B36 9SY postcode in Birmingham, Solihull

B36 9SY is a postcode in Birmingham, in the Castle Bromwich ward of Solihull. It is in the Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at B36 9SY can get it Across Solihull: 95% Typical price £283,750 Homes sold in B36 9, last 12 months. ▲ 9.6% on the year before Nearest station Water Orton 2.7 km in a straight line

Where B36 9SY is, and what is near it

Map of B36 9SY and what is near it Map of B36 9SY: its centre point, with the 173 other postcodes in the B36 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A452 B36 9AG: also in B36 9B36 9AL: also in B36 9B36 9AN: also in B36 9B36 9AP: also in B36 9B36 9AR: also in B36 9B36 9AS: also in B36 9B36 9AT: also in B36 9B36 9AU: also in B36 9B36 9AX: also in B36 9B36 9AY: also in B36 9B36 9BA: also in B36 9B36 9BE: also in B36 9B36 9BG: also in B36 9B36 9BH: also in B36 9B36 9BU: also in B36 9B36 9BX: also in B36 9B36 9DJ: also in B36 9B36 9DL: also in B36 9B36 9DN: also in B36 9B36 9DP: also in B36 9B36 9DR: also in B36 9B36 9DS: also in B36 9B36 9DT: also in B36 9B36 9DU: also in B36 9B36 9DY: also in B36 9B36 9DZ: also in B36 9B36 9EA: also in B36 9B36 9EB: also in B36 9B36 9ED: also in B36 9B36 9EE: also in B36 9B36 9EF: also in B36 9B36 9EG: also in B36 9B36 9EH: also in B36 9B36 9EJ: also in B36 9B36 9EP: also in B36 9B36 9EQ: also in B36 9B36 9ER: also in B36 9B36 9ES: also in B36 9B36 9ET: also in B36 9B36 9EU: also in B36 9B36 9EX: also in B36 9B36 9EY: also in B36 9B36 9HA: also in B36 9B36 9HB: also in B36 9B36 9PB: also in B36 9B36 9SB: also in B36 9B36 9SD: also in B36 9B36 9SE: also in B36 9B36 9SF: also in B36 9B36 9SG: also in B36 9B36 9SH: also in B36 9B36 9SJ: also in B36 9B36 9SL: also in B36 9B36 9SN: also in B36 9B36 9SP: also in B36 9B36 9SQ: also in B36 9B36 9SR: also in B36 9B36 9SS: also in B36 9B36 9ST: also in B36 9B36 9SU: also in B36 9B36 9SW: also in B36 9B36 9SX: also in B36 9B36 9SZ: also in B36 9B36 9TE: also in B36 9B36 9TF: also in B36 9B36 9TH: also in B36 9B36 9TP: also in B36 9B36 9TR: also in B36 9B36 9TW: also in B36 9B36 9UJ: also in B36 9B36 9UQ: also in B36 9 2 places, 700 m–2.9 kmPark Hall Academy 1.0 kmCastle Bromwich B36 9SY Map of B36 9SY and what is near it Map of B36 9SY: its centre point, with the 173 other postcodes in the B36 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A452M6 3 places, 700 m–2.9 kmCastle Bromwich B36 9SY
  • B36 9SY
  • Other postcodes in B36 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5060, longitude -1.7775)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B36 9SY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at B36 9SY?

Every home and business at B36 9SY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B36 9SY 100% Solihull 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B36 9SY 100% Solihull 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at B36 9SY?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for B36 9SY.

Check the bin days for B36 9SY on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is B36 9SY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include B36 9SY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Solihull

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for B36 9SY: 2,669 properties in Solihull are at high risk (2.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Solihull

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of B36 9SY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near B36 9SY?

Homes in B36 9 sold for a typical £283,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 100 sales, up 9.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£283,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£258,900 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £380,000 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £300,000 30 sales
  • Terraced £233,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £130,000 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole B36 district: a typical £255,000 from 275 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in B36 9SY

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in B36 9SY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 6 November 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near B36 9SY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 520 homes in the neighbourhood around B36 9SY. The largest share of them, 40%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (62%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around B36 9SY

Band D in Solihull for 2026‑27: £2,197. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,709 (band B) to £2,686 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,709.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,465
Band Babout 210 (40%)£1,709
Band Cabout 70 (13%)£1,953
Band Dabout 140 (27%)£2,197
Band Eabout 100 (19%)£2,686
Band Fwithheld£3,174
Band Gfewer than 5£3,662
Band Hfewer than 5£4,395

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 62% 1965 to 1982
  6. 38% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Solihull before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of B36 9SY is in (ONS area E01010118), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near B36 9SY?

The nearest open schools to B36 9SY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B36 9SY, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to B36 9SY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B36 9SY is Water Orton Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Water Orton Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Lea Hall Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Whateley Green, 177 m away.

More stations near B36 9SY, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near B36 9SY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B36 9SY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near B36 9SY?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B36 9SY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Toyota World Fort Dunlop Electric Charging Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near B36 9SY?

The nearest to the centre of B36 9SY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to B36 9SY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near B36 9SY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B36 9SY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near B36 9SY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B36 9SY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near B36 9SY?

The nearest vets to the centre of B36 9SY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is B36 9SY in a conservation area?

The centre of B36 9SY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near B36 9SY?

Police.uk records 311 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B36 9SY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences127 reports
Criminal damage and arson33 reports
Shoplifting30 reports
Vehicle crime29 reports
Other theft19 reports
Public order15 reports

Also: possession of weapons 13, drugs 11, burglary 8, robbery 8, anti-social behaviour 6, theft from the person 6, other crime 4, bicycle theft 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for B36 9SY

Ward
Castle Bromwich
Parish
Castle Bromwich
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Birmingham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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B36 9SZ60 mB36 9SQ90 mB36 9SG100 mB36 9ED110 mB36 9ER140 mB36 9SX140 m
All of B36

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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