B37 7XZ Solihull
Live postcode, introduced May 2003. Ward: Meriden & Arden. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (36% of about 700 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.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Birmingham International 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Marston Green 589,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Hampton-In-Arden 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Birmingham International Airport (Air-Rail link) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lakeside Birmingham Business Park | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Birmingham Airport Parking | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Croft Medical Centre | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Croft Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hedingham Grove Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Chemsley Wood Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Wheatcroft Food Store & Off Licence, Chelmsley Wood Cashzone | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Kingfisher 287 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 920 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Bluebell Recreation Ground 6.5 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Bluebell Leisure Gardens Association 9,400 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coleshill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 790 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Pool Wood | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Bickenhill Plantations | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Denbigh Spinney | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Crescent Wood Island | Island | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Diddington Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Solihull: see them on the Solihull page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.