B91 3HX Solihull
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: St Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Alderwood Place, Solihull: 62 addresses
- Church Hill Road, Solihull: 1 address
- Church Hill Road, Solihull: 1 address
- Prince's Way, Solihull: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Alderwood Place, Solihull: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Alderwood Place, 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 E (39% of about 800 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
- 77 - 79 High Street, Solihull B91 3SW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Princes Gate, 8 Homer Road, Solihull B91 3QQ: up to 60 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Homer House, 8 Homer Road, Solihull B91 3QQ: up to 72 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Mell Square, Solihull: up to 500 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- 20 to 66 Station Road, Solihull B91 3SB: up to 48 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 64 - 66 Station Road, Solihull B91 3RX: up to 50 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Marlborough House, 679 Warwick Road, Solihull B91 3DA: up to 4 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- 737 Warwick Road, Solihull B91 3DG: up to 36 homes, permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 15 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: of the 54 homes the Environment Agency counts, 9 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 9 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 67 addresses are between 120 m and 122 m above sea level (121 m on average).
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 | 730 m |
| Widney Manor 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Olton 463,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Whitefields Road Solihull | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 650 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Monkspath Hall Road Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam EV Charging Station | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 5.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Solihull Healthcare Partnership | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice Manor Square | 330 m |
| Hospital | Solihull Hospital | 920 m |
| Police station | Police Station | 260 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 92 High Street Halifax | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Golden Jubilee Gardens 5,060 m² | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Malvern Park 29 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,230 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Hillfield Park 31 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 50 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Saint Alphege, a listed building (Grade I), 370 m north-east. 36 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Saint Alphege | Listed building, Grade I | 370 m north-east |
| 126, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north-east |
| The Old Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m east |
| Malvern Park Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pow Grove | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Cold Lands Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Halfmoon Coppice | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Cut Throat Coppice | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Brian's Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
| Stripes Hill | Hill | 4.4 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 66 | 67 |
39 of the postcode's 67 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Alderwood Place.