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B27 7AL

Olton · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Olton
Local authority
Solihull
Constituency
Solihull West and Shirley
Postcode district
B27
Postcode sector
B27 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B92 7EW 40 m
B27 7AT 82 m
B27 7AN 103 m
B92 7EJ 119 m
B27 7LA 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B27 7AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B27
Postcode sector
B27 7
Latitude
52.432530
Longitude
-1.816523
British National Grid easting
412,571
British National Grid northing
281,631

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Solihull · E08000029
Electoral ward
Olton · E05016427
Parish or community
E43000265
Westminster constituency
Solihull West and Shirley · E14001479
Output area
E00051423
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 013A · E01010174
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 013 · E02002093

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
128
Primary
79
Secondary
21

  1. Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    397 m

  2. Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    453 m

  3. Reynalds Cross School

    Community special school

    494 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,809
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,290
  • Vehicle crime 262
  • Shoplifting 235
  • Other theft 187
  • Criminal damage and arson 174

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B27 7 residents
16,151

Age bands in B27 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.9%

3,901 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.7%

2,336 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

4,810 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.1%

3,933 residents

Age 65 and over
12.1%

2,064 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

40

within 5 km

  • SWANSWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    370 GOSPEL LANE, ACOCKS GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B27 7AL

    ODS code M85177

    0 m

  • ST. MARGARETS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 ST. MARGARETS ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7JS

    ODS code M89005

    906 m

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    21 VICTORIA ROAD, ACOCKS GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B27 7XZ

    ODS code M85105

    1.3 km

  • NORTHBROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    93 NORTHBROOK ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, B90 3LX

    ODS code M89015

    1.5 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    179 RICHMOND ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7SA

    ODS code M89007

    2.1 km

  • ACOCKS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    999 WARWICK ROAD, ACOCKS GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B27 6QJ

    ODS code M85736

    2.1 km

  • HOBS MOAT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ULLERIES ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 8ED

    ODS code M89019

    2.3 km

  • HALL GREEN HEALTH

    979 STRATFORD ROAD, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B28 8BG

    ODS code Y00159

    2.4 km

  • BALDWINS LANE SURGERY

    265 BALDWINS LANE, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B28 0RF

    ODS code M85118

    2.8 km

  • SOLIHULL HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M89017

    3.2 km

  • OAKWOOD SURGERY

    SPARKHILL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 856 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4BW

    ODS code M85078

    3.2 km

  • SPRINGFIELD SURGERY

    SPARKHILL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 856 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4BW

    ODS code M85774

    3.2 km

  • THE HILL GENERAL PRACTICE & UCC

    856 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4BW

    ODS code Y02620

    3.2 km

  • THE HILL GP PRACTICE

    SPARKHILL PRIM CARE CTRE, 856 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4BW

    ODS code Y05826

    3.2 km

  • SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL PRACT

    739-741 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4DG

    ODS code M85756

    3.2 km

  • YARDLEY WOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    401 HIGHFIELD ROAD, YARDLEY WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B14 4DU

    ODS code M85018

    3.3 km

  • THE SWAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WILLARD RD, SOUTH YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B25 8AA

    ODS code M85011

    3.3 km

  • MANOR HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89009

    3.4 km

  • ROWLANDS ROAD SURGERY

    15 ROWLANDS ROAD, SOUTH YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B26 1AT

    ODS code M85171

    3.5 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE

    2314 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3JS

    ODS code M89021

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 40 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Brook Lane

    BCT · Kineton Green

    0.1 miles

  • Brook Lane

    BCT · Kineton Green

    0.1 miles

  • Leysdown Road

    BCT · Kineton Green

    0.1 miles

  • Leysdown Road

    BCT · Kineton Green

    0.1 miles

  • Gunns Way

    BCT · Kineton Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Solihull 013A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,485 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

128 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 21 secondary schools. Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 397 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,809 published events cover 12 months, averaging 234.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,290 events.

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