ECKINGTON CLOSE, B98 7SA House Prices & Local Information

B98 7SA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Eckington Close, 0.7km from Park Farm in Redditch. Administratively it sits within Greenlands ward and the Redditch constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, B98 7SA is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. The daytime character shifts — industrial activities connected with mining and quarrying. The 36 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 54% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 53 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £155k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 47.4% 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 7SA are sourced from Output Area E00164519 (shared with 15 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.