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A large town in Worcestershire, West Midlands, home to 81,634 people.
More weak spots than strong ones. Redditch’s overall grade, D, puts it better than 9% of UK towns. Pupils here do less well than most: primary results beat 14% of towns in England; secondary results beat 5% of towns in England. Safety is weaker too: police record 37.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 14.6 home and vehicle crimes. Among UK towns and cities of 50,000 or more, it has less crime per resident than 71%. Homes sell for a median £250,000, about 5 years of what households in the Redditch council area earn. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B): 15% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
The 3 things Redditch does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Redditch is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 44 buildings inside Redditch’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 4 scheduled monuments.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Redditch.
Redditch’s 17 primaries and nine secondaries have 10,029 pupils between them. Two of its 30 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. At the town’s 7 primary schools, 53% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webheath Academy Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 446 | C− |
| Trinity High School and Sixth Form CentreLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 958 | D |
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Violence and sexual offences made up nearly half of the total. Reported offences in Redditch came to 6,446 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 962. There were 13.2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Worcestershire’s towns (6.3) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
10 GP practices serve the town; 77% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Redditch is Alexandra Hospital, 1.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Redditch | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. For its size, Redditch has the second fewest listed buildings of the towns in Worcestershire. Homes from before 1919 make up 6% of the total, lower than both Worcestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About half of its commuters stay in Redditch for work. There are 0.9 jobs in Redditch for each resident in work. 58% of commuters travelled under 5 km, above Worcestershire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Working from home was the norm for 22% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Redditch is the second cheapest of the 22 towns in Worcestershire, at £250,000. Private renters make up 14% of households, about level with Worcestershire’s towns (15%) and below England’s towns (21%). Households that own their home make up 63%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £373,000 | 833 |
| Semi-detached | £257,500 | 915 |
| Terraced | £200,000 | 866 |
| Flat or maisonette | £130,000 | 265 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
18% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Worcestershire’s towns (22%) and near England’s towns (18%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. Ages in Redditch split evenly at 39.9: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Redditch | Worcestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Worcestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Redditch. Best known first.
MuseumForge Mill Needle Museumin town
Abbey or prioryBordesley Abbey200 m outside town, to the northHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustCoughton Court4.1 km outside town, to the southeastZooZooAttwell Farm Park1.6 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
44 listed buildings in Redditch.
Palace Theatre: Photo: Elliott Brown · CC BY 2.0 · The Forge Mill: Photo: Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Church of St Philip: Photo: Mike Dodman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · British Mills: Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
46 notable people were born in Redditch.
Harry Styles: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 · Charles Dance: Alan Chang, CC BY-SA 2.0 · John Bonham: Dina Regine, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Jody Craddock: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Russell Brookes: Matthew Spencer - enormospenner, CC BY 2.0 · Deborah Bonham: Brian Marks, CC BY 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redditch | 81,634 | — | D | B− | C− | C− |
| Studley | 6,039 | 2.4 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Astwood Bank | 3,248 | 2.9 | B+ | C− | A | A |
| Alvechurch | 3,412 | 4 | B+ | B+ | B | A− |
| Blackwell | 1,209 | 4.9 | — | B− | A | A |
| Barnt Green | 3,821 | 5.1 | A− | B− | B | A |
| Wythall | 2,077 | 5.8 | — | B | B+ | B |
| Bromsgrove | 34,759 | 5.9 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
Blackwell and Wythall have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Against all UK towns, most of them far smaller, it grades C−.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Large town in Worcestershire, England
Redditch is a built-up area of 81,634 people, in the Redditch council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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