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Thinking of living at B98 8JR? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen's CofE First School | Primary | 400 m | – |
| St George's CofE First School and Nursery | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Oak Hill First School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Moons Moat First School | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| Holyoakes Field First School | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 39.2 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's Catholic Middle School | Secondary | 900 m | – |
| Woodfield Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | – |
| Church Hill Middle School | Secondary | 1.8 km | – |
| Birchensale Middle School | Secondary | 1.8 km | – |
| Your Ideas School | Independent | 3.1 km | – |
Every primary near B98 8JR, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Trinity High School | 570 m | 8 |
| Swimming | Abbey Stadium Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Golf | The Abbey Hotel | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Football | Rowney Green Pavillion | 3.8 km | 3 |
| Squash | Redditch Cricket - Hockey And Rugby Club | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Horse riding | Beoley Equestrian Centre | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Entaco | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Abbey Stadium Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Abbey Stadium Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Redditch Cricket Hockey & Rugby Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Angling | Batchley Pool | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Bowls | White Hart Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Arrow Valley Park, South | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Laser tag | Laser Conflict Ltd (The Golf Centre) | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Scuba diving | Padi | 4.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Redditch, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 910k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Sedgley Close, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 65); 30 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is St Stephen's CofE First School, a few minutes' walk (400 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 39.2 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Augustine's Catholic High School (4 km) and Studley High School (4.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Alcester Grammar School (10.7 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (14 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Farmfoods, 650 m away, with Nisa Supermarket / Kang Stores Redditch closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Elgar House (1.0 km), with Church Green Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Ice Maidens is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Alexandra Hospital, 3.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 53% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 42 restaurants and cafés and 7 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Smokey Dicks BBQ At Abbeydale Community Club is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Kings Arms the nearest pub (500 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (25 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 248 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 19 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 31% flats and 8% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Arrow Valley Country Park, 1.4 km away; for exercise, PureGym (700 m).
18 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 21 km away.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.