Is Redditch a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Redditch, from official data · 4 postcode districts · 1,662 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Redditch, from official data · 4 postcode districts · 1,662 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Redditch sold for £245,573 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.9% on a year earlier. Across Redditch, police record 88 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Redditch, the nearest primary school is Oak Hill First School, 0.4 mi away, about a 7 minute walk; the nearest secondary is St Bede's Catholic Middle School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is The Bridge Surgery, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk.
Redditch station is 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
Across Redditch, police record 88 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Redditch sold for £245,573 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £397,595, semi-detached £255,127, terraced £204,574, flats £114,975. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Oak Hill First School, 0.4 mi away, about a 7 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is St Bede's Catholic Middle School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Redditch is 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £46,116 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.