B93 0LF Solihull
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Knowle. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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: 6.
- 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
- 1608, WARWICK ROAD, grade II
- 1622, WARWICK ROAD, grade II
- 1624-1628, WARWICK ROAD, grade II
- 1637, WARWICK ROAD, grade II
- OUTBUILDING TO NUMBER 1635, grade II
- THE WILSONS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Luna Rose and Knowle Interiors, (#20), St Johns Way, Knowle B93 0LE: up to 2 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- Luna Rose and Knowle Interiors, (#5), St Johns Way, Knowle B93 0LE: up to 2 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- 1817 Warwick Road, Knowle: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- 1806 Warwick Road, Knowle: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (930 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 1 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 addresses are about 126 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 | 2.3 km |
| Widney Manor 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Solihull 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Wilsons Arms Knowle | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 4.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest evyve Charging Station | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Arden Medical Centre | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Knights Knowle Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | Spire Parkway Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Solhull police station | 3.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Solihull Cashzone | 3.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,850 m² | 210 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,980 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,020 m² | 460 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chester House, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m south-east. 34 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chester House | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south-east |
| The Guild House | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south-east |
| Church of Saint John the Baptist, Saint Lawrence and Saint Anne | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m south-east |
| Grimshaw Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m north-east |
| Tilehouse Green moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stripes Hill | Hill | 750 m south |
| Bullivents Coppice | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Nappins Covert | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Halfmoon Coppice | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| The Gorse | Wood | 2.0 km east |
| Brian's Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 19 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 35 |
35 of the postcode's 35 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 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) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.