B94 6EH

Dorridge & Hockley Heath · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Solihull
Postcode district
B94
Postcode sector
B94 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B94 6PS 62 m
B94 6EJ 334 m
B94 6AS 339 m
B94 6PT 388 m
B94 6PU 617 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B94 6EH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B94
Postcode sector
B94 6
Latitude
52.356604
Longitude
-1.745930
British National Grid easting
417,400
British National Grid northing
273,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Solihull · E08000029
Parish or community
E43000265
Output area
E00051462
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 028F · E01010188
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 028 · E02002108

Postcode source versions

Explore B94

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Dorridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  3. Lapworth CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
68
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Burglary 5
  • Vehicle crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B94 6 residents
4,079

Age bands in B94 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

578 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

340 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.8%

692 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,062 residents

Age 65 and over
23.5%

819 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • DORRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89010

    1.8 km

  • LAPWORTH SURGERY

    OLD WARWICK ROAD, LAPWORTH, SOLIHULL, B94 6LH

    ODS code M84620

    2.4 km

  • ARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89030

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • The Railway

    BCT · Dorridge

    0.9 miles
  • The Railway

    BCT · Dorridge

    0.9 miles
  • Hansell Drive

    BCT · Dorridge

    1.0 miles
  • Hansell Drive

    BCT · Dorridge

    1.0 miles
  • Ernsford Close

    BCT · Dorridge

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Solihull 028F, 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

32,896 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Dorridge 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

68 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 34 events.

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