B93 9RD

Dorridge & Hockley Heath · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Solihull
Local authority
Solihull
Postcode district
B93
Postcode sector
B93 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B93 9RE 58 m
B93 9BH 75 m
B93 9BQ 108 m
B93 9AS 127 m
B93 9BE 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B93 9RD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B93
Postcode sector
B93 9
Latitude
52.386327
Longitude
-1.759484
British National Grid easting
416,466
British National Grid northing
276,503

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Solihull · E08000029
Parish or community
E43000265
Output area
E00051320
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 028A · E01010150
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 028 · E02002108

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Property

At this postcode

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Rickard Close, Knowle, Solihull, B93 9RD 23 October 2025 £540,000
7, Rickard Close, Knowle, Solihull, B93 9RD 1 August 2023 £500,000
2, Rickard Close, Knowle, Solihull, B93 9RD 29 July 2022 £635,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
23
Secondary
5
  1. Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School

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    107 m
  2. St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School

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    1.0 km
  3. Dorridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
516
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 195
  • Vehicle crime 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Burglary 47
  • Shoplifting 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

15 female, 12 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.3
B93 9 residents
8,044

Age bands in B93 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,387 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

713 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.5%

1,323 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

2,259 residents

Age 65 and over
29.3%

2,356 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B93 9 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

4

within 5 km

  • ARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89030

    1.2 km

  • DORRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89010

    1.6 km

  • SOLIHULL HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code M89017

    3.9 km

  • GPS HEALTHCARE

    198 TANWORTH LANE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, B90 4DD

    ODS code M89003

    4.6 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

  • Widney Stores

    BCT · Bentley Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Widney Stores

    BCT · Bentley Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Four Ashes Road

    BCT · Bentley Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Widney Road

    BCT · Bentley Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Widney Road

    BCT · Bentley Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Solihull 028A, 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

33,653 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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
1
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 £540,000 from 3 recorded sales in B93 9RD. 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 107 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

516 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 195 events.

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