Postcode B37 5BU (Solihull)

The postcode B37 5BU is located in Solihull, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. B37 5BU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

B37 5BU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of B37 5BU as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Multi-ethnic hardship.

The closest road name to B37 5BU is Crabtree Drive which is centered 63 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Shelly Close and is 139 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 3.39 km away at Birmingham International Airport (Air-Rail link) The closest railway station is Marston Green Rail Station, 1.52 km away.

The closest primary school to B37 5BU (for ages 11 and under) is Fordbridge Community Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 16, 2020. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is John Henry Newman Catholic College. The last OFSTED inspection on November 11, 2021 rated this school as Good

Residents reported an average download speed of 120.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for B37 5BU is covered by the West Midlands police force association and Solihull is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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