B93 0JP Solihull
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Knowle. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Golden End Drive, Knowle: 6 addresses
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 (28% of about 870 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
- GOLDEN END, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Luna Rose and Knowle Interiors, (#5), St Johns Way, Knowle B93 0LE: up to 2 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Luna Rose and Knowle Interiors, (#20), St Johns Way, Knowle B93 0LE: up to 2 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 1817 Warwick Road, Knowle: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- Elvers Green Farm, Elvers Green Lane, Knowle, Solihull B93 0AA: up to 1 home, permissioned (760 m)
- 1806 Warwick Road, Knowle: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- Wyndley Garden Centre, Warwick Road, Knowle B93 0DX: up to 85 homes, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 127 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 | Dorridge 825,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Widney Manor 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Hampton-In-Arden 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Golden End Drive Knowle | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 4.9 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Arden Medical Centre | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Knights Knowle Pharmacy | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 280 m |
| Hospital | Spire Parkway Hospital | 4.3 km |
| Police station | Solhull police station | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Solihull Cashzone | 3.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,850 m² | 500 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,980 m² | 750 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,020 m² | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Saint John the Baptist, Saint Lawrence and Saint Anne, a listed building (Grade I), 340 m west. 36 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Saint John the Baptist, Saint Lawrence and Saint Anne | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m west |
| The Guild House | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m west |
| Chester House | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m west |
| Grimshaw Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m north |
| Tilehouse Green moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stripes Hill | Hill | 580 m south-west |
| Nappins Covert | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| The Gorse | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Cuttle Brook Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Ladywood Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Brian's Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Golden End Drive.