Redditch

Redditch
Redditch
Town and borough
	From left to right:; Top: Church Green East; Middle: Parish Church of St Stephen & Arrow Valley Lake; Bottom: Forge Mill Needle Museum & Redditch Cloverleaf Interchange;
	Redditch shown within Worcestershire
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 (2024)
• District	87,847
• Rank	273rd
• Density	4,190/sq mi (1,619/km2)
• Urban	81,635
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 89.8% White ; 5.7% Asian ; 2.8% Mixed ; 1.2% Black ; 0.6% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 48.9% Christianity ; 40% no religion ; 4.2% Islam ; 0.4% Hinduism ; 0.1% Judaism ; 0.4% Sikhism ; 0.2% Buddhism ; 0.4% other ; 5.5% not stated ;
Time zone	GMT
Postcodes	B96, B97, B98
Post town	redditch
Dialling code	01527
ONS code	47UD (ONS); E07000236 (GSS)
Website	www.redditchbc.gov.uk

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Redditch is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Worcestershire, England. In 2021, the town had a population of 81,637 and the district had a population of 87,037. In the 1800s, it became a centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry; by the end of the century, 90% of the world's needles were manufactured in the town and its surrounding areas.

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.