Redditch

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• Today: 11° / 7° · 30% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:33

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

• 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

351 reported · August 2026▲ 31% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences154
• Anti-social behaviour55
• Shoplifting46
• Public order22

11 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Abbey · West Mercia

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

55 reported road collisions (2025)

16 killed or seriously injured · 69 casualties · 6.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

296 food businesses within 2 miles

• 200 rated 4–5 ★ (166 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Redditch (0.2 km)
• 92 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£247,042 average▼ 1.7% YoY

Across Redditch · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£976 average monthly rent▲ 11.1% YoY

• 1 bed £681
• 2 bed £881
• 3 bed £1,053

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

6.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.9 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,025 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (9.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (7.7 km)

5 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 (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

87,037 residents in Redditch · 1,604/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK3,626
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,794
• Net moves−168

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 148 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,463 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (32% of 37,950)

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

36 schools · 12,314 pupils

19 primary · 5 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 10 of 13 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Redditch

578 CQC-registered services

• Care homes181
• GP practices88
• Dentists126
• Homecare agencies114
• Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Worcestershire

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

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

51 applications decided

94.1% granted · 48 granted, 3 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Chris Bloore

Labour

Redditch

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Independent coalition

• Lab 13
• Con 4
• Ref 7
• Oth 3

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

• Schools13
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens18
• Restaurants & cafés51

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,385 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

760 jobs advertised · £38,760 avg

e.g. Recruitment Consultant, Process Lead – Manufacturing / Warehouse, HGV Class 1 Night Driver

Source: Adzuna

£713 median full-time weekly pay

3.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,696 disposable income per head (2024)

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

48% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 36,627 certificates

12.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

59% low-carbon electricity

Gas 36% · Wind 35% · Nuclear 21% · Imports 4%

147 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.6 yrs women · 78.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Worcestershire): 63.1 women · 63.3 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.1

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

13 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in B97

• St Stephen'S Medical Partnership
• Elgar House
• The Dow Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Redditch:

• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing349 local signatures · 16,354 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth214 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND187 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills133 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks111 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  North Worcestershire (district) · 0.1 km

  North Worcestershire is expected to be a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Worcestershire, England. It is expected to be created in 2029, following a government review. It was initially planned to be…

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  Redditch railway station · 0.2 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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  Redditch Library · 0.2 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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  Kingfisher Shopping Centre · 0.2 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 Town Hall · 0.4 km

  Redditch Town Hall is a municipal building in Walter Stranz Square in Redditch, a town in Worcestershire, in England. It is the headquarters of Redditch Borough Council.

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  Palace Theatre, Redditch · 0.4 km

  The Palace Theatre is a Grade II listed theatre in Redditch in Worcestershire, England. It opened in 1913 and has been primarily used as a theatre, but also as a cinema, rollerskating rink and bingo hall.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)