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B40 1WA

Meriden & Arden · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Meriden & Arden
Local authority
Solihull
Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East
Postcode district
B40
Postcode sector
B40 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B40 1QA 76 m
B40 1QB 76 m
B37 7WL 153 m
B37 7YH 160 m
B37 7YP 357 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B40 1WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 April 2002
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B40
Postcode sector
B40 1
Latitude
52.463644
Longitude
-1.715953
British National Grid easting
419,395
British National Grid northing
285,114

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Solihull · E08000029
Electoral ward
Meriden & Arden · E05016426
Parish or community
E04000148
Westminster constituency
Meriden and Solihull East · E14001358
Output area
E00185083
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 009A · E01010109
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 009 · E02002089

Postcode source versions

Explore B40

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
1,085
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 298
  • Vehicle crime 222
  • Other theft 156
  • Criminal damage and arson 129
  • Public order 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

13

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

    3.8 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

    4.2 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE

    2314 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3JS

    ODS code M89021

    4.3 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85717

    4.3 km

  • CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85097

    4.4 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    4.4 km

  • HAMPTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89608

    4.5 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85746

    5.0 km

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85694

    5.0 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

  • Premier Inn

    BCT · Birmingham Business Park

    0.3 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.

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

1,085 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 298 events.

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