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B93 8SJ

Dorridge & Hockley Heath · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Dorridge & Hockley Heath
Local authority
Solihull
Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East
Postcode district
B93
Postcode sector
B93 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B93 8SY 47 m
B93 8TG 65 m
B93 8EF 80 m
B93 8TF 81 m
B93 8TE 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B93 8SJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B93
Postcode sector
B93 8
Latitude
52.373725
Longitude
-1.764928
British National Grid easting
416,100
British National Grid northing
275,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Solihull · E08000029
Electoral ward
Dorridge & Hockley Heath · E05016420
Parish or community
E43000265
Westminster constituency
Meriden and Solihull East · E14001358
Output area
E00051476
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 028E · E01010187
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 028 · E02002108

Postcode source versions

Explore B93

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. Dorridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  2. St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
373
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 148
  • Vehicle crime 49
  • Shoplifting 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Burglary 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B93 8 residents
8,095

Age bands in B93 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

1,502 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

801 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

1,486 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

2,276 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

1,818 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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • DORRIDGE SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 3 AVENUE ROAD, DORRIDGE, SOLIHULL, B93 8LH

    ODS code M89010

    882 m

  • ARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    DOWNING CLOSE, STATION ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, B93 0QA

    ODS code M89030

    1.5 km

  • LAPWORTH SURGERY

    OLD WARWICK ROAD, LAPWORTH, SOLIHULL, B94 6LH

    ODS code M84620

    4.7 km

  • GPS HEALTHCARE

    198 TANWORTH LANE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, B90 4DD

    ODS code M89003

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Ernsford Close

    BCT · Dorridge

    0.4 miles

  • Hansell Drive

    BCT · Dorridge

    0.4 miles

  • Ernsford Close

    BCT · Dorridge

    0.4 miles

  • Hansell Drive

    BCT · Dorridge

    0.4 miles

  • Beckford Croft

    BCT · Dorridge

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Solihull 028E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,313 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Dorridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

373 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 148 events.

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