B92 7HP Solihull
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Olton. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Warwick Road, Solihull: 27 addresses
- Brookvale Road, Solihull: 1 address
- Warwick Road, Copt Heath: 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 A (36% of about 1,030 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
- Brookvale, 111 Warwick Road, Olton: up to 17 homes, pending decision (80 m)
- SITE OF 1298 WARWICK ROAD: up to 46 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 32 Richmond Road, Olton B92 7RP: up to 1 home, permissioned (400 m)
- 1 St. Bernards Road, Olton B92 7AU: up to 1 home, permissioned (470 m)
- 260A - 260B Gospel Lane, Olton B27 7AH: up to 2 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- Land Adjoining Canal south of Woodcock Lane North, South Yardley: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- 12 Botteville Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7YD: up to 4 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- Rear of 342 Gospel Lane, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 9 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 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 8 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 112 m and 115 m above sea level (113 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 | Olton 463,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 460 m |
| Acocks Green 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Spring Road 162,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 58 within 800 m; nearest Collingtree Court Olton | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 3.2 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 4.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St. Margarets Medical Practice | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Olton Pharmacy LTD | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Victoria Road (Dental Surgery) | 770 m |
| Hospital | Solihull Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Acocks Green Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fox Hollies Park 17 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,310 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,610 m² | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burnt mound in Fox Hollies Park, 140m south east of Round Pool, a scheduled monument, 690 m south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burnt mound in Fox Hollies Park, 140m south east of Round Pool | Scheduled monument | 690 m south-west |
| Hob's Moat, 60m north of Castle Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 750 m south-west |
| Olton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-east |
| Hob's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km east |
| Mill Pool Spinney | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Brown's Coppice | Wood | 2.3 km south |
| Cold Lands Wood | Wood | 2.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Warwick Road.