HASELEY CLOSE, B98 0BN House Prices & Local Information

B98 0BN is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Haseley Close, 0.5km from Matchborough in Redditch. Administratively it sits within Matchborough ward and the Redditch constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, B98 0BN is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. During the day, non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. A balanced community with an average age of 38 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 45% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 45 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £174k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 20.4% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for B98 0BN are sourced from Output Area E00164577 (shared with 23 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.