B46 3HT

Meriden & Arden · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Solihull
Postcode district
B46
Postcode sector
B46 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B46 3HN 446 m
B37 7YE 588 m
B37 6SS 592 m
B37 6SR 639 m
B37 7WA 650 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B46 3HT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2005
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B46
Postcode sector
B46 3
Latitude
52.475181
Longitude
-1.713670
British National Grid easting
419,545
British National Grid northing
286,398

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Solihull · E08000029
Parish or community
E04000148
Output area
E00051120
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 009B · E01010110
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 009 · E02002089

Postcode source versions

Explore B46

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
29
Secondary
8
  1. Windy Arbor Primary School

    Academy converter

    969 m
  2. Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km
  3. The Coleshill School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,460
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 606
  • Vehicle crime 229
  • Criminal damage and arson 189
  • Other theft 79
  • Public order 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B46 3 residents
3,055

Age bands in B46 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

409 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

273 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

647 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

871 residents

Age 65 and over
28%

857 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+
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
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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89012

    1.0 km

  • HAZELWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    27 PARKFIELD ROAD, COLESHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B46 3LD

    ODS code M84042

    2.5 km

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M89008

    2.8 km

  • NSC BOSWORTH HUB

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

    ODS code Y06125

    2.8 km

  • KINGSHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    40 GILSON WAY, KINGSHURST, BIRMINGHAM, B37 6BE

    ODS code M89002

    3.1 km

  • ARRAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURTONS WAY, BIRMINGHAM, B36 0SZ

    ODS code M89013

    4.0 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89027

    4.0 km

  • THE CASTLE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M89026

    4.2 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M85717

    4.6 km

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    4.6 km

  • MIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85746

    4.7 km

  • THE HARLEQUIN SURGERY

    160 SHARD END CRESCENT, BIRMINGHAM, B34 7BP

    ODS code M85031

    4.9 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    4.9 km

  • CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M85097

    4.9 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE

    2314 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3JS

    ODS code M89021

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Yorkminster Drive

    BCT · Chelmsley Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Yorkminster Drive

    BCT · Chelmsley Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Depot

    BCT · Coleshill

    0.3 miles
  • Bluebell Drive

    BCT · Chelmsley Wood

    0.3 miles
  • Depot

    BCT · Coleshill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Solihull 009B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,066 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

48 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 8 secondary schools. Windy Arbor Primary School is the nearest published school at 969 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,460 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 606 events.

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