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B26 3QY

Meriden & Arden · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Meriden & Arden
Local authority
Solihull
Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B26 3RY 549 m
B26 3QJ 571 m
B26 3RT 571 m
B92 0DX 630 m
B26 3QL 672 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B26 3QY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B26
Postcode sector
B26 3
Latitude
52.447012
Longitude
-1.735672
British National Grid easting
418,062
British National Grid northing
283,259

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Solihull · E08000029
Electoral ward
Meriden & Arden · E05016426
Parish or community
E04000148
Westminster constituency
Meriden and Solihull East · E14001358
Output area
E00185083
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 009A · E01010109
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 009 · E02002089

Postcode source versions

Explore B26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
30
Secondary
10

  1. Marston Green Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

  2. Marston Green Junior School

    Community school

    2.4 km

  3. Mapledene Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,241
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 266
  • Other theft 221
  • Vehicle crime 196
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Shoplifting 131

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B26 3 residents
11,208

Age bands in B26 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

2,028 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,310 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

3,133 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

2,873 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

1,994 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE

    2314 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3JS

    ODS code M89021

    2.8 km

  • CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY

    25 CRANES PARK ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3SE

    ODS code M85097

    3.2 km

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    3.2 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    3.3 km

  • HAMPTON SURGERY

    FENTHAM HALL, MARSH LANE, HAMPTON-IN-ARDEN, SOLIHULL, B92 0AH

    ODS code M89608

    3.4 km

  • CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 POMEROY WAY, CHELMSLEY WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B37 7WB

    ODS code M89012

    3.5 km

  • HOBS MOAT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ULLERIES ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 8ED

    ODS code M89019

    3.6 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    315 SHELDON HEATH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 2TY

    ODS code M85717

    3.7 km

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

    CHELMSLEY WOOD PCC, CRABTREE DRIVE, CHELMSLEY WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B37 5BU

    ODS code M89008

    3.9 km

  • NSC BOSWORTH HUB

    BOSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE, 16 CRABTREE DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, B37 5BU

    ODS code Y06125

    3.9 km

  • SOLIHULL HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP

    GROVE SURGERY, 3 GROVE ROAD, SOLIHULL, B91 2AG

    ODS code M89017

    4.1 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    179 RICHMOND ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7SA

    ODS code M89007

    4.3 km

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

    172 GARRETTS GREEN LANE, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 2SB

    ODS code M85694

    4.3 km

  • MANOR HOUSE LANE SURGERY

    1 MANOR HOUSE LANE, YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B26 1PD

    ODS code M89009

    4.8 km

  • ST. MARGARETS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 ST. MARGARETS ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7JS

    ODS code M89005

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Airport Way

    BCT · Birmingham Airport

    0.2 miles

  • Viking Road

    BCT · Birmingham Airport

    0.2 miles

  • The Clock

    BCT · Bickenhill

    0.3 miles

  • The Clock

    BCT · Bickenhill

    0.3 miles

  • Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal

    BCS · Birmingham Airport

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Solihull 009A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,980 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 10 secondary schools. Marston Green Infant Academy is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,241 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 266 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.