B46 3NL North Warwickshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Coleshill South. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Digby Road, Coleshill: 31 addresses
- Stonebridge Road, North Warwickshire: 2 addresses
- Clinton Road, Coleshill: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Digby Road, Coleshill: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North Warwickshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,532 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,688 | £1,969 | £2,251 | £2,532 | £3,095 | £3,657 | £4,220 | £5,064 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (26% of about 970 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): Borough wide.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 61 Coventry Road, Coleshill: up to 9 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Former Leisure Centre, Park Road, Coleshill: up to 23 homes, permissioned (400 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 35 addresses are between 86 m and 94 m above sea level (91 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 70%, gigabit 70% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coleshill Parkway 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km |
| Water Orton 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Marston Green 589,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Civic Centre Coleshill | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal | 4.8 km |
| Car parks | Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre Car Park | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 5.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hazelwood Group Practice | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Coleshill Pharmacy | 490 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 490 m |
| Hospital | Brooklands Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Kay Group - Chelmsley Wood Service Station, Chelmsley Wood Cashzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,340 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.7 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 270 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade I), 660 m north-east. 52 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m north-east |
| Coleshill Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Decoy | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Blacksmiths Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Grimstock Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north |
| The Stews | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-east |
| Ladywalk | Wetland | 3.9 km north-east |
| Crescent Wood Island | Island | 5.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 35 |
24 of the postcode's 35 addresses are 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Digby Road.