ICKNIELD STREET DRIVE, B98 0DE House Prices & Local Information

B98 0DE is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Icknield Street Drive, 0.4km from Washford in Redditch. Note: this is a large-user or commercial postcode — residential population data may be limited. Administratively it sits within Matchborough ward and the Redditch constituency.

This is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. During the day, public administration and security with mainly white workforces. A balanced community with an average age of 38 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 28 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. 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 0DE are sourced from Output Area E00164577 (shared with 23 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.