# B36 0TQ: area report for a postcode in Solihull

B36 0TQ 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 B36 0TQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) › [B36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b36) › [B36 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b36-0)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Solihull 004B: 107 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7505,52.5039,B360TQ
- **Water Orton, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7505,52.5039,B360TQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7505,52.5039,B360TQ
- **No property in B36 0TQ 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=-1.7505,52.5039,B360TQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Solihull 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7505,52.5039,B360TQ
- **£337,112 average price**: For the whole of Solihull, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7505,52.5039,B360TQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7505,52.5039,B360TQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7505,52.5039,B360TQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B36 0TQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7505,52.5039,B360TQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B36 0TQ**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7505,52.5039,B360TQ
- **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=-1.7505,52.5039,B360TQ
- **16.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7505,52.5039,B360TQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Smith's Wood Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smiths-wood-primary-academy-e140923) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Heights Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-heights-academy-e149753) | Special | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-catholic-primary-school-e148093) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Forest Oak School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-oak-school-e104132) | Special | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | – |
| [Merstone School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merstone-school-e104133) | Special | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Smith's Wood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smiths-wood-academy-e143895) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 33.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-bromwich-infant-and-nursery-school-e149490) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Castlewood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlewood-school-e141171) | Special | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2023 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2024 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ARRAN MEDICAL CENTRE (120 m); GREEN LANE SURGERY (120 m); THE CASTLE PRACTICE (570 m)
- Pharmacies: BUCHANS CHEMIST (570 m); SAYDON PHARMACY (590 m); CASTLE PHARMACY (800 m)
- Dental practices: SMITH'S WOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (120 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Smith Wood (80 m, Heron); Spar - Smiths Wood (130 m, Spar); Tesco Castle Bromwich Green Ln Express (700 m, Tesco); Aldi Castle Bromwich Birmingham (870 m, Aldi); Farmfoods Castle Bromwich Birmingham (880 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 52.9** (2025). Solihull 004B has a deprivation score of 52.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,883rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £232,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Solihull 004B was £232,500 in 2025. Joint 9,780th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,807** (2021). Solihull 004B had 1,807 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,659th 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: 96.3%** (January 2026). In Solihull 004B, 96.3% 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.

## B36 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B36 was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 751st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,554** (2021). B36 had 36,554 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 573rd 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 B36 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In B36, 98.3% 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: 52.5039, -1.7505

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-hodge-hill-and-solihull-north): Liam Byrne (Labour), 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=-1.7505,52.5039,B360TQ

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