B96 postcode area guide — Redditch
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the B96 postcode district in Redditch — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in B96
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
36.5%
Gigabit-capable
36.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the B96 postcode district (Redditch) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 208 postcodes Ofcom measures in B96, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 36.5%.
Around 0% of premises in B96 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in B96
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| B96 6AA | 98% | 83.7% |
| B96 6AB | 100% | 89.5% |
| B96 6AD | 100% | 100% |
| B96 6AE | 100% | 85.7% |
| B96 6AF | 100% | 92.3% |
| B96 6AG | 97.4% | 97.4% |
| B96 6AH | 97.4% | 34.2% |
| B96 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| B96 6AL | 100% | 96.4% |
| B96 6AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Redditch
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Redditch district (40,292 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
95%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
90.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in B96
Based on 47 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B96 is £460,000, up 2.2% on the previous year (£450,000).
Detached
£600,000
21 sales
Semi-detached
£350,000
6 sales
Terraced
£210,000
5 sales
Flat / maisonette
£115,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in B96
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | £440,000 | Other | Edgioake Lane | B96 6LL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £297,000 | Terraced | Moors Lane | B96 6JH |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £1,300,000 | Other | Droitwich Road | B96 6RU |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £1,010,000 | Detached | Sambourne Lane | B96 6PA |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £1,250,000 | Other | Moors Lane | B96 6JJ |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £180,000 | Flat | Evesham Road | B96 6AA |
| 15 Jan 2026 | £347,000 | Semi-detached | Cyprus Avenue | B96 6HF |
| 15 Jan 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | High Street | B96 6AR |
| 9 Jan 2026 | £800,000 | Detached | Droitwich Road | B96 6JE |
| 5 Jan 2026 | £180,000 | Flat | Evesham Road | B96 6AA |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Redditch demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Redditch district (87,037 residents, 36,378 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.3% |
| 15–29 | 23.3% |
| 30–44 | 20% |
| 45–64 | 18.9% |
| 65+ | 18.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 64.4% |
| Private rented | 14.6% |
| Social rented | 5.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around B96
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway Secondary School | Secondary | 11–16 | 432 | B96 6BD |
| Astwood Bank Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 418 | B96 6EH |
| Feckenham CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 95 | B96 6QD |
| Chestnut Place | Not applicable | 15–19 | — | B96 6EW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in B96
44 rated food businesses operate in B96. 26 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ABM Catering Ltd At Ridgeway Secondary School, Astwood Bank Cricket Club, Astwood Bank Food Emporium, Astwood House Chinese Takeaway, Astwood Smiles Nursery.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in B96
From a sample of 197 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 B96 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
3%
Band C
26%
Band D
35%
Band E
30%
Band F
6%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Redditch
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.