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Redditch Borough Council

Local authority area: Redditch

Redditch is a district council in Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England. It covers 54.2 km² and had 87,132 residents in 2022 — about 1,606 people per km². The authority dates from 1894. The council is based in Redditch.

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Town hall in the administrative centreRedditch Town Hall

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Redditch, 2012–2022.

Residents, 202287,132+3.2% since 2012

Land area54.2km²20.9 sq mi

Density1,606/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#349of 382 UK councils · #294 in England

Population estimates5 data points

84.4K84.7K85K87K87.1K

20122015201820212022

History

How the council came to be

1894
Created
Redditch became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Worcestershire

All councils in West Midlands

Wychavon134,536 Worcester104,120 Wyre Forest102,328 Bromsgrove100,076 Malvern Hills81,024

Elections

9 electoral wards

Census 2021: 87,032 residents in 36,381 households across the wards; 18.5% aged 65+, 64.4% of homes owned, 17.6% of households without a car.

1Central4,577 households · 14.6% aged 65+11,203 2Matchborough & Woodrow4,194 households · 15.5% aged 65+10,723 3Greenlands & Lakeside4,088 households · 16.7% aged 65+10,359 4Winyates4,226 households · 21.5% aged 65+9,792 5Batchley & Brockhill3,857 households · 13.3% aged 65+9,334 6North3,987 households · 19.8% aged 65+9,282

All wards of Redditch

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CRedditch Borough CouncilCouncil office · Redditch B98 8AH · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Redditch · 9 wards

Source: Wikidata Q21496675 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.