B92 7HS Solihull
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Olton. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Warwick Road, Solihull: 101 addresses
- Warwick Road, Copt Heath: 3 addresses
- Hartshill Road, Solihull: 1 address
- Hillborough Road, Solihull: 1 address
- Mason's Way, Solihull: 1 address
- Collingtree Court, 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 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
- SITE OF 1298 WARWICK ROAD: up to 46 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Brookvale, 111 Warwick Road, Olton: up to 17 homes, pending decision (240 m)
- 32 Richmond Road, Olton B92 7RP: up to 1 home, permissioned (520 m)
- 1 St. Bernards Road, Olton B92 7AU: up to 1 home, permissioned (630 m)
- Land Adjoining Canal south of Woodcock Lane North, South Yardley: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- 12 Botteville Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7YD: up to 4 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- 87 Oxford Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6DR: up to 1 home, permissioned (770 m)
- 2a Station Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6DN: up to 1 home, permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 16 at medium risk and 2 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 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 6 medium, 0 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 108 addresses are between 111 m and 114 m above sea level (112 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 | 620 m |
| Acocks Green 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Spring Road 162,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 58 within 800 m; nearest Olton Court Acocks Green | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 3.4 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 4.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St. Margarets Medical Practice | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Olton Pharmacy LTD | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Victoria Road (Dental Surgery) | 620 m |
| Hospital | Solihull Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Acocks Green Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Fox Hollies Park 17 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,310 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,610 m² | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burnt mound in Fox Hollies Park, 140m south east of Round Pool, a scheduled monument, 700 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 | 700 m south-west |
| Hob's Moat, 60m north of Castle Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round Pool | Lake or reservoir | 730 m south-west |
| Olton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-east |
| Hob's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km east |
| Mill Pool Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km south-east |
| Brown's Coppice | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| Cold Lands Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 25 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 30 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 108 |
81 of the postcode's 108 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 | 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.