# B90 1LJ: area report for a postcode in Solihull

B90 1LJ 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 B90 1LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) › [B90](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b90) › [B90 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b90-1)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 38% on July. Solihull 021A: 234 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8653,52.4108,B901LJ
- **Yardley Wood, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8653,52.4108,B901LJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8653,52.4108,B901LJ
- **No property in B90 1LJ 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=-1.8653,52.4108,B901LJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Solihull 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8653,52.4108,B901LJ
- **£337,112 average price**: For the whole of Solihull, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8653,52.4108,B901LJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8653,52.4108,B901LJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8653,52.4108,B901LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B90 1LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8653,52.4108,B901LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at B90 1LJ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8653,52.4108,B901LJ
- **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=-1.8653,52.4108,B901LJ
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8653,52.4108,B901LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-secondary-academy-e148589) | Secondary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 34.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Highters Heath Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highters-heath-nursery-school-e103134) | Nursery | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |
| [Highters Heath Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highters-heath-community-school-e149483) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yardley Wood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yardley-wood-community-primary-school-e103281) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Peterbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peterbrook-primary-school-e150832) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Mill Lodge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-lodge-primary-school-e104057) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grendon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grendon-primary-school-e103205) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hollywood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollywood-primary-school-e149607) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £217,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| November 2025 | £152,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| January 2023 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £291,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GRAFTON ROAD SURGERY (400 m); YARDLEY WOOD HEALTH CENTRE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: PRINCE OF WALES PHARMACY (280 m); BROWNS PHARMACY (510 m); YARDLEY WOOD PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (280 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Yardley Wood (520 m, Heron); Asda Solihull New Con Express Petrol (650 m, Asda)

## 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 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.8** (2025). Solihull 021A has a deprivation score of 27.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,399th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £281,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Solihull 021A was £281,500 in 2025. Joint 14,602nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,341** (2021). Solihull 021A had 1,341 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,854th 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Solihull 021A, 99.3% 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.

## B90 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £345,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B90 was £345,000 in 2025. Joint 827th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 49,626** (2021). B90 had 49,626 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 221st 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 B90 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In B90, 96.6% 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: 52.4108, -1.8653

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

## Your MP

- [Solihull West and Shirley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/solihull-west-and-shirley): Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (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=-1.8653,52.4108,B901LJ

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