Dickens Heath

Dickens Heath is covered by postcode district B90. It is in the Solihull council area, England.

Typical price £229,000 Homes sold in Dickens Heath, last 12 months. ▼ 24% on the year before Gigabit broadband 70 of 97 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Dickens Heath, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Dickens Heath, by flood risk Of the 98 postcodes in Dickens Heath that ONS places, 98 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Dickens Heath. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. B90 1FF: not on the flood risk listB90 1FH: not on the flood risk listB90 1FJ: not on the flood risk listB90 1FL: not on the flood risk listB90 1FN: not on the flood risk listB90 1FQ: not on the flood risk listB90 1FR: not on the flood risk listB90 1FS: not on the flood risk listB90 1FT: not on the flood risk listB90 1FU: not on the flood risk listB90 1FW: not on the flood risk listB90 1FX: not on the flood risk listB90 1FY: not on the flood risk listB90 1FZ: not on the flood risk listB90 1GA: not on the flood risk listB90 1GB: not on the flood risk listB90 1GD: not on the flood risk listB90 1GE: not on the flood risk listB90 1GF: not on the flood risk listB90 1GG: not on the flood risk listB90 1GH: not on the flood risk listB90 1GJ: not on the flood risk listB90 1GL: not on the flood risk listB90 1GN: not on the flood risk listB90 1GT: not on the flood risk listB90 1GU: not on the flood risk listB90 1NA: not on the flood risk listB90 1NY: not on the flood risk listB90 1NZ: not on the flood risk listB90 1PB: not on the flood risk listB90 1PF: not on the flood risk listB90 1PU: not on the flood risk listB90 1QD: not on the flood risk listB90 1QG: not on the flood risk listB90 1QH: not on the flood risk listB90 1QJ: not on the flood risk listB90 1QL: not on the flood risk listB90 1QN: not on the flood risk listB90 1QQ: not on the flood risk listB90 1RA: not on the flood risk listB90 1RB: not on the flood risk listB90 1RG: not on the flood risk listB90 1RL: not on the flood risk listB90 1RN: not on the flood risk listB90 1RP: not on the flood risk listB90 1RQ: not on the flood risk listB90 1RR: not on the flood risk listB90 1RS: not on the flood risk listB90 1RT: not on the flood risk listB90 1RW: not on the flood risk listB90 1RX: not on the flood risk listB90 1RY: not on the flood risk listB90 1RZ: not on the flood risk listB90 1SA: not on the flood risk listB90 1SB: not on the flood risk listB90 1SD: not on the flood risk listB90 1SE: not on the flood risk listB90 1SF: not on the flood risk listB90 1SG: not on the flood risk listB90 1SH: not on the flood risk listB90 1SJ: not on the flood risk listB90 1SL: not on the flood risk listB90 1SN: not on the flood risk listB90 1SP: not on the flood risk listB90 1SQ: not on the flood risk listB90 1SR: not on the flood risk listB90 1SS: not on the flood risk listB90 1ST: not on the flood risk listB90 1SU: not on the flood risk listB90 1SW: not on the flood risk listB90 1SX: not on the flood risk listB90 1SY: not on the flood risk listB90 1SZ: not on the flood risk listB90 1TA: not on the flood risk listB90 1TB: not on the flood risk listB90 1TD: not on the flood risk listB90 1TE: not on the flood risk listB90 1TF: not on the flood risk listB90 1TG: not on the flood risk listB90 1TH: not on the flood risk listB90 1TJ: not on the flood risk listB90 1TN: not on the flood risk listB90 1TP: not on the flood risk listB90 1TQ: not on the flood risk listB90 1TR: not on the flood risk listB90 1TS: not on the flood risk listB90 1TT: not on the flood risk listB90 1TU: not on the flood risk listB90 1TW: not on the flood risk listB90 1TX: not on the flood risk listB90 1TY: not on the flood risk listB90 1TZ: not on the flood risk listB90 1UA: not on the flood risk listB90 1UB: not on the flood risk listB90 1UD: not on the flood risk listB90 1UE: not on the flood risk listB90 1UF: not on the flood risk listB90 1UG: not on the flood risk list Dickens Heath Map of every postcode in Dickens Heath, by flood risk Of the 98 postcodes in Dickens Heath that ONS places, 98 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Dickens Heath. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Dickens Heath
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 98

Of the 98 postcodes in Dickens Heath that ONS places, 98 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.3851, longitude -1.8372. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in Dickens Heath?

