B93 9BJ 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 C (32% of about 740 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
- Widney Manor House, Widney Manor House, Bentley Heath: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- St George and St Teresa Primary School, Mill Lane, Bentley Heath: up to 31 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- Blythe House, Widney Manor Road: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 132 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 | 1.4 km |
| Widney Manor 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Solihull 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Widney Road Bentley Heath | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 3.9 km |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Arden Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Knights Dorridge Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 300 m |
| Hospital | Solihull Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Solhull police station | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Solihull Cashzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 910 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,570 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 340 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tilehouse Green moated site, a scheduled monument, 680 m north.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tilehouse Green moated site | Scheduled monument | 680 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bullivents Coppice | Wood | 220 m east |
| Parlour Coppice | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Sanderfield Wood | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Shelly Coppice | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Stripes Hill | Hill | 1.7 km east |
| Brian's Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 24 |
5 of the postcode's 24 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 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) | 55% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.