The postcode B37 6AP is located in Solihull, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. B37 6AP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
B37 6AP is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.2 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 6AP as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.
The closest road name to B37 6AP is Maple Grove which is centered 23 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Kingshurst Way and is 180 m away. The closest railway station is Lea Hall Rail Station, 2.83 km away.
The closest primary school to B37 6AP (for ages 11 and under) is Kingshurst Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on June 12, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst.
Residents reported an average download speed of 183.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18 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 6AP is covered by the West Midlands police force association and Solihull is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to B37 6AP and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to B37 6AP, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode B37 6AP
Introduction | January 1980 |
Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from B37 6AP - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Kingshurst Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Requires improvement (June 12, 2019) | 247 m |
Yorkswood Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Requires improvement (May 16, 2018) | 483 m |
Forest Oak School | Special school | 4-19 | Outstanding (January 22, 2019) | 542 m |
Merstone School | Special school | 2-19 | Outstanding (November 14, 2017) | 542 m |
Smith's Wood Academy | Academy | 11-16 | Requires improvement (May 2, 2019) | 542 m |
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 742 m | |
Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 760 m | |
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 827 m | |
Smith's Wood Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Outstanding (May 4, 2017) | 866 m |
Castle Bromwich Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (November 3, 2021) | 1.03 km |
Hillstone Primary School | Academy | 2-11 | Good (June 28, 2017) | 1.06 km |
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst | Academy | 11-18 | 1.11 km | |
Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School | Maintained school | 2-7 | Good (January 27, 2022) | 1.23 km |
Timberley Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (June 6, 2018) | 1.27 km |
SILVER BIRCH SCHOOL | Special school | 14-16 | Good (June 13, 2019) | 1.28 km |
John Henry Newman Catholic College | Academy | 11-18 | Good (November 11, 2021) | 1.47 km |
Castlewood School | Special school | 4-16 | Requires improvement (November 28, 2019) | 1.56 km |
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) | Academy | 14-19 | Good (February 28, 2019) | 1.74 km |
Fordbridge Community Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (January 16, 2020) | 1.78 km |
Brownmead Primary Academy | Academy | 5-11 | Good (January 9, 2020) | 1.82 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to B37 6AP - Data from Apr 2022
Kingshurst Way | 180 m | |
Chester Rd | 185 m | |
Overgreen Drive | 185 m | |
Silverbirch Rd | 189 m | |
Silverbirch Rd | 217 m | |
Lea Hall Rail Station | 2.83 km | |
Lea Hall Rail Station | 2.85 km | |
Lea Hall Rail Station | 2.86 km | |
East Midlands Airport | 46.56 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to B37 6AP - Data from Dec 2021
Smith's Wood | 552 m | |
York's Wood | 693 m | |
The Decoy | 1.63 km | |
Bosworth's Wood | 1.72 km | |
The Belt | 1.83 km | |
Chelmsley Wood | 1.9 km | |
Parkhall Wood | 2.26 km | |
Parkhill Wood | 2.32 km | |
Langley Hill Wood | 2.5 km | |
Alcott Wood | 2.6 km | |
Grimstock Hill | 2.81 km | |
Chattle Hill | 2.9 km | |
Kent's Moat | 3.48 km | |
Coleshill Pool | 3.96 km | |
Pool Wood | 4.1 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for B37 6AP - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 107 Mbps | 183.8 Mbps | 1096 Mbps |
Upload | 15 Mbps | 18 Mbps | 49 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 92.4 | 14.2 |
300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | 778 | 42.5 |
Energy usage data for B37 6AP - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | West Midlands |
Latitude | 52.49658000 |
Longitude | -1.75330800 |
OS Easting | 416845 |
OS Northing | 0288770 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
West Midlands |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Meriden |
Electoral Ward | Smith's Wood |
Local Authority District | Solihull |
Region / Government Office Region | West Midlands |
European Electoral Region | West Midlands |
Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Greater Birmingham and Solihull Secondary: |
Local Learning and Skills Council | Birmingham and Solihull |
International Territorial Level Code | E08000029 |
Travel To Work Area | Birmingham |
NHS England Region | Midlands |
Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Solihull |
Cancer Alliance | West Midlands |
Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
West Midlands |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Birmingham and Solihull |
Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Hard-pressed living Group: Migration and churn Subgroup: Hard-pressed ethnic mix |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation |
Built-Up Area | West Midlands BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Birmingham BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33020979 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Solihull 004 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Solihull 004A |
Output Area / Small Area | 8D2 |