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B46 3HU

Meriden & Arden · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Meriden & Arden
Local authority
Solihull
Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East
Postcode district
B46
Postcode sector
B46 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B46 3HY 153 m
B46 3JL 464 m
B40 1QA 624 m
B40 1QB 624 m
B37 7WL 689 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B46 3HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2009
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B46
Postcode sector
B46 3
Latitude
52.461750
Longitude
-1.706383
British National Grid easting
420,046
British National Grid northing
284,906

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 B46

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
21
Secondary
8

  1. Windy Arbor Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

  2. Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.4 km

  3. The Coleshill School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
393
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 108
  • Other theft 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Violence and sexual offences 53
  • Public order 19

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89012

    2.3 km

  • BOSWORTH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M89008

    3.8 km

  • NSC BOSWORTH HUB

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

    ODS code Y06125

    3.8 km

  • HAZELWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    27 PARKFIELD ROAD, COLESHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B46 3LD

    ODS code M84042

    3.9 km

  • HAMPTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89608

    4.2 km

  • KINGSHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    40 GILSON WAY, KINGSHURST, BIRMINGHAM, B37 6BE

    ODS code M89002

    4.6 km

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    4.8 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE

    2314 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3JS

    ODS code M89021

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Little Owl

    BCT · Birmingham Business Park

    0.4 miles

  • The Little Owl

    BCT · Birmingham Business Park

    0.5 miles

  • Middle Bickenhill Lane

    BCT · Stonebridge

    0.5 miles

  • Middle Bickenhill Lane

    BCT · Stonebridge

    0.5 miles

  • Knights Court

    BCT · Birmingham Business Park

    0.5 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 8 secondary schools. Windy Arbor Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

393 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 108 events.

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