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Redditch | |
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Town and borough | |
 Church Green East, Redditch. | |
| Motto: REDDITE DEO[1] | |
 Redditch as seen under the B97 & B98 Postcodes. | |
| Coordinates: 52°18′00″N 1°56′00″W / 52.3°N 1.933333°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Ceremonial County | Worcestershire |
| District | Redditch |
| New Town status | 10 April 1964 |
| Borough status | 15 May 1980 |
| UK Parliament | Redditch |
| District | Redditch |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Redditch Borough Council |
| • MP | Chris Bloore (Labour) |
| Area | |
| • District | 21 sq mi (54 km2) |
| • Rank | 240th |
| Elevation | 430 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2022)[3] | |
| • District | 87,132 |
| • Rank | 273rd |
| • Density | 4,160/sq mi (1,606/km2) |
| • Urban | 81,635 |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| Postcodes | B96, B97, B98 |
| Post town | redditch |
| Dialling code | 01527 |
| ONS code | 47UD (ONS) E07000236 (GSS) |
| Website | www |
Redditch is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Worcestershire, England. It is located south of Birmingham, east of Bromsgrove, northwest of Alcester and northeast of Worcester. In 2021 the town had a population of 81,637[6] and the district had a population of 87,037. In the 19th century, it became a centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry.
90% of the world's needles were manufactured in the town and its surrounding areas.[7] In the 1960s, it became part of the new town planning movement which included it expanding into neighbouring villages and hamlets surrounding the town. It is the second largest settlement in Worcestershire, after Worcester.
- ^ "Borough Crest". Redditch Borough Council. 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Redditch Local Authority (E07000236)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Redditch". City Population. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Forge Mill Needle Museum and Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre, Redditch". Forge Mill Needle Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2014.