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B94 6RY

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
B94
Postcode sector
B94 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B94 6EA 153 m
B94 6DP 401 m
B94 6DZ 499 m
B94 6NS 519 m
B94 6EB 599 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B94 6RY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B94
Postcode sector
B94 6
Latitude
52.366280
Longitude
-1.783531
British National Grid easting
414,836
British National Grid northing
274,268

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
E04012012
Westminster constituency
Meriden and Solihull East · E14001358
Output area
E00185033
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 029D · E01010183
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 029 · E02002109

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
17
Secondary
5

  1. Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  2. Cheswick Green Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km

  3. Dorridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
208
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 66
  • Other theft 30
  • Vehicle crime 30
  • Shoplifting 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B94 6 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

5

within 5 km

  • DORRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M89010

    2.3 km

  • ARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M89030

    3.0 km

  • GPS HEALTHCARE

    198 TANWORTH LANE, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, B90 4DD

    ODS code M89003

    4.3 km

  • TANWORTH-IN-ARDEN MED CTR

    THE BIRCHES, BROAD LANE, TANWORTH-IN-ARDEN, SOLIHULL, B94 5DP

    ODS code M84047

    4.7 km

  • LAPWORTH SURGERY

    OLD WARWICK ROAD, LAPWORTH, SOLIHULL, B94 6LH

    ODS code M84620

    4.9 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

  • Kineton Lane

    BCT · Illshaw Heath

    0.0 miles

  • Kineton Lane

    BCT · Illshaw Heath

    0.0 miles

  • Stratford Road

    BCT · Illshaw Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Box Trees Road

    BCT · Hockley Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Box Trees Road

    BCT · Hockley Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Solihull 029D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,349 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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.

Schools

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

208 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 66 events.

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