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Property report — B98 8HG

Open-data due diligence for B98 8HG and the area around it.

B98 8HG in brief: 28 recorded sales (£51,000–£315,000) · 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 8HG 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

sector B98 8 · 111 sales

Population

16,835

sector B98 8

Crimes recorded

43

sector B98 8 · Apr 26

Schools

5

sector B98 8

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

87%

sector B98 8 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £53,217, median £51,500 (135 sales)1996: mean £49,124, median £44,000 (149 sales)1997: mean £55,626, median £46,500 (133 sales)1998: mean £59,006, median £50,000 (127 sales)1999: mean £57,578, median £51,000 (168 sales)2000: mean £69,107, median £58,600 (155 sales)2001: mean £76,034, median £66,500 (200 sales)2002: mean £90,456, median £78,950 (173 sales)2003: mean £105,970, median £93,000 (169 sales)2004: mean £118,996, median £103,500 (178 sales)2005: mean £123,614, median £114,500 (161 sales)2006: mean £129,841, median £118,000 (156 sales)2007: mean £148,893, median £128,500 (168 sales)2008: mean £147,063, median £134,950 (85 sales)2009: mean £130,955, median £115,000 (58 sales)2010: mean £151,773, median £140,000 (61 sales)2011: mean £142,808, median £124,000 (69 sales)2012: mean £130,641, median £114,000 (75 sales)2013: mean £148,200, median £125,000 (102 sales)2014: mean £167,277, median £134,975 (144 sales)2015: mean £168,232, median £140,750 (112 sales)2016: mean £157,240, median £141,000 (103 sales)2017: mean £178,215, median £156,000 (129 sales)2018: mean £227,692, median £167,500 (125 sales)2019: mean £201,899, median £168,500 (116 sales)2020: mean £193,715, median £170,000 (103 sales)2021: mean £314,413, median £218,000 (131 sales)2022: mean £258,132, median £232,500 (111 sales)2023: mean £257,086, median £210,000 (104 sales)2024: mean £235,358, median £205,000 (111 sales)2025: mean £273,658, median £218,000 (104 sales)2026: mean £237,952, median £205,000 (21 sales)1995: mean £53,217, median £51,500 (135 sales)1996: mean £49,124, median £44,000 (149 sales)1997: mean £55,626, median £46,500 (133 sales)1998: mean £59,006, median £50,000 (127 sales)1999: mean £57,578, median £51,000 (168 sales)2000: mean £69,107, median £58,600 (155 sales)2001: mean £76,034, median £66,500 (200 sales)2002: mean £90,456, median £78,950 (173 sales)2003: mean £105,970, median £93,000 (169 sales)2004: mean £118,996, median £103,500 (178 sales)2005: mean £123,614, median £114,500 (161 sales)2006: mean £129,841, median £118,000 (156 sales)2007: mean £148,893, median £128,500 (168 sales)2008: mean £147,063, median £134,950 (85 sales)2009: mean £130,955, median £115,000 (58 sales)2010: mean £151,773, median £140,000 (61 sales)2011: mean £142,808, median £124,000 (69 sales)2012: mean £130,641, median £114,000 (75 sales)2013: mean £148,200, median £125,000 (102 sales)2014: mean £167,277, median £134,975 (144 sales)2015: mean £168,232, median £140,750 (112 sales)2016: mean £157,240, median £141,000 (103 sales)2017: mean £178,215, median £156,000 (129 sales)2018: mean £227,692, median £167,500 (125 sales)2019: mean £201,899, median £168,500 (116 sales)2020: mean £193,715, median £170,000 (103 sales)2021: mean £314,413, median £218,000 (131 sales)2022: mean £258,132, median £232,500 (111 sales)2023: mean £257,086, median £210,000 (104 sales)2024: mean £235,358, median £205,000 (111 sales)2025: mean £273,658, median £218,000 (104 sales)2026: mean £237,952, median £205,000 (21 sales) MeanMedian £314,413 £44,000 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

