B98 postcode area
The B98 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bromsgrove, Redditch, Stratford-on-Avon. Area Scores range from 12 to 83 across them.
In summary
The B98 district contains both ends of the scale: Riverside & Church Hill North at 83 out of 100 (#1,143 of 6,856 in England) against Redditch Town & Abbeydale at 13, a 71-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £185,000 in Redditch Town & Abbeydale to £572,500 in Earlswood, Tanworth-in-Arden & Sambourne — a 3.1× gap within the B98 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bromsgrove, Redditch and Stratford-on-Avon — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside & Church Hill NorthRedditch | 1,143 | 83 | £280,000 |
| Earlswood, Tanworth-in-Arden & SambourneStratford-on-Avon | 1,246 | 82 | £572,500 |
| Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt EndBromsgrove | 1,568 | 77 | £435,000 |
| Arrow Valley & IpsleyRedditch | 1,636 | 76 | £262,000 |
| Matchborough & Park FarmRedditch | 3,035 | 56 | £255,000 |
| OakenshawRedditch | 3,775 | 45 | £280,000 |
| SouthcrestRedditch | 3,967 | 42 | £250,000 |
| Winyates GreenRedditch | 4,659 | 32 | £220,000 |
| Batchley & BrockhillRedditch | 4,790 | 30 | £262,500 |
| Church Hill SouthRedditch | 5,797 | 15 | £195,000 |
| GreenlandsRedditch | 5,825 | 15 | £197,000 |
| Redditch Town & AbbeydaleRedditch | 5,982 | 13 | £185,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around B98.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.