# B26 3QN: area report for a postcode in Solihull

B26 3QN is a postcode in Solihull.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Solihull. Open the map at B26 3QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) › [B26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b26) › [B26 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b26-3)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Solihull 009A: 808 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7507,52.4501,B263QN
- **Birmingham International, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7507,52.4501,B263QN
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7507,52.4501,B263QN
- **No property in B26 3QN listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.7507,52.4501,B263QN
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Solihull 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7507,52.4501,B263QN
- **£337,112 average price**: For the whole of Solihull, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7507,52.4501,B263QN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7507,52.4501,B263QN
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7507,52.4501,B263QN
- **No gigabit broadband at B26 3QN**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7507,52.4501,B263QN
- **Low road and rail noise at B26 3QN**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7507,52.4501,B263QN
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.7507,52.4501,B263QN
- **15.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7507,52.4501,B263QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mapledene Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mapledene-primary-school-e134094) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Marston Green Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marston-green-infant-academy-e140733) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [Valley Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-primary-e151018) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Marston Green Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marston-green-junior-school-e104060) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: EG - OTM - Birmingham Airport (490 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £337,112** (July 2026). Solihull’s average house price was £337,112 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £46,896** (2025). Full-time workers living in Solihull earned a median of £46,896 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 31st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.2×** (2025). A home in Solihull costs 7.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 171st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.0** (2025). Solihull has a deprivation score of 17.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 124th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Solihull 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.4** (2025). Solihull 009A has a deprivation score of 18.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,965th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Solihull 009A was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,661** (2021). Solihull 009A had 1,661 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,179th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 66.6%** (January 2026). In Solihull 009A, 66.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## B26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B26 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,754** (2021). B26 had 33,754 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 716th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in B26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.6%** (January 2026). In B26, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull)
- Centre: 52.4501, -1.7507

Council: [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Meriden and Solihull East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/meriden-and-solihull-east): Saqib Bhatti (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.7507,52.4501,B263QN

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