B98 7RU
a large user postcode in Oakenshaw, Redditch
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.2884 / 52°17'18"N
Longitude: -1.9368 / 1°56'12"W
OS Eastings: 404405
OS Northings: 265589
OS Grid: SP044655
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 3J0.H51
Mapcode Global: VH9ZV.CRX2
Plus Code: 9C4W73Q7+97
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ag79
What Three Birds: phoebe.plover.chiffchaff
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Coldfield Drive, Redditch B98 7RU
Summary
B98 7RU is a large user postcode in Oakenshaw, Redditch. It was first introduced in April 1986.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Tesco Stores Ltd, Coldfield Drive, Redditch B98 7RU.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Commercial rateable values range from £480 to £3,720,000 with an average of £539,161. The most common recorded business types are Advertising Right and Superstore.
Redditch is a town, which had a population of 81,919 in the 2011 census.
B98 7RU is in the Birmingham travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Worcestershire Primary Care Trust.
B98 7RU is approximately 114m (374ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing B98 7RU
5b3: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Self-Sufficient Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for B98 7RU
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
1/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near B98 7RU include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Costcutter, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
B98 7RU at other websites
- Air quality forecast for B98 7RU at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at B98 7RU at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near B98 7RU at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near B98 7RU at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near B98 7RU at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to B98 7RU at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near B98 7RU at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near B98 7RU at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near B98 7RU at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of B98 7RU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Redditch Borough Council
Ward
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw
Councillors
Ian Woodall (Labour)
Juliet Barker Smith (Labour)
Joanne Beecham (Conservative)
County Council
Worcestershire
Electoral Division
Redditch South
County Councillors
Craig Warhurst (Conservative)
Mike Rouse (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Redditch
MP
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for B98 7RU.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near B98 7RU.
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