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B37 5AZ

Fordbridge · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Fordbridge
Local authority
Solihull
Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East
Postcode district
B37
Postcode sector
B37 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B37 5PF 33 m
B37 5AL 62 m
B37 6PA 119 m
B37 5AH 126 m
B37 5AY 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B37 5AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B37
Postcode sector
B37 5
Latitude
52.483387
Longitude
-1.756982
British National Grid easting
416,600
British National Grid northing
287,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Solihull · E08000029
Electoral ward
Fordbridge · E05016422
Parish or community
E04000151
Westminster constituency
Meriden and Solihull East · E14001358
Output area
E00051286
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 007B · E01010142
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 007 · E02002087

Postcode source versions

Explore B37

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
95
Primary
58
Secondary
14

  1. John Henry Newman Catholic College

    Academy sponsor led

    319 m

  2. Fordbridge Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    419 m

  3. Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst

    Academy sponsor led

    633 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,960
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,097
  • Criminal damage and arson 632
  • Vehicle crime 472
  • Shoplifting 383
  • Public order 281

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B37 5 residents
10,353

Age bands in B37 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.1%

2,284 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

1,258 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

2,744 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

2,518 residents

Age 65 and over
14.8%

1,535 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.

GP practices

33

within 5 km straight-line

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M89008

    386 m

  • NSC BOSWORTH HUB

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

    ODS code Y06125

    386 m

  • KINGSHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    40 GILSON WAY, KINGSHURST, BIRMINGHAM, B37 6BE

    ODS code M89002

    1.3 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

    287 KITTS GREEN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM, B33 9SA

    ODS code M85746

    1.7 km

  • THE HARLEQUIN SURGERY

    160 SHARD END CRESCENT, BIRMINGHAM, B34 7BP

    ODS code M85031

    1.9 km

  • THE CASTLE PRACTICE

    2 HAWTHORNE ROAD, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, B36 0HH

    ODS code M89026

    2.0 km

  • CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89012

    2.1 km

  • ARRAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURTONS WAY, BIRMINGHAM, B36 0SZ

    ODS code M89013

    2.3 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    SMITHS WOOD MEDICAL CTR, BURTONS WAY, SMITHS WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B36 0SZ

    ODS code M89027

    2.3 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85717

    2.4 km

  • SCHOOLACRE ROAD SURGERY

    2 SCHOOLACRE ROAD, SHARD END, BIRMINGHAM, B34 6RB

    ODS code M85141

    2.5 km

  • CHURCH LANE - KHAN

    111-113 CHURCH LANE, KITTS GREEN, STECHFORD, BIRMINGHAM, B33 9EJ

    ODS code M85013

    2.5 km

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85694

    2.7 km

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    2.9 km

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 PARKFIELD DRIVE, CASTLE BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM, B36 9EJ

    ODS code M89001

    3.2 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    3.2 km

  • BUCKLANDS END LANE SURGERY

    36 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B34 6BP

    ODS code M85113

    3.3 km

  • CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85097

    3.4 km

  • HODGE HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

    1ST FLOOR HODGE HILL PCC, ROUGHLEA AVENUE, HODGE HILL, BIRMINGHAM, B36 8GH

    ODS code Y02567

    3.7 km

  • HAZELWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    27 PARKFIELD ROAD, COLESHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B46 3LD

    ODS code M84042

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Craneberry Road

    BCT · Fordbridge

    0.0 miles

  • Craneberry Road

    BCT · Fordbridge

    0.0 miles

  • St Johns Grove

    BCT · Fordbridge

    0.0 miles

  • Wingfield Close

    BCT · Fordbridge

    0.1 miles

  • Wingfield Close

    BCT · Fordbridge

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Solihull 007B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,155 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

95 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 14 secondary schools. John Henry Newman Catholic College is the nearest published school at 319 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,960 published events cover 12 months, averaging 413.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,097 events.

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