B93 8NT Solihull
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dorridge & Hockley Heath. 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 G (33% of about 630 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 35 addresses are between 130 m and 132 m above sea level (131 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 | Dorridge 825,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m |
| Widney Manor 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Lapworth 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Hansell Drive Dorridge | 440 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 5.0 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 9.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dorridge Surgery | 850 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Knights Dorridge Pharmacy | 780 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ascent Dental Care Solihull | 730 m |
| Hospital | Solihull Hospital | 5.1 km |
| Police station | Solhull police station | 4.6 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Solihull Cashzone | 2.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 10 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 710 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Packwood House, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.9 km south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Packwood House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Botts Coppice | Wood | 560 m west |
| Parlour Coppice | Wood | 890 m north-west |
| Dorridge Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Moat Coppice | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Stripes Hill | Hill | 2.5 km north-east |
| Pratt's Pit | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 35 | 35 |
None of the postcode's 35 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.