B98 8QU
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Property report — B98 8QU
Open-data due diligence for B98 8QU and the area around it.
B98 8QU in brief: 9 recorded sales (£230,000–£650,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby · nearest GP rated good.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for B98 8QU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the B98 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£235,358
Population
16,835
Crimes recorded
43
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
87%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in B98 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (21 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-29 | £305,000 | 7 PAPER MILL PLACE | Detached |
| 2024-11-08 | £296,000 | 5 PAPER MILL PLACE | Detached |
| 2024-08-23 | £275,000 | 4 PAPER MILL PLACE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-08-16 | £275,000 | 3 PAPER MILL PLACE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-06-24 | £405,000 | 8 PAPER MILL PLACE | Detached |
| 2024-05-14 | £230,000 | 1 PAPER MILL PLACE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-03-08 | £405,500 | 9 PAPER MILL PLACE | Detached |
| 2024-02-02 | £240,000 | 2 PAPER MILL PLACE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-01-27 | £650,000 | 6 PAPER MILL PLACE | Other |
9 recorded sales on B98 8QU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moons Moat First School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Abbeywood First School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Church Hill Middle School | 0.6 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Report card → |
| Arrow Valley First School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St George's CofE First School and Nursery | 0.8 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| St Bede's Catholic Middle School | 0.8 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
Care & GP surgeries
| Name | Type | Distance | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowood Mews (34 beds) | Care home | 1.5 mi | Requires improvement |
| Bowood Court (59 beds) | Care home | 1.5 mi | Good |
| Bowood Court & Mews (93 beds) | Care home | 1.5 mi | Good |
| Hillview Medical Centre | GP surgery | 1.7 mi | Good |
| The Medical Centre | GP surgery | 2.4 mi | Good |
| Hollyoaks Medical Centre | GP surgery | 5.0 mi | Good |
Nearest CQC-rated care homes and GP surgeries, straight-line distance from the postcode (England only). Source: Care Quality Commission.
What's nearby
Nearest hospitals: ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.1 mi) · ARROWSIDE UNIT (ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL) (2.1 mi) · ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL (2.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Beoley Mill (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · THE HOLLIES THE MILL HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · BARN AND STABLE ABOUT 10 YARDS NORTH OF PAPERMILL FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · KNIGHTS WINYATES PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · STOCK AND LINDSAY LTD (1.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Redditch (1.5 mi) · Alvechurch (3.4 mi) · Wood End (3.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.3 mi) · Morrisons (0.6 mi) · Aldi (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 37
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 31%
- Households
- 6,923
Owned 53% · Social rent 26% · Private rent 20%
Census 2021 (ONS), for B98 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in B98 8 (May 24–Jun 26, average 39/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for B98 8QU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictB98 | SectorB98 8 | PostcodeB98 8QU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £387,501 | £235,358 | £342,389 |
| Population | 61,090 | 16,835 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 238 | 43 | — |
| Schools | 23 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 81% | 87% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (B98 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom · Care Quality Commission.
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Report generated 26 August 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.