Halifax Road Solihull
61 addresses across 4 postcodes (B90), about 380 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 35005165.
- Sales: 36 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £285,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 39 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 25, E: 6, F: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Solihull costs £2,197 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Shirley, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Shirley Park, is about 80 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 142 to 144 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 61 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Northbrook Health Centre, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 127 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £310,000 | £305,000 | £315,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £275,000 | £256,000 | £287,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £207,500 | £207,500 | £207,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £189,950 | £189,950 | £189,950 |
| 2015 | 1 | £153,000 | £153,000 | £153,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £157,500 | £145,000 | £170,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | £147,500 | £140,000 | £148,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £155,225 | £141,000 | £169,450 |
| 2010 | 2 | £157,000 | £149,000 | £165,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £168,000 | £156,000 | £181,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2025 | 18 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £285,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2025 | 46 B90 2BX | Semi-detached | £300,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Jul 2024 | 5 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2024 | 3 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £315,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2022 | 11 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £275,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2022 | 7 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £256,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2022 | 19 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £287,000 | |
| 6 Sep 2019 | 6 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £207,500 | |
| 24 Mar 2016 | 67 B90 2BX | Semi-detached | £189,950 | |
| 18 Mar 2015 | 39 B90 2BS | Terraced | £153,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2013 | 20 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2013 | 69 B90 2BX | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2012 | 1 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £148,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2012 | 6 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £147,500 | |
| 27 Jan 2012 | 47 B90 2BS | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2011 | 4 B90 2BS | Terraced | £141,000 | |
| 27 May 2011 | 22 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £169,450 | |
| 26 Nov 2010 | 36 B90 2BT | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2010 | 30 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £149,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2007 | 17 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £168,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2007 | 69 B90 2BX | Semi-detached | £181,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2007 | 21 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £156,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2006 | 39 B90 2BS | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2005 | 69 B90 2BX | Semi-detached | £172,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2004 | 22 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £163,950 | |
| 25 May 2004 | 17 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £147,500 | |
| 21 Jan 2004 | 32 B90 2BT | Semi-detached | £153,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2002 | 10 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £76,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2002 | 21 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £104,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2000 | 46 B90 2BX | Semi-detached | £69,950 | |
| 15 May 2000 | 35 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £38,000 | |
| 25 Jan 2000 | 22 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £67,000 | |
| 30 Apr 1999 | 5 B90 2BS | Semi-detached | £63,000 | |
| 23 Jun 1998 | 36 B90 2BT | Semi-detached | £59,950 | |
| 3 Jun 1996 | 40 B90 2BX | Semi-detached | £51,000 | |
| 1 Sep 1995 | 32 B90 2BT | Semi-detached | £53,000 |
Energy performance certificates
39 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (29); House, mid-terrace (6); House, end-terrace (4). Built: 1950-1966 (24); 1930-1949 (10); 1967-1975 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (22); rented (social) (10); rented (private) (1).
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 street: most are in band B (39% of about 540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 354 Stratford Road, Shirley: up to 48 homes, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Rear Of 147 Stratford Road, Shirley B90 3AY: up to 10 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- 118 (Longmore Nursing Home), Longmore Road, Shirley B90 3EE: up to 8 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 18 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| B90 2BS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| B90 2BX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B90 2BT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B90 2BY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 13 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 61 addresses are between 142 m and 144 m above sea level (143 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B90 2BS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B90 2BT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B90 2BX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B90 2BY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shirley 315,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Yardley Wood 409,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Whitlocks End 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Longmore Road Shirley | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Shirley Car Park | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Northbrook Health Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Buzz Doctor Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stratford Road (Dental Surgery) | 80 m |
| Hospital | Solihull Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Police Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 248 Stratford Road Lloyds Bank | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shirley Park 13 ha | 80 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,190 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Camp Hill Rugby Football Club 2.6 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,410 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bill's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Palmers Rough | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Brown's Coppice | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Pow Grove | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Cut Throat Coppice | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Peterbrook Mill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 55 | 61 | 61 |
6 of the street's 61 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Solihull: see them on the Solihull page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 100 m | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Haslucks Green School | Primary | 7–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Burman Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shirley Heath Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodlands Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Light Hall School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Chilcote Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Sharmans Cross Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Mill Lodge Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterlink - St James - TG Primary Academy B90 2BT | School/college/university | 100 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Big Johns B90 3AD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Aldi Stores Ltd B90 3AE | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 170 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2024 |
| Iceland Foods Plc B90 3AL | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 200 m | 4 Good | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Cakebox B90 3AL | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| SugarLush Desserts B90 3AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Kingswood School - Canteen B90 2BA | Other catering premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Octagon Coffee Shop B90 3AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2025 |
| Cleopatra's Kitchen B90 3AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2025 |
| Community Lunch B90 3AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Saracens Head B90 3AG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2025 |
| The Plume Of Feathers B90 3BW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
| The Natural Childcare Company - Shirley B90 2AX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2025 |
| Fortune Inn B90 3DN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 4 Good | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Limoncello Ristorante B90 3DN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 36 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (74); On or near Grenville Road (19); On or near Sutherland Avenue (9); On or near Danbury Road (8); On or near Shirley Park Road (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- B90 2BS: 48 addresses of 51 in the postcode
- B90 2BX: 7 addresses
- B90 2BT: 5 addresses
- B90 2BY: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Danbury Road · Stratford Road · Stratford Road · Shirley Park Road · Sutherland Avenue · Stratford Road · St James Place · Stratford Road · Richard Lewis Way · Gilliver Road · Church Road · Cropthorne Gardens
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.