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Coordinates & Location for B37 5LP
Postcode
B37 5LP
Coordinates
52.4865, -1.7440
Grid reference
SP174876
Easting
417,478
Northing
287,652
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WF7P4+J9
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.
1508
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1508 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.82.1%
White & Black Caribbean3.5%
Caribbean3.4%
Other White2.5%
Pakistani2.2%
+ 1 other groups · 6.4%
Religion
No religion45.7%
Christian44.4%
Muslim4.3%
Not answered4.3%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
35–4915.9%
25–3415.2%
≤410.1%
65–747.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Other32.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children18.0%
Any member 66+11.9%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent6.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.0%
+ 7 other households · 25.1%
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 006D E01010141
E01010141MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Solihull 006 E02002086
E02002086LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Solihull 006D E01010141
E01010141MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Solihull 006 E02002086
E02002086Urban: 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
June 1998
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> PresentJune 1998 — Introduced
Postcode B37 5LP 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: 1508
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010141 and MSOA E02002086 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B37 5LP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1998
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~28 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near B37 5LP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 59%
Attainment 8
31.9
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 52%
Attainment 8
30.8
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 42%
Attainment 8
43.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 62%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 62%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 64%
RWM expected
46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
47%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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