# B37 5AF: area report for a postcode in Solihull

B37 5AF 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 B37 5AF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) › [B37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b37) › [B37 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b37-5)

## Around this postcode

- **56 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 2% on July. Solihull 007B: 151 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7558,52.4819,B375AF
- **Marston Green, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7558,52.4819,B375AF
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7558,52.4819,B375AF
- **No property in B37 5AF 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=-1.7558,52.4819,B375AF
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Solihull 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7558,52.4819,B375AF
- **£337,112 average price**: For the whole of Solihull, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7558,52.4819,B375AF
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7558,52.4819,B375AF
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7558,52.4819,B375AF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B37 5AF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7558,52.4819,B375AF
- **Low road and rail noise at B37 5AF**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7558,52.4819,B375AF
- **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=-1.7558,52.4819,B375AF
- **13.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7558,52.4819,B375AF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fordbridge Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fordbridge-community-primary-school-e149492) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [John Henry Newman Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-henry-newman-catholic-college-e136347) | Secondary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Anne's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-catholic-primary-school-e148092) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudor-grange-academy-kingshurst-e146379) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 33.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Grace Academy Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grace-academy-solihull-e129342) | Secondary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Shirestone Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-shirestone-academy-e138425) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wmg-academy-for-young-engineers-solihull-e142900) | Secondary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 34.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Our Lady's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-catholic-primary-school-e148082) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £152,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £147,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2024 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2024 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £152,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP (210 m); NSC BOSWORTH HUB (210 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (210 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (210 m)

## 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 58.5** (2025). Solihull 007B has a deprivation score of 58.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,150th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £158,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Solihull 007B was £158,750 in 2025. Joint 2,983rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,493** (2021). Solihull 007B had 1,493 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,850th least 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In Solihull 007B, 97.1% 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.

## B37 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £208,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B37 was £208,500 in 2025. Joint 444th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,486** (2021). B37 had 37,486 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 541st 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 B37 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: 96.4%** (January 2026). In B37, 96.4% 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: 52.4819, -1.7558

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=-1.7558,52.4819,B375AF

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