B90 1RD Solihull
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Blythe. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 (25% of about 1,140 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: yes, Solihull.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Milk House Farm, Salter Street, Earlswood, Solihull B94 6DF: up to 1 home, permissioned (900 m)
- Land To Rear Of 448 Norton Lane, Earlswood, Solihull: up to 1 home, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 7 addresses are between 139 m and 142 m above sea level (141 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whitlocks End 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Wythall 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Earlswood (West Midlands) 34,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 3 within 800 m; nearest Fishers Drive Dickens Heath | 740 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 5.0 km |
| Car parks | Village Hotel Solihull Car Park Pre Book | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 10.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | GPS Healthcare | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dalton Pharmacy Dickens Heath | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heath Dental | 680 m |
| Hospital | Solihull Hospital | 5.8 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 290 m² | 810 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,240 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,520 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site and fishpond at Salter Street Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km south-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site and fishpond at Salter Street Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Dickens' Wood | Wood | 760 m north-west |
| Big Dickens' Wood | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Little Tyburn Coppice | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Earlswood Lakes Engine Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| Terry's Pool Canal Feeder | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south |
| Tom Hill | Hill | 4.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 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 8 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.