The UK Postcode Database

B98 8JL

a postcode in Worcestershire

Introduced in January 1980
B98 8JL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with B98 8JL

Lygon Close - 88 properties, USRN 31100449

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3125 / 52°18'44"N

Longitude: -1.9263 / 1°55'34"W

UTM Reference: 30U 573196 5796335

OS Easting: 405122

OS Northing: 268262

OS Grid: SP051682

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 3HM.ZSG

Mapcode Global: VH9ZV.K4HL

Open Location Code: 9C4W836F+XF

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ah84

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6a3

  • Baseline UK
  • Challenged Communities
  • Younger Ethnic Minority Families in Flats

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 2442 / 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 8JL on Sunday 21 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:34
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:56
Sunrise 04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:33
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:23
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:44
Hours of daylight today04:15 to 22:03
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:03 to 04:15
Moon Phase First Quarter
Moon Rises 11:40
Moon sets 23:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for B98 8JL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in B98 8JL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 March 2023 40 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £147,500
27 November 2020 5 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £89,000
10 July 2020 24 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £145,000
8 December 2016 24 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £127,500
16 October 2015 10 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
25 September 2015 5 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £73,000
20 August 2014 3 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £110,000
23 January 2014 39 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £104,950
9 March 2012 35 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,000
16 December 2011 24 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £90,000
7 September 2007 40 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £115,000
21 June 2007 48 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £106,950
8 June 2007 13 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £116,000
21 December 2006 7 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £83,000
30 June 2006 3 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £104,000
7 October 2005 15 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £105,000
11 May 2004 7 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £65,000
19 March 2004 15 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £74,000
28 November 2003 27 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £72,000
16 December 2002 40 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,980
29 June 2001 24 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £53,000
6 October 2000 48 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £47,000
28 April 2000 38 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £43,950
31 January 2000 12 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £42,500
17 December 1999 35 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £43,000
27 November 1998 3 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £38,000
13 September 1996 15 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £28,000
26 January 1996 34 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £31,000
27 November 1995 48 Lygon Close, Abbeydale, Redditch B98 8JL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,000

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 8JL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Redditch

MP

Christopher Bloore Labour

Redditch Borough Council
District council ward

Greenlands & Lakeside

Councillors

Juma Begum Labour

Joanna Kane Labour

Andrew Fry Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for B98 8JL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00164384 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01032225 Redditch 004B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02006724 Redditch 004 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05015618 Greenlands & Lakeside 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
E33022972 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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