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B37 6LX

Kingshurst & Smith's Wood · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Kingshurst & Smith's Wood
Local authority
Solihull
Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East
Postcode district
B37
Postcode sector
B37 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B37 6JQ 140 m
B37 6LU 143 m
B37 6JE 186 m
B37 6DZ 199 m
B37 6JJ 211 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B37 6LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2011
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B37
Postcode sector
B37 6
Latitude
52.487710
Longitude
-1.756487
British National Grid easting
416,632
British National Grid northing
287,781

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Solihull · E08000029
Electoral ward
Kingshurst & Smith's Wood · E05016423
Parish or community
E04000154
Westminster constituency
Meriden and Solihull East · E14001358
Output area
E00051297
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 005D · E01010149
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 005 · E02002085

Postcode source versions

Explore B37

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
91
Primary
56
Secondary
13

  1. Yorkswood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    432 m

  2. John Henry Newman Catholic College

    Academy sponsor led

    481 m

  3. Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst

    Academy sponsor led

    573 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,060
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,140
  • Criminal damage and arson 577
  • Shoplifting 481
  • Vehicle crime 467
  • Public order 287

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B37 6 residents
12,473

Age bands in B37 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.1%

2,829 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

1,473 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

3,212 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.8%

2,922 residents

Age 65 and over
15%

1,837 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+
100%
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
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

30

within 5 km straight-line

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M89008

    816 m

  • NSC BOSWORTH HUB

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

    ODS code Y06125

    816 m

  • KINGSHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    40 GILSON WAY, KINGSHURST, BIRMINGHAM, B37 6BE

    ODS code M89002

    918 m

  • THE CASTLE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M89026

    1.5 km

  • THE HARLEQUIN SURGERY

    160 SHARD END CRESCENT, BIRMINGHAM, B34 7BP

    ODS code M85031

    1.7 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85746

    1.8 km

  • ARRAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURTONS WAY, BIRMINGHAM, B36 0SZ

    ODS code M89013

    1.9 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89027

    1.9 km

  • CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89012

    2.2 km

  • SCHOOLACRE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85141

    2.3 km

  • CHURCH LANE - KHAN

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

    ODS code M85013

    2.5 km

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89001

    2.7 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85717

    2.8 km

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85694

    3.1 km

  • BUCKLANDS END LANE SURGERY

    36 BUCKLANDS END LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B34 6BP

    ODS code M85113

    3.2 km

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    3.4 km

  • SATIS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y04884

    3.4 km

  • HODGE HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02567

    3.5 km

  • HAZELWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    27 PARKFIELD ROAD, COLESHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B46 3LD

    ODS code M84042

    3.5 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Kingshurst Way

    BCT · Kingshurst

    0.1 miles

  • Hillside Drive

    BCT · Fordbridge

    0.2 miles

  • St Johns Grove

    BCT · Fordbridge

    0.2 miles

  • St Johns Grove

    BCT · Fordbridge

    0.3 miles

  • Tudor Grange Academy

    BCT · Fordbridge

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Solihull 005D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,480 of 33,755

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

91 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 13 secondary schools. Yorkswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 432 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,060 published events cover 12 months, averaging 421.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,140 events.

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