Wallis Close Solihull
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (B90), about 70 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 35007348.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £340,950 across 7 sales.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 7).
- 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 D; 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 The Lakes (Warks), about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 130 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 140 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is GPS Healthcare, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 510 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | £340,950 | £334,450 | £585,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2021 | 1 B90 8BU | Detached | £494,950 | New build. |
| 14 Jul 2021 | 7 B90 8BU | Detached | £491,950 | New build. |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 6 B90 8BU | Detached | £585,950 | New build. |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 4 B90 8BU | Semi-detached | £340,950 | New build. |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 3 B90 8BU | Semi-detached | £340,450 | New build. |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 5 B90 8BU | Semi-detached | £334,950 | New build. |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 2 B90 8BU | Semi-detached | £334,450 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); House, detached (3). Built: 2020 (7).
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 D (28% of about 1,340 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)
- Earlsmere House, Warings Green Road, Solihull: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Office, Salter Street, Earlswood, Solihull: up to 1 home, permissioned (1 km (0.6 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
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 addresses are about 140 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B90 8BS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B90 8BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | The Lakes (Warks) 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Dorridge 825,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Widney Manor 346,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest John Wyatt Drive Illshaw Heath | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Solihull Station | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Village Hotel Solihull Car Park Pre Book | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 10.2 km (6.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | GPS Healthcare | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cheswick Green Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Hockley Heath Dental Care | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Solihull Hospital | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Police station | Police Station | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 12 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site and fishpond at Salter Street Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site and fishpond at Salter Street Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn Coppice | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Monkspath Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Old Grove Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Arnold's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Windmill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Tom Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 8 |
3 of the street's 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cheswick Green Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Stables Restaurant B94 6DL | Other catering premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2025 |
| The Coop B90 8DJ | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Wedges Bakery B94 6RP | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2025 |
| Cafe Micronutrients B90 8AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Whittle Road (5); On or near Darby Close (1); On or near James Watt Drive (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 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) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
Nearby streets
Darby Close · Whittle Drive · Whittle Road · Roebuck Drive · Galton Close · Gillott Drive · Hudson Close · Pettifer Close · John Wyatt Close · Stroudley Court · Flounder Way · Sterlet Close
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.