B37 6NL Solihull
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Fordbridge. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Eileen Gardens, Birmingham: 37 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 C (60% of about 620 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land rear of 214, Cooks Lane, Kingshurst B37 6NH: up to 8 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Land Rear of 214 Cooks Lane, Kingshurst, permissioned (180 m)
- Kingshurst Village Centre and Former Mountford Public House, Marston Drive, Over Green Drive, Gilson Way and Church Close.: up to 79 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- The Punch Bowl, 1 Wheeley Moor Road, Kingshurst Solihull B37 6LB: up to 10 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 3 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 37 addresses are between 87 m and 92 m above sea level (89 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 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Lea Hall 443,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Water Orton 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tudor Grange Academy Fordbridge | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bosworth Medical Group | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Browns Pharmacy | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kingshurst Dental Surgery | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Brooklands Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kingfisher 287 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,250 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Babb's Mill Recreation Ground 10 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,510 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 288 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte and bailey castle with later moated site at Stonebridge Crescent, a scheduled monument, 440 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 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 | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Sheldon Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| York's Wood | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Chelmsley Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Smith's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Kent's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Grimstock Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
| Crescent Wood Island | Island | 4.9 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
1 of the postcode's 37 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Eileen Gardens.