# B93 8RQ: area report for a postcode in Solihull

B93 8RQ 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 B93 8RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) › [B93](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b93) › [B93 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b93-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Solihull 028C: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7614,52.3695,B938RQ
- **Dorridge, 640 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7614,52.3695,B938RQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7614,52.3695,B938RQ
- **No property in B93 8RQ 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=-1.7614,52.3695,B938RQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Solihull 028C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7614,52.3695,B938RQ
- **£337,112 average price**: For the whole of Solihull, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7614,52.3695,B938RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7614,52.3695,B938RQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7614,52.3695,B938RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B93 8RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7614,52.3695,B938RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at B93 8RQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7614,52.3695,B938RQ
- **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=-1.7614,52.3695,B938RQ
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7614,52.3695,B938RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dorridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dorridge-primary-school-e149928) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-george-and-st-teresa-catholic-primary-school-e148088) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bentley-heath-church-of-england-primary-school-e140462) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £590,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2024 | £702,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £1,050,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2024 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £605,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2023 | £1,067,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dorridge (640 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DORRIDGE SURGERY (730 m)
- Pharmacies: KNIGHTS DORRIDGE PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: ASCENT DENTAL CARE SOLIHULL (660 m); DENTAL SURGERY (690 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Dorridge (750 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 028C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 1.5** (2025). Solihull 028C has a deprivation score of 1.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 142nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £600,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Solihull 028C was £600,000 in 2025. Joint 2,650th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,553** (2021). Solihull 028C had 1,553 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,620th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Solihull 028C, 99.7% 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.

## B93 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £559,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B93 was £559,500 in 2025. 187th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,892** (2021). B93 had 19,892 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,286th least 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: 17%** (2022). About 17% of people in B93 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In B93, 96.0% 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: 52.3695, -1.7614

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=-1.7614,52.3695,B938RQ

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