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B37 5LQ

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 5LF 88 m
B37 5LP 130 m
B37 5LJ 150 m
B37 5LB 173 m
B37 5LL 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B37 5LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B37
Postcode sector
B37 5
Latitude
52.485470
Longitude
-1.743202
British National Grid easting
417,535
British National Grid northing
287,535

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
E00051280
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 006D · E01010141
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 006 · E02002086

Postcode source versions

Explore B37

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
75
Primary
46
Secondary
11

  1. WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)

    University technical college

    334 m

  2. Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst

    Academy sponsor led

    370 m

  3. St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    630 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,606
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,980
  • Criminal damage and arson 613
  • Vehicle crime 470
  • Shoplifting 282
  • Public order 262

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
91

49 female, 42 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B37 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Gigabit-capable
92.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

26

within 5 km straight-line

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M89008

    893 m

  • NSC BOSWORTH HUB

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

    ODS code Y06125

    893 m

  • KINGSHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    40 GILSON WAY, KINGSHURST, BIRMINGHAM, B37 6BE

    ODS code M89002

    1.0 km

  • CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89012

    1.3 km

  • THE CASTLE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M89026

    2.0 km

  • ARRAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURTONS WAY, BIRMINGHAM, B36 0SZ

    ODS code M89013

    2.1 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89027

    2.1 km

  • THE HARLEQUIN SURGERY

    160 SHARD END CRESCENT, BIRMINGHAM, B34 7BP

    ODS code M85031

    2.6 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85746

    2.6 km

  • HAZELWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    27 PARKFIELD ROAD, COLESHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B46 3LD

    ODS code M84042

    2.8 km

  • SCHOOLACRE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85141

    3.2 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85717

    3.2 km

  • CHURCH LANE - KHAN

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

    ODS code M85013

    3.4 km

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89001

    3.5 km

  • SATIS HOUSE

    10 BIRMINGHAM ROAD, WATER ORTON, BIRMINGHAM, B46 1TH

    ODS code Y04884

    3.6 km

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85694

    3.6 km

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    3.6 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    3.9 km

  • CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85097

    4.1 km

  • BUCKLANDS END LANE SURGERY

    36 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B34 6BP

    ODS code M85113

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Waterloo Avenue

    BCT · Bacons End

    0.1 miles

  • Waterloo Avenue

    BCT · Bacons End

    0.1 miles

  • Bangor House

    BCT · Bacons End

    0.2 miles

  • Bangor House

    BCT · Bacons End

    0.2 miles

  • Conway Road

    BCT · Fordbridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Solihull 006D, 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

1,508 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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
3
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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

75 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 11 secondary schools. WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) is the nearest published school at 334 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,606 published events cover 12 months, averaging 383.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,980 events.

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