# B37

Postcode district covering Birmingham, Chelmsley Wood and Fordbridge, in Solihull.

B37 is a postcode district covering Birmingham, Chelmsley Wood and Fordbridge, in Solihull. Median sale price £208,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code B37. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an B37 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b37#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b37#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b37#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b37#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=B37) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in B37 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=B37) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 310 homes were sold in B37 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=B37) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for B37.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=B37) (Census 2021, England and Wales): B37 had 37,486 usual residents at the census.

## How B37 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | B37 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £208,500 | 16th cheapest | 75 postcode districts, B · 2025 |
| Population | 37,486 | 14th most populated | 76 postcode districts, B · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 76 postcode districts, B · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.4% | joint 34th highest | 76 postcode districts, B · Jan 2026 |

## Is B37 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B37 at a rate of 147.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across the B postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 502 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B37.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,114), other crime (887) and criminal damage and arson (691).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B37 was 138.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in B37, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B37 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in B37

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Solihull 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010146) | 1,689 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.0% |
| [Solihull 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010145) | 1,674 | 128.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.6% |
| [Solihull 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010147) | 1,602 | 115.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Solihull 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010148) | 1,846 | 112.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.4% |
| [Solihull 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010149) | 1,538 | 106.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.9% |
| [Solihull 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010125) | 1,881 | 390.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 87.7% |
| [Solihull 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010129) | 1,646 | 257.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Solihull 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010139) | 1,085 | 198.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.4% |
| [Solihull 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010141) | 1,310 | 79.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Solihull 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010140) | 1,466 | 95.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Solihull 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010142) | 1,493 | 150.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.1% |
| [Solihull 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010143) | 1,610 | 119.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Solihull 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010144) | 1,728 | 114.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.2% |
| [Solihull 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010111) | 1,448 | 146.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.1% |
| [Solihull 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010126) | 1,454 | 78.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Solihull 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010127) | 1,850 | 112.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.4% |
| [Solihull 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010128) | 1,495 | 90.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.6% |
| [Solihull 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010130) | 1,850 | 120.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.0% |
| [Solihull 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010131) | 1,485 | 141.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Solihull 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010109) | 1,661 | 807.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 66.6% |
| [Solihull 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010110) | 1,596 | 88.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.2% |
| [Solihull 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010112) | 1,565 | 143.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Solihull 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010113) | 1,352 | 87.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.9% |
| [Solihull 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/neighbourhood/e01010114) | 1,892 | 214.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |

## Your MP

- [Meriden and Solihull East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/meriden-and-solihull-east): Saqib Bhatti (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 95% of the people here.
- [Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-hodge-hill-and-solihull-north): Liam Byrne (Labour), MP since July 2024. 4.9% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in B37

[Chelmsley Wood East](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/chelmsley-wood-east), [Chelmsley Wood West](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/chelmsley-wood-west), [Fordbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/fordbridge), [Kingshurst](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/kingshurst), [Marston Green & Airport](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/marston-green-and-airport)

## Postcode sectors in B37

[B37 5 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b37-5), [B37 6 (214 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b37-6), [B37 7 (298 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b37-7), [B37 9 (9 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b37-9)

## Council

[Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull)

## Towns in B37

[Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)

## Postcode districts next to B37

[B26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b26), [B33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b33), [B34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b34), [B36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b36), [B46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b46)

## Nearest rail stations

[Marston Green (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7556,52.4672), [Birmingham International (3.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7259,52.4508), [Lea Hall (3.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7860,52.4806), [Water Orton (4.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7431,52.5186)

## More in the B postcode area

[All B postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## B37 in brief

B37 is a postcode district covering Birmingham, Chelmsley Wood and Fordbridge, in Solihull.
About 37,704 people lived in B37 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £208,500 in 2025 across 310 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 147.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B37 was £208,500 in 2025.
B37 had 37,486 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in B37 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In B37, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: B37
- Postcode area: [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)
- Constituency: [Meriden and Solihull East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/meriden-and-solihull-east)
- Council: [Solihull †](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull)
- Area: 12.24 km²
- People, mid-2024: 37,704*
- Neighbourhoods: 24
- Output areas: 121

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[B26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b26), [B33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b33), [B46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b46), [B36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b36), [B34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b34)

## Latest updates for B37

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/B37

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b37, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b37#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b37