B93
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Dorridge, Bentley Heath and Knowle, in Solihull.
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 B93 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In B93, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How B93 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is B93 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B93 at a rate of 38.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across B.
In August 2026 alone, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B93.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (292), other crime (140) and vehicle crime (89).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B93 was 40.2 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 B93, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B93 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in B93
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solihull 017D | 1,654 | 44.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 77.4% |
| Solihull 026A | 1,635 | 108.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.0% |
| Solihull 026B | 1,296 | 12.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Solihull 026C | 1,784 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.3% |
| Solihull 026D | 1,658 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
| Solihull 026E | 1,825 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.6% |
| Solihull 026F | 1,531 | 17.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Solihull 028A | 1,593 | 9.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Solihull 028B | 1,643 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Solihull 028C | 1,553 | 28.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| Solihull 028D | 1,859 | 24.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| Solihull 028E | 1,484 | 16.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.1% |
| Solihull 028F | 1,714 | 77.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.8% |
MPs for B93
- Saqib BhattiConservativeMP for Meriden and Solihull East97% of B93’s postcodes
- Sir Jeremy WrightConservativeMP for Kenilworth and Southam3.1% of B93’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in B932
Postcode sectors in B934
Council1
Towns in B931
Postcode districts next to B937
Nearest rail stations4
More in the B postcode area2
B93 in brief
B93 is a postcode district covering Dorridge, Bentley Heath and Knowle, in Solihull.
About 19,922 people lived in B93 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £559,500 in 2025 across 302 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 38.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B93 was £559,500 in 2025.
B93 had 19,892 usual residents at the census.
In B93, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In B93, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.