Homes sold for a typical £229,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 24% on the 12 months before. At 70 of the 97 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 98 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Gps Healthcare, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Whitlocks End, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Dickens Heath?

Homes in Dickens Heath sold for a typical £229,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 86 sales, down 24% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£229,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£301,250
12 months to August 2026
£229,000

▼ down 24% on the 12 months before

Detached£675,000 19 sales
Semi-detached£342,000 13 sales
Terraced£338,750 8 sales
Flat or maisonette£171,250 46 sales

Across the whole B90 district, Dickens Heath's main postcode district: a typical £340,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Dickens Heath: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Dickens Heath?

2 of the 98 postcodes now in use in Dickens Heath came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 94 homes sold in Dickens Heath were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the B90 district, 10%.

The newest postcodes

B90 1GUsince November 2025B90 1GTsince October 2022

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Dickens HeathAcross the B90 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 86 (0%) 5 of 631 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 94 (0%) 93 of 904 (10%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Dickens Heath?

Ofcom reports on 97 of the 98 postcodes in Dickens Heath. At 70 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit70 of 97
Postcodes where every home can get superfast89 of 97

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Dickens Heath at risk of flooding?

None of the 98 postcodes in Dickens Heath is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Dickens Heath?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Dickens Heath. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Dickens Heath?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Dickens Heath is Whitlocks End Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Whitlocks End Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Wythall Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Shirley Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Dickens Heath?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Dickens Heath. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Dickens Heath safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 634 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Dickens Heath over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 56 September 2025
  2. 57 October 2025
  3. 58 November 2025
  4. 44 December 2025
  5. 41 January 2026
  6. 43 February 2026
  7. 45 March 2026
  8. 52 April 2026
  9. 47 May 2026
  10. 67 June 2026
  11. 65 July 2026
  12. 59 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences266 reports
Vehicle crime94 reports
Criminal damage and arson59 reports
Public order54 reports
Other theft39 reports
Burglary36 reports
Anti-social behaviour28 reports
Other crime16 reports

Also: drugs 11, shoplifting 10, possession of weapons 10, robbery 6, bicycle theft 4, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Dickens Heath?

Council
Solihull
Parliamentary constituency
Solihull West and Shirley
Police force area
West Midlands
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
MP
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Conservative)

All 98 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Dickens Heath postcodes

98 postcodes in use in Dickens Heath, by district:

B90 postcode district,98 postcodes

That district is in the B postcode area.

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Places near Dickens Heath

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Dickens Heath's £229,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Cheswick Green1.6 km, £318,000Wythall2.7 km, £373,000Hollywood2.9 km, £385,000Solihull4.3 km, £340,000Hockley Heath5.4 km, £409,000Knowle and Dorridge6.0 km, £560,000Alvechurch9.4 km, £340,000Birmingham9.9 km, £231,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Dickens Heath

What is it like to live in Dickens Heath?
Homes sold for a typical £229,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 24% on the 12 months before. At 70 of the 97 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 98 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Gps Healthcare, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Whitlocks End, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Dickens Heath?
Dickens Heath is covered by postcode district B90, across 98 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Dickens Heath in?
Dickens Heath is in the Solihull council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Dickens Heath?
Dickens Heath is in the Solihull West and Shirley parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Dickens Heath?
Homes in Dickens Heath sold for a typical £229,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 86 sales, down 24% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Dickens Heath?
In Dickens Heath, primary schools at its postcodes include Dickens Heath Community Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is The Island Project School, 1.1 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Dickens Heath have a railway station?
Yes: Whitlocks End is 1.2 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Dickens Heath, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Dickens Heath?
Ofcom reports on 97 of the 98 postcodes in Dickens Heath. At 70 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Dickens Heath at risk of flooding?
None of the 98 postcodes in Dickens Heath is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Dickens Heath?
2 of the 98 postcodes now in use in Dickens Heath came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 94 homes sold in Dickens Heath were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the B90 district, 10%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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