B98 7WD

a postcode in Worcestershire

Introduced in December 2017

B98 7WD	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with B98 7WD

Bloomsbury Close - 15 properties, USRN 31102680

Grafton Close - 1 property, USRN 31100298

Woodrow South - 1 property, USRN 31100785

Washford Drive - 1 property, USRN 31100739

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2833 / 52°16'59"N

Longitude: -1.9212 / 1°55'16"W

UTM Reference: 30U 573588 5793099

OS Easting: 405469

OS Northing: 265021

OS Grid: SP054650

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 3J1.T80

Mapcode Global: VH9ZV.NV5Z

Open Location Code: 9C4W73MH+8G

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ag97

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 6b3

Baseline UK
Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
EU Singles

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 3073 / 32844

1st decile
most deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for B98 7WD on Saturday 20 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:35
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:56
Sunrise	04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:09
Sunset	21:33
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:22
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:43

Hours of daylight today	04:15 to 22:03
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:03 to 04:15
Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises	10:19
Moon sets	23:43

For a full sun and moon calendar for B98 7WD, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in B98 7WD

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
28 March 2019	8 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Detached	Freehold	£260,000
8 February 2019	11 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Detached	Freehold	£252,000
14 December 2018	1 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Detached	Freehold	£295,000
7 December 2018	10 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Detached	Freehold	£265,000
30 November 2018	3 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Detached	Freehold	£275,000
1 November 2018	7 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Detached	Freehold	£280,000
21 September 2018	2 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Detached	Freehold	£272,500
18 September 2018	12 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£195,000
10 September 2018	9 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Detached	Freehold	£299,500
10 August 2018	14 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£185,000
6 August 2018	15 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£197,000
6 July 2018	6 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£192,000
22 June 2018	4 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£195,000
21 June 2018	5 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£183,000
4 November 2016	6 Bloomsbury Close, Redditch B98 7WD	Other property type	Freehold	£864,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for B98 7WD

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Redditch

MP

Christopher Bloore Labour

Redditch Borough Council

District council ward

Matchborough & Woodrow

Councillors

Paul Wren Labour

James Fardoe Labour

Jane Spilsbury Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for B98 7WD

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00164504		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01032250	Redditch 010A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02006730	Redditch 010	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05015620	Matchborough & Woodrow	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2024	DLUHC
E07000236	Redditch	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000034	Worcestershire	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000005	West Midlands	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001441	Redditch	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000016	West Mercia	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000169	Birmingham	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33022992		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000012	Greater Birmingham and Solihull	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E37000038	Worcestershire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	13 December 2010	BEIS
E38000236	NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB - 18C	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000011	Midlands	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E43000152	Redditch, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000019	Herefordshire and Worcestershire	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000007	West Midlands	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E58001954	Redditch Central ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	1 May 2025	DLUHC
E63010407	Redditch	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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