# CV7 7PY: area report for a postcode in Solihull

CV7 7PY 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 CV7 7PY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) › [CV7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv7) › [CV7 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv7-7)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. Solihull 025D: 13 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6524,52.3889,CV77PY
- **Berkswell, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6524,52.3889,CV77PY
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6524,52.3889,CV77PY
- **No property in CV7 7PY 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=-1.6524,52.3889,CV77PY
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Solihull 025D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6524,52.3889,CV77PY
- **£337,112 average price**: For the whole of Solihull, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6524,52.3889,CV77PY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6524,52.3889,CV77PY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6524,52.3889,CV77PY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CV7 7PY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6524,52.3889,CV77PY
- **Low road and rail noise at CV7 7PY**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6524,52.3889,CV77PY
- **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=-1.6524,52.3889,CV77PY
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6524,52.3889,CV77PY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Balsall Common Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/balsall-common-primary-school-e138536) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heart of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heart-of-england-school-e136909) | Secondary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £508,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2025 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £485,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2023 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £543,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BALSALL COMMON & MERIDEN GROUP PRACTICE (890 m)
- Pharmacies: BALSALL COMMON PHARMACY (390 m); MEADOW PHARMACY (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Little Waitrose Shell Balsall (300 m, Waitrose); Co-op Balsall Common (320 m, Heart of England Co-operative); Tesco Common St Express (420 m, Tesco)

## 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 025D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.5** (2025). Solihull 025D has a deprivation score of 2.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 607th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £497,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Solihull 025D was £497,500 in 2025. Joint 4,850th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,482** (2021). Solihull 025D had 1,482 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,249th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Solihull 025D, 99.8% 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.

## CV7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £313,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CV7 was £313,000 in 2025. 1,012th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,118** (2021). CV7 had 29,118 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 970th 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: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in CV7 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: 84.2%** (January 2026). In CV7, 84.2% 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: 52.3889, -1.6524

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=-1.6524,52.3889,CV77PY

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