B97 4LW
The median sold price for the postcode B97 4LW is around £120,000, from 5 sales over the last 12 months. 88 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around B97 4LW (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £113,000 – £365,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across B97 4, last 24 months.
- Flat£124,000(61 sales)
- Semi-detached£270,000(50 sales)
- Terraced£189,000(44 sales)
- Detached£367,500(42 sales)
B97 4LW median £120,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £250,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Redditch neighbourhood
- Crime: 20% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Redditch and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 40% of premises in B97 4LW, compared with 90.6% across Redditch and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 49.2% of premises across Redditch (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Redditch | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 49.2% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 40% | 90.6% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.1% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.02% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 35% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Redditch: more deprived than 47% of its 57 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income6of 10
- Employment6of 10
- Crime8of 10
- Living environment6of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band B (35%). Average Band D in Redditch is £2,462.95 for 2026/27.
That is 3% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band B in Redditch: £1,915.63 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 750 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A9%
- Band B35%
- Band C27%
- Band D15%
- Band E13%
- Band F1%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Webheath Academy Primary School0.2 miles (380 m)Ofsted, May 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School0.3 miles (540 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Batchley First and Nursery School0.6 miles (970 m)Ofsted report card, February 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
Nearest secondary schools
- Walkwood Church of England Middle School0.8 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Walkwood Church of England Middle School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Birchensale Middle School0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted, September 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre1.4 miles (2.2 km)Ofsted, March 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to B97 4LW is Redditch Rail Station, 0.9 miles (1.5 km) away in a straight line. There are 13 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.9 miles (1.5 km)Redditch Rail Station
- 3.3 miles (5.3 km)Alvechurch Rail Station
- 4.0 miles (6.4 km)Bromsgrove Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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