B90 2AJ

Shirley South · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Solihull
Local authority
Solihull
Postcode district
B90
Postcode sector
B90 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B90 2AQ 53 m
B90 2AD 116 m
B90 2AL 123 m
B90 4AJ 134 m
B90 4AU 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B90 2AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B90
Postcode sector
B90 2
Latitude
52.402233
Longitude
-1.822630
British National Grid easting
412,164
British National Grid northing
278,260

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Solihull · E08000029
Parish or community
E43000265
Output area
E00051609
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 023A · E01010208
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 023 · E02002103

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2a, Shakespeare Drive, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2AJ 1 August 2025 £165,000
2a, Shakespeare Drive, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2AJ 28 May 2021 £165,000
8a, Shakespeare Drive, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2AJ 7 April 2021 £184,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
52
Secondary
13
  1. Shirley Heath Junior School

    Community school

    302 m
  2. Woodlands Infant School

    Community school

    482 m
  3. Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    495 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,684
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 981
  • Violence and sexual offences 639
  • Vehicle crime 228
  • Public order 149
  • Criminal damage and arson 136

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

7 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
B90 2 residents
12,625

Age bands in B90 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

2,231 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,250 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

3,228 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

3,418 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

2,940 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B90 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • GPS HEALTHCARE

    198 TANWORTH LANE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, B90 4DD

    ODS code M89003

    806 m

  • NORTHBROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    93 NORTHBROOK ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, B90 3LX

    ODS code M89015

    1.9 km

  • BALDWINS LANE SURGERY

    265 BALDWINS LANE, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B28 0RF

    ODS code M85118

    2.1 km

  • YARDLEY WOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    401 HIGHFIELD ROAD, YARDLEY WOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B14 4DU

    ODS code M85018

    3.1 km

  • GRAFTON ROAD SURGERY

    11 GRAFTON ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, B90 1NG

    ODS code M89024

    3.2 km

  • SWANSWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    370 GOSPEL LANE, ACOCKS GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B27 7AL

    ODS code M85177

    3.4 km

  • SOLIHULL HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP

    GROVE SURGERY, 3 GROVE ROAD, SOLIHULL, B91 2AG

    ODS code M89017

    3.8 km

  • ST. MARGARETS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 ST. MARGARETS ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7JS

    ODS code M89005

    4.1 km

  • HOLLYOAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    229 STATION ROAD, WYTHALL, BIRMINGHAM, B47 6ET

    ODS code M81083

    4.2 km

  • HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEAUDESERT ROAD, HOLLYWOOD, BIRMINGHAM, B47 5DP

    ODS code M81064

    4.3 km

  • MAYPOLE HEALTH SURGERY Y

    10 SLADEPOOL FARM ROAD, KINGS HEATH, BIRMINGHAM, B14 5DJ

    ODS code M85179

    4.3 km

  • GREEN RIDGE SURGERY

    671 YARDLEY WOOD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B13 0HN

    ODS code M85006

    4.4 km

  • HALL GREEN HEALTH

    979 STRATFORD ROAD, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B28 8BG

    ODS code Y00159

    4.7 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    21 VICTORIA ROAD, ACOCKS GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B27 7XZ

    ODS code M85105

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bishopton Close

    BCT · Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Bishopton Close

    BCT · Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Union Road

    BCT · Shirley

    0.2 miles
  • Harwood Grove

    BCT · Shirley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Solihull 023A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,604 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £165,000 from 1 recorded sale in B90 2AJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Solihull is £334,966 in June 2026, up 4.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

79 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 13 secondary schools. Shirley Heath Junior School is the nearest published school at 302 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,684 published events cover 12 months, averaging 223.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 981 events.

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