Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
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Headless Cross & Oakenshaw at a glance
- House prices
- £287,500
- Middle48th percentile
- Schools
- 21st percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 56th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 64.1 per 1,000 residents
- Middle53rd percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.2% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land14th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Headless Cross & Oakenshaw a good place to live?
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Redditch below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 64.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 53rd percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
House prices
- Median sale price
- £287,500
- Percentile
- 48th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 94 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Schools
21st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Flood risk
0.2% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.1% of the area. That is the 14th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Transport
56th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Headless Cross & Oakenshaw a good place to live?
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Headless Cross & Oakenshaw safe?
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw ranks in the 53rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw?
The median sale price was £287,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 48th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw?
Schools rank in the 21st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Headless Cross & Oakenshaw?
Nearby public profiles include Batchley & Brockhill in Redditch and North in Redditch.
