Station Drive Solihull
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (B94), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 35006565.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £360,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, E: 3).
- 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 G; Band D in Solihull costs £2,197 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 86% to 90% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Earlswood (West Midlands), about 80 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 154 to 155 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hollyoaks Medical Centre, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 860 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £312,000 | £312,000 | £312,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £298,750 | £297,500 | £300,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | £193,000 | £185,000 | £217,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £167,500 | £167,500 | £167,500 |
| 2001 | 1 | £54,600 | £54,600 | £54,600 |
| 2000 | 1 | £109,000 | £109,000 | £109,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2023 | 5 B94 5JS | Terraced | £360,000 | |
| 16 May 2022 | 3 B94 5JS | Terraced | £312,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2021 | 4 B94 5JS | Terraced | £300,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2021 | 2 B94 5JS | Terraced | £297,500 | |
| 17 Aug 2017 | 5 B94 5JS | Terraced | £235,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2014 | STATION HOUSE B94 5JS | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2013 | 2 B94 5JS | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2013 | 3 B94 5JS | Terraced | £193,000 | |
| 22 May 2013 | 1 B94 5JS | Terraced | £217,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2008 | 8 B94 5JS | Terraced | £167,500 | |
| 29 Mar 2001 | 8 B94 5JS | Terraced | £54,600 | |
| 24 May 2000 | 3 B94 5JS | Terraced | £109,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 82 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (3); House, mid-terrace (2); House, detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (4); 1996-2002 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
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 G (22% of about 2,030 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: yes, Solihull, Stratford-on-Avon.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Fulford Hall Farm Cottage, Fulford Hall Road Earlswood, Solihull B94 5LU: up to 1 home, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
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 13 addresses are between 154 m and 155 m above sea level (155 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B94 5JS | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| B94 5JU | 100% | 86% | 86% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Earlswood (West Midlands) 34,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 80 m |
| Wythall 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| The Lakes (Warks) 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Alvechurch - Red Lion PH | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Monster Airport Parking | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Drawbridge Inn (Shirley) evyve | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 12.3 km (7.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hollyoaks Medical Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wythall Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Omnia Dental Spa | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | University Hospital Birmingham Pts | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Select and Save Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 830 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,520 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clowes Wood | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| New Fallings Coppice | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Graves Coppice | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Earlswood Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Terry's Pool Canal Feeder | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Hob Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 11 |
2 of the street's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidbury Green School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Meadow Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakespeare's B94 5JU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 4 Good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| DecoPetals B94 5JU | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Station Drive (1); On or near Earlswood (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings DecoPetals (retailers - other, B94 5JU) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 22 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
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.