DatePriceAddressType
2023-09-22£315,00096 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2022-12-20£280,00092 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2021-05-25£298,000109 FORGE MILL ROADTerraced
2021-03-26£270,000113 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2020-03-06£261,00088 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2019-11-14£255,000101 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2018-08-17£205,00098 FORGE MILL ROADTerraced
2018-02-02£205,50095 FORGE MILL ROADTerraced
2015-04-24£157,00082 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2014-02-07£155,00090 FORGE MILL ROADTerraced
2013-11-22£185,00088 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2011-10-27£168,000103 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2006-08-25£178,950107 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2005-11-29£169,95095 FORGE MILL ROADTerraced
2005-02-14£91,00086 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2003-10-30£135,00093 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2002-11-07£135,000107 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2002-07-26£125,00088 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2002-05-28£70,000100 FORGE MILL ROADDetached
2002-05-28£115,00086 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
2000-07-20£105,950115 FORGE MILL ROADDetached
2000-03-31£84,50088 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
1999-09-10£79,95095 FORGE MILL ROADTerraced
1999-06-25£72,00096 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
1996-10-04£51,00084 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
1996-02-02£59,95096 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
1995-11-30£60,000105 FORGE MILL ROADSemi-detached
1995-05-01£87,800117 FORGE MILL ROADDetached

28 recorded sales on B98 8HG. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
St Stephen's CofE First School0.2 miPrimaryGood (2024)
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre0.5 miSecondaryGood (2024)
St George's CofE First School and Nursery0.6 miPrimaryRequires improvement (2024)
St Bede's Catholic Middle School0.8 miMiddle deemed secondaryReport card →
Holyoakes Field First School0.9 miPrimaryReport card →
Moons Moat First School1.0 miPrimaryReport 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

NameTypeDistanceCQC rating
Bowood Mews (34 beds)Care home0.9 miRequires improvement
Bowood Court (59 beds)Care home0.9 miGood
Bowood Court & Mews (93 beds)Care home0.9 miGood
Hillview Medical CentreGP surgery1.1 miGood
The Medical CentreGP surgery2.4 miGood
Hollyoaks Medical CentreGP surgery5.1 miGood

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 (2.5 mi) · ARROWSIDE UNIT (ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL) (2.5 mi) · ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL (2.5 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: BEOLEY PAPER MILL (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BARN AND STABLE ABOUT 10 YARDS NORTH OF PAPERMILL FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · CHURCH OF ST GEORGE (Grade II) (0.5 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: CHURCH GREEN PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · COUNTY PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · APOLLO PHARMACY (0.8 mi)

Nearest stations: Redditch (0.9 mi) · Alvechurch (2.8 mi) · Wood End (4.1 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.5 mi) · Aldi (0.7 mi) · Al-waris (0.8 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

May 24: 32 crimesJun 24: 33 crimesJul 24: 28 crimesAug 24: 52 crimesSep 24: 34 crimesOct 24: 33 crimesNov 24: 57 crimesDec 24: 37 crimesJan 25: 37 crimesFeb 25: 39 crimesMar 25: 24 crimesApr 25: 51 crimesMay 25: 52 crimesJun 25: 40 crimesJul 25: 39 crimesAug 25: 40 crimesSep 25: 36 crimesOct 25: 45 crimesNov 25: 36 crimesDec 25: 31 crimesJan 26: 29 crimesFeb 26: 27 crimesMar 26: 46 crimesApr 26: 43 crimesMay 26: 37 crimesJun 26: 61 crimes Jun 26: 61 crimes 61 24 May 24 Jun 26

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 8HG 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 8HG
Average sold price£387,501£235,358£156,270
Population61,09016,835—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)5/104/10—
Crimes recorded23843—
Schools235—
Flood riskHighMediumLow
Gigabit broadband81%87%100%
Superfast broadband98%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.