B98 8YW House Prices & Local Information

B98 8YW is a safe, established residential area located 1.1km from St Georges in Redditch. Administratively it sits within Lodge Park ward and the Redditch constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, B98 8YW is a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. By day, the area transitions to a industrial units character: non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. An average age of 40 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets. 46% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 31% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Redditch. Full-time employment stands at 25% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 12 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families.

Census 2021 statistics for B98 8YW are sourced from Output Area E00164558 (shared with 17 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.