 8B98 8NL: also in B98 8B98 8NN: also in B98 8B98 8NP: also in B98 8B98 8NR: also in B98 8B98 8NT: also in B98 8B98 8NX: also in B98 8B98 8NY: also in B98 8B98 8NZ: also in B98 8B98 8PA: also in B98 8B98 8PB: also in B98 8B98 8PD: also in B98 8B98 8PE: also in B98 8B98 8PH: also in B98 8B98 8PL: also in B98 8B98 8PT: also in B98 8B98 8PU: also in B98 8B98 8PX: also in B98 8B98 8QB: also in B98 8B98 8QD: also in B98 8B98 8QE: also in B98 8B98 8QF: also in B98 8B98 8QG: also in B98 8B98 8QH: also in B98 8B98 8QJ: also in B98 8B98 8QL: also in B98 8B98 8QN: also in B98 8B98 8QP: also in B98 8B98 8QQ: also in B98 8B98 8QR: also in B98 8B98 8QS: also in B98 8B98 8QU: also in B98 8B98 8QW: also in B98 8B98 8QX: also in B98 8B98 8QY: also in B98 8B98 8QZ: also in B98 8B98 8RA: also in B98 8B98 8RB: also in B98 8B98 8RD: also in B98 8B98 8RE: also in B98 8B98 8RF: also in B98 8B98 8RG: also in B98 8B98 8RH: also in B98 8B98 8RJ: also in B98 8B98 8RL: also in B98 8B98 8RN: also in B98 8B98 8RP: also in B98 8B98 8RQ: also in B98 8B98 8RR: also in B98 8B98 8RS: also in B98 8B98 8RT: also in B98 8B98 8RU: also in B98 8B98 8RW: also in B98 8B98 8RY: also in B98 8B98 8RZ: also in B98 8B98 8SE: also in B98 8B98 8SF: also in B98 8B98 8SG: also in B98 8B98 8SQ: also in B98 8B98 8TA: also in B98 8B98 8YW: also in B98 8 3 places, 2.4–2.6 kmAlvechurch station 5.6 kmGreenlands & Lakeside B98 8QT Map of B98 8QT and what is near it Map of B98 8QT: its centre point, with the 170 other postcodes in the B98 8 sector, 4 schools (1 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), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Alvechurch station 5.6 kmGreenlands & Lakeside B98 8QT
  • B98 8QT
  • Other postcodes in B98 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 52.3118, longitude -1.9081)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B98 8QT?

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 8QT?

Every home and business at B98 8QT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B98 8QT 100% Redditch 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B98 8QT 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 8QT?

BinDayBuddy has not read Redditch Borough Council's days for B98 8QT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for B98 8QT 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 8QT 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 8QT.

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 8QT: 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 8QT 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 8QT?

Homes in B98 8 sold for a typical £226,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 61 sales, up 4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£226,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£218,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £367,000 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £240,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £210,000 27 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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 8QT

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in B98 8QT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 September 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 B98 8QT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around B98 8QT. Over half of them (63%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (100%). 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 8QT

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 £2,189 (band C); band B, the most common, is £1,916.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 170 (30%)£1,642
Band Babout 350 (63%)£1,916
Band Cabout 40 (7%)£2,189
Band Dfewer than 5£2,463
Band Efewer than 5£3,010
Band Ffewer than 5£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. 100% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 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 8QT is in (ONS area E01032240), 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 8QT?

The nearest open schools to B98 8QT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B98 8QT, 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 8QT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B98 8QT is Redditch Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Redditch Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Alvechurch Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Oast House, 239 m away.

More stations near B98 8QT, 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 8QT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B98 8QT, 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 8QT?

1 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B98 8QT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 10 chargers 400 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 5 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • ChargePoint Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 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 8QT?

The nearest to the centre of B98 8QT, 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 8QT?

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 8QT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B98 8QT, 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 8QT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B98 8QT, 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 8QT?

The nearest vets to the centre of B98 8QT 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 8QT in a conservation area?

The centre of B98 8QT 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 8QT?

Police.uk records 214 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B98 8QT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences67 reports
Anti-social behaviour59 reports
Shoplifting28 reports
Criminal damage and arson15 reports
Other theft10 reports
Public order8 reports

Also: drugs 6, vehicle crime 5, other crime 5, burglary 4, robbery 3, possession of weapons 3, 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 8QT

Ward
North
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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B98 8 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 8QS30 mB98 8QY40 mB98 8QZ110 mB98 8QR110 mB98 8QP140 mB98 8QB180 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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