Redditch

19°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 23° / 10° · 79% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:32

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

31US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

312 reported · July 2026

• Violence & sexual offences142
• Anti-social behaviour35
• Shoplifting29
• Criminal damage & arson28

11 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Batchley and Central · West Mercia

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

262 reported road collisions (2024)

75 killed or seriously injured · 352 casualties · 19.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

289 food businesses within 2 miles

• 202 rated 4–5 ★ (168 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Redditch (0.0 km)
• 93 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£392,574 average▲ 1.4% YoY

Across Stratford-on-Avon · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,143 average monthly rent▲ 5.5% YoY

• 1 bed £811
• 2 bed £1,015
• 3 bed £1,261

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

7.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.5 times median annual pay (8.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (9.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (2.8 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

23 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Johnsons Cars LTD (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms3
• Sports pitches31
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

134,725 residents in Stratford-on-Avon · 138/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 259 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,484 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (28% of 67,350)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

75 schools · 21,560 pupils

56 primary · 11 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 23 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

69inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stratford-on-Avon

580 CQC-registered services

• Care homes174
• GP practices91
• Dentists120
• Homecare agencies143
• Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Warwickshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

285 applications decided

94% granted · 268 granted, 17 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Chris Bloore

Labour

Redditch

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 10
• LD 24
• Grn 3
• Ref 2
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens14
• Restaurants & cafés54

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

818 jobs advertised · £37,825 avg

e.g. Merchandiser - Birmingham (Away from home), Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning

Source: Adzuna

£818 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,950 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 78,626 certificates

14.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

94% low-carbon electricity

Wind 67% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 11% · Gas 6%

24 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 82 yrs men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Redditch:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office480 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership350 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing305 local signatures · 11,416 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s288 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test271 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Redditch railway station · 0.1 km

  Redditch railway station serves the town of Redditch, North Worcestershire, England. It is the southern terminus of the Cross-City Line 14.5 miles (23 km) south of Birmingham New Street. The station, and all trains se…

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  North Worcestershire (district) · 0.3 km

  North Worcestershire will be a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Worcestershire, England. It is planned to be formed on 1 April 2028, with the first elections taking place in May 2027. The area includ…

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  Kingfisher Shopping Centre · 0.4 km

  Kingfisher Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Redditch, Worcestershire, England. It contains 150 stores, with a range of large and smaller units, including anchor tenants Next and Primark. The home, leisure and g…

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  Redditch Library · 0.4 km

  Redditch Library is a library in the centre of Redditch, United Kingdom. Constructed for £550,000 and opened on 24 January 1976, it is the town's main public library, having been purpose-built to replace the former bu…

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  Birmingham United F.C. · 0.4 km

  Birmingham United Football Club is a football club originally representing the village of Barnt Green, near Bromsgrove, in Worcestershire, England. Members of the Midland League Division Two, the club are currently ba…

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  Redditch United F.C. · 0.4 km

  Redditch United Football Club is an English football club based in Redditch, Worcestershire. The club participates in the Southern League Premier Division Central and play their home games at the Valley Stadium.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)