B37 6LR Solihull
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kingshurst & Smith's Wood. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Schofield Road, Birmingham: 41 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Solihull in 2026-27: Band D £2,197 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,465 | £1,709 | £1,953 | £2,197 | £2,686 | £3,174 | £3,662 | £4,395 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (54% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Kingshurst Village Centre and Former Mountford Public House, Marston Drive, Over Green Drive, Gilson Way and Church Close.: up to 79 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Land rear of 214, Cooks Lane, Kingshurst B37 6NH: up to 8 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Land Rear of 214 Cooks Lane, Kingshurst, permissioned (490 m)
- The Punch Bowl, 1 Wheeley Moor Road, Kingshurst Solihull B37 6LB: up to 10 homes, permissioned (520 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 41 addresses are between 89 m and 93 m above sea level (91 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Marston Green 589,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| Lea Hall 443,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Water Orton 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Schofield Road Kingshurst | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 4.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingshurst Medical Practice | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Browns Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingshurst Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | Brooklands Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Kingfisher 287 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,250 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Babb's Mill Recreation Ground 10 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,510 m² | 480 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 289 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte and bailey castle with later moated site at Stonebridge Crescent, a scheduled monument, 360 m west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Motte and bailey castle with later moated site at Stonebridge Crescent | Scheduled monument | 360 m west |
| Sheldon Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| York's Wood | Wood | 620 m west |
| Smith's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Chelmsley Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| The Decoy | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Grimstock Hill | Hill | 3.1 km north-east |
| Kent's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Schofield Road.