B91 2UA Solihull
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Silhill. 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 (38% of about 1,110 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
- Marlborough House, 679 Warwick Road, Solihull B91 3DA: up to 4 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 737 Warwick Road, Solihull B91 3DG: up to 36 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- 20 to 66 Station Road, Solihull B91 3SB: up to 48 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 64 - 66 Station Road, Solihull B91 3RX: up to 50 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Mell Square, Solihull: up to 500 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- 77 - 79 High Street, Solihull B91 3SW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Princes Gate, 8 Homer Road, Solihull B91 3QQ: up to 60 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Homer House, 8 Homer Road, Solihull B91 3QQ: up to 72 homes, permissioned (660 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 36 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 addresses are about 134 m above sea level.
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 | Solihull 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m |
| Widney Manor 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Olton 463,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Solihull Hospital | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 670 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest M & S Car Park | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 4.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Solihull Healthcare Partnership | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Grove Pharmacy Solihull | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 270 m |
| Hospital | Solihull Hospital | 290 m |
| Police station | Solhull police station | 680 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 9-11 Poplar Road Lloyds Bank | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,300 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Malvern Park 29 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,270 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 11 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 126, High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m south. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 126, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south |
| Church of Saint Alphege | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m south |
| The Old Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cold Lands Wood | Wood | 860 m north-west |
| Mill Pool Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Billsmore Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Pow Grove | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Olton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-west |
| Stripes Hill | Hill | 4.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 42 |
6 of the postcode's 42 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 | 77 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 65% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 73% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 25% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 70% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.