B40 1QA

Meriden & Arden · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birmingham
Local authority
Solihull
Postcode district
B40
Postcode sector
B40 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B40 1QB 0 m
B37 7WL 120 m
B37 7YH 192 m
B37 7YP 415 m
B37 7WY 427 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B40 1QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B40
Postcode sector
B40 1
Latitude
52.463848
Longitude
-1.714892
British National Grid easting
419,467
British National Grid northing
285,137

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Solihull · E08000029
Parish or community
E04000148
Output area
E00185083
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 009A · E01010109
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 009 · E02002089

Postcode source versions

Explore B40

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Express By Holiday Inn, Bickenhill Parkway, Birmingham, B40 1QA 12 December 2019 £10,675,943

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
29
Secondary
8
  1. Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km
  2. Windy Arbor Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Coleshill Heath School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,043
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 276
  • Vehicle crime 218
  • Other theft 152
  • Criminal damage and arson 121
  • Public order 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

2 female, 0 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B40 1 residents
2

This postcode contained 100% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B40 1 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+
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
66.7%
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

11

within 5 km

  • CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89012

    1.8 km

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M89008

    3.2 km

  • NSC BOSWORTH HUB

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

    ODS code Y06125

    3.2 km

  • HAZELWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    27 PARKFIELD ROAD, COLESHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B46 3LD

    ODS code M84042

    3.7 km

  • KINGSHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    40 GILSON WAY, KINGSHURST, BIRMINGHAM, B37 6BE

    ODS code M89002

    4.0 km

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    4.3 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE

    2314 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3JS

    ODS code M89021

    4.4 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85717

    4.4 km

  • CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85097

    4.5 km

  • HAMPTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89608

    4.5 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Little Owl

    BCT · Birmingham Business Park

    0.1 miles
  • The Little Owl

    BCT · Birmingham Business Park

    0.1 miles
  • The Forum

    BCT · Birmingham Business Park

    0.2 miles
  • Knights Court

    BCT · Birmingham Business Park

    0.2 miles
  • Knights Court

    BCT · Birmingham Business Park

    0.2 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
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

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 8 secondary schools. Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,043 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 276 events.

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