Redditch: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£397,595

Semi-detached

£255,127

Terraced

£204,574

Flat or maisonette

£114,975

First-time buyers

£209,551

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  78,750 in 1991 → 87,847 in 2024 (+11.6%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £140,555 in 2005 → £245,573 in 2026 (+74.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £351 in 2008 → £612 in 2025 (+74.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  77.2% in 2004 → 81.8% in 2023 (+6.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.3% in 2001 → 3.8% in 2025 (+65.2%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,258 in 1997 → £22,696 in 2024 (+145.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Redditch; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• No qualifications · Education & skills3.2% (2023) · 31st lowest of 293
• Employment rate · Economy & work81.8% (2023) · 66th highest of 348
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work16.6% (2023) · 84th lowest of 348
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment3.6 t per person (2024) · 101st lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills61.6% (2024/25) · 306th highest of 313
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing4.1 out of 10 (2022/23) · 355th lowest of 363
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access49% (May 2024) · 293rd highest of 318
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access80.8 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 302nd highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Worcestershire, which includes Redditch.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.5 years · England 80.0 · 49th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.9 years · England 83.8 · 72nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.3 years · England 60.9 · 34th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)63.1 years · England 61.3 · 38th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)305.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 60th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.5% · England 10.4 · 21st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)63.0% · England 64.6 · 54th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Worcestershire, which includes Redditch.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.0% · England 68.3 · 83rd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.7 score · England 46.0 · 96th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.8% · England 5.8 · 119th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)18.0% · England 19.8 · 71st lowest of 153