B98 7YX maps, stats, and open data

B98 7YX lies on Mercot Close in Redditch. B98 7YX is located in the Headless Cross and Oakenshaw electoral ward, within the local authority district of Redditch and the English Parliamentary constituency of Redditch. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB - 18C and the police force is West Mercia. This postcode has been in use since April 1987.

B98 7YX maps

B98 7YX map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

B98 7YX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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B98 7YX geodata

Easting	405285
Northing	264662
Latitude	52.280079
Longitude	-1.923955

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is B98 7YX?

Street	Mercot Close
Town/City	Redditch
Country	England
Postcode District	B98
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B98 7YX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of B98 7YX as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	110m	361ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Headless Cross And Oakenshaw
Constituency	Redditch

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in B98 7YX

13, MERCOT CLOSE, REDDITCH, B98 7YX 2022 15 JUL £305,000
43, MERCOT CLOSE, REDDITCH, B98 7YX 2021 25 JUN £315,000
39, MERCOT CLOSE, REDDITCH, B98 7YX 2020 16 OCT £275,000
16, MERCOT CLOSE, REDDITCH, B98 7YX 2019 4 MAR £255,000
32, MERCOT CLOSE, REDDITCH, B98 7YX 2017 30 JUN £250,000
5, MERCOT CLOSE, REDDITCH, B98 7YX 2016 28 JUN £230,000
1, MERCOT CLOSE, REDDITCH, B98 7YX 2015 18 SEP £228,000
28, MERCOT CLOSE, REDDITCH, B98 7YX 2015 6 FEB £270,000
20, MERCOT CLOSE, REDDITCH, B98 7YX 2015 7 JAN £219,950
41, MERCOT CLOSE, REDDITCH, B98 7YX 2014 24 OCT £192,000

➜ Redditch house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of B98 7YX

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fernwood Close	496m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Fernwood Close	496m
August 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Oakham Close	286m
➜ Mercot Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to B98 7YX

Kempsford Close (Grangers Lane)	Oakenshaw	186m
Kempsford Close (Grangers Lane)	Oakenshaw	211m
Newton Close (Grangers Lane)	Oakenshaw	221m
Newton Close (Grangers Lane)	Oakenshaw	235m
Jolly Farmer Inn (Woodrow Drive)	Woodrow	356m

Nearest railway stations to B98 7YX

Redditch Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B98 7YX

Broadband access in B98 7YX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	94.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in B98 7YX (2019 data)

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	109.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in B98 7YX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for B98 7YX

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B98 7YX gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in B98 7YX by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	672,519
Meter count	53
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,689
Median (kWh/meter)	11,760

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	184,246
Meter count	45
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,094
Median (kWh/meter)	3,699

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in B98 7YX, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in B98 7YX.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

15.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than B98 7YX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to B98 7YX (meters)

Kap Store

Astley Stores

397m

KFC

Shapland House

589m

McDonalds

19 Clews Road

589m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to B98 7YX

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Ninedays Lane	17:45	10:30	595m
Woodrow Post Office	17:15	12:00	1,049m
Crabbs Cross Post Office	18:15	12:00	1,159m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to B98 7YX

Facility	Distance
Greenlands Playing Fields Throckmorton Road, Redditch Grass Pitches	892m
Oakenshaw Community Centre Castleditch Lane, Redditch Sports Hall	995m
Redditch Dingleside Middle School (Closed) Woodrow, Redditch Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	997m

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Nearest schools to B98 7YX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Woodrow First School Longdon Close, Woodrow South, Redditch, B98 7UZ	Primary	617m
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit Longdon Close, Woodrow South, Woodrow, Redditch, B98 7UZ	Not applicable	689m
St Thomas More Catholic First School Woodrow Centre, Studley Road, Redditch, B98 7RY	Primary	904m

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B98 7YX ITL and B98 7YX LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for B98 7YX:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG1	Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG12	Worcestershire CC
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000236	Redditch

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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B98 7YX census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for B98 7YX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00164543
LSOA	E01032257	Redditch 011B
MSOA	E02006731	Redditch 011

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to B98 7YX

B98 7YT	Lineholt Close	110m
B98 7YY	Mercot Close	120m
B98 7YU	Lineholt Close	190m
B98 7YR	Newton Close	229m
B98 7YG	Oakham Close	246m
B98 7YQ	Oakham Close	336m
B98 7YS	Kempsford Close	337m
B98 7YP	Perryfields Close	339m
B98 7TZ	Astley Close	371m
B98 7UA	Astley Close	397m

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