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Coordinates & Location for B37 5AY
Postcode
B37 5AY
Coordinates
52.4837, -1.7552
Grid reference
SP167873
Easting
416,722
Northing
287,333
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WF6MV+FW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Birmingham
Travel to Work
Birmingham
ITL Region
Solihull
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1155
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1155 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.81.2%
White & Black Caribbean5.9%
Other White2.1%
Caribbean1.9%
Other Asian1.7%
+ 2 other groups · 7.1%
Religion
No religion50.3%
Christian42.0%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
25–3417.9%
35–4916.3%
50–6416.1%
5–99.7%
≤49.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
Other25.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children20.9%
Any member 66+10.6%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent6.6%
+ 7 other households · 28.9%
Administrative Information
Solihull
Local Authority
Council AreaMeriden and Solihull East E14001358
Constituency
E14001358West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Fordbridge
Constituency code
E14001358
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Fordbridge
International Territorial Level
Solihull
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Solihull
Sub ICB Location
NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB - 15E
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Solihull 007B E01010142
E01010142MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Solihull 007 E02002087
E02002087LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Solihull 007B E01010142
E01010142MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Solihull 007 E02002087
E02002087Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 19 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 19 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode B37 5AY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 1155
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010142 and MSOA E02002087 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B37 5AY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near B37 5AY
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 42%
Attainment 8
43.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 62%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
74%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 59%
Attainment 8
31.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
73%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 52%
Attainment 8
30.8
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
55%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 50%
Attainment 8
44.2
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 60%
RWM expected
87%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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