B91 2UE Solihull
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Silhill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Touchwood Hall Close, Solihull: 73 addresses
- High Street, Solihull: 2 addresses
- Warwick Road, Solihull: 1 address
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: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 681 AND 683, WARWICK ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Marlborough House, 679 Warwick Road, Solihull B91 3DA: up to 4 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- 20 to 66 Station Road, Solihull B91 3SB: up to 48 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- 64 - 66 Station Road, Solihull B91 3RX: up to 50 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Mell Square, Solihull: up to 500 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- 737 Warwick Road, Solihull B91 3DG: up to 36 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 77 - 79 High Street, Solihull B91 3SW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Princes Gate, 8 Homer Road, Solihull B91 3QQ: up to 60 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Homer House, 8 Homer Road, Solihull B91 3QQ: up to 72 homes, permissioned (500 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 6 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 76 addresses are between 131 m and 134 m above sea level (133 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% 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 | 680 m |
| Widney Manor 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Olton 463,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Lode Lane Solihull | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 540 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest M & S Car Park | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 4.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Solihull Healthcare Partnership | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 220 m |
| Hospital | Solihull Hospital | 320 m |
| Police station | Solhull police station | 470 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 9-11 Poplar Road Lloyds Bank | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,300 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Malvern Park 29 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,130 m² | 700 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 11 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 770 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 50 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 126, High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m south. 31 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* | 420 m south |
| Church of Saint Alphege | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m south |
| The Old Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cold Lands Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Pow Grove | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Mill Pool Spinney | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Cut Throat Coppice | Wood | 1.7 km west |
| Olton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-west |
| Stripes Hill | Hill | 4.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Touchwood Hall Close.