Long Brook Lane Solihull
40 addresses across 2 postcodes (CV7,CV8), about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 35005808.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 2, D: 5, F: 2, G: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 C; Band D in Solihull costs £2,197 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 6% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Berkswell, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 100 to 123 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Balsall Common & Meriden Group Practice, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 172 m². Most common: House, detached (11); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (4); 2022 (2); 1930-1949 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (26% of about 1,320 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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: yes, Solihull.
Listed buildings
- HOWLETT'S FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WISTERIA COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Silver Trees Farm, Balsall Street, Balsall Common: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 10 November 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the verge (major (paa) works)
- 10 November 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 3 September 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands), Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 40 addresses are between 100 m and 123 m above sea level (116 m on average); the ground rises about 22 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV7 7AN | 94% | 6% | 6% | 0% |
| CV8 1NU | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Berkswell 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Tile Hill 542,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Hampton-In-Arden 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fernhill Lane Fen End | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Balsall Common & Meriden Group Practice | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Balsall Common Pharmacy | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Parkway Hospital | 7.6 km (4.8 miles) |
| Police station | Warwickshire Police | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Heart of England Co-operative Balsall Common Cashzone | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.9 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 590 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Willow Park 1.8 ha | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Holly Lane Allotments 7,420 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Magpie Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 910 m (0.6 miles) north-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Magpie Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Preceptory at Temple Balsall | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Squirrel Coppice | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Yew Tree | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Frogmore Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Longlands Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Park Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north |
| Stripes Hill | Hill | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 40 | 40 |
5 of the street's 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balsall Common Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Heart of England School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-midlands).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 9 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility repair and maintenance works, 10 November 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
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.