B93 9BL postcode in Knowle and Dorridge, Solihull

B93 9BL is a postcode in Knowle and Dorridge, in the Dorridge & Hockley Heath ward of Solihull. It is in the Meriden and Solihull East 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 can get it. Solihull: 95% Typical price £610,000 Homes sold in B93 9, last 12 months. ▲ 1.7% on the year before Nearest station Dorridge 1.4 km in a straight line

Where B93 9BL is, and what is near it

Map of B93 9BL and what is near it Map of B93 9BL: its centre point, with the 158 other postcodes in the B93 9 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B93 9AA: also in B93 9B93 9AB: also in B93 9B93 9AD: also in B93 9B93 9AH: also in B93 9B93 9AN: also in B93 9B93 9AS: also in B93 9B93 9AW: also in B93 9B93 9AX: also in B93 9B93 9AY: also in B93 9B93 9BA: also in B93 9B93 9BB: also in B93 9B93 9BD: also in B93 9B93 9BE: also in B93 9B93 9BG: also in B93 9B93 9BH: also in B93 9B93 9BJ: also in B93 9B93 9BN: also in B93 9B93 9BP: also in B93 9B93 9BQ: also in B93 9B93 9BS: also in B93 9B93 9BT: also in B93 9B93 9BU: also in B93 9B93 9BW: also in B93 9B93 9BX: also in B93 9B93 9BY: also in B93 9B93 9DA: also in B93 9B93 9DB: also in B93 9B93 9DD: also in B93 9B93 9DE: also in B93 9B93 9DF: also in B93 9B93 9DG: also in B93 9B93 9DL: also in B93 9B93 9DP: also in B93 9B93 9DQ: also in B93 9B93 9DW: also in B93 9B93 9DX: also in B93 9B93 9DY: also in B93 9B93 9DZ: also in B93 9B93 9EA: also in B93 9B93 9EB: also in B93 9B93 9ED: also in B93 9B93 9EE: also in B93 9B93 9EF: also in B93 9B93 9EG: also in B93 9B93 9EH: also in B93 9B93 9EJ: also in B93 9B93 9EL: also in B93 9B93 9EN: also in B93 9B93 9EP: also in B93 9B93 9EQ: also in B93 9B93 9ER: also in B93 9B93 9ES: also in B93 9B93 9ET: also in B93 9B93 9EU: also in B93 9B93 9EW: also in B93 9B93 9EX: also in B93 9B93 9EY: also in B93 9B93 9EZ: also in B93 9B93 9HA: also in B93 9B93 9HH: also in B93 9B93 9HJ: also in B93 9B93 9HL: also in B93 9B93 9HN: also in B93 9B93 9HP: also in B93 9B93 9HR: also in B93 9B93 9HT: also in B93 9B93 9HU: also in B93 9B93 9HW: also in B93 9B93 9HX: also in B93 9B93 9HY: also in B93 9B93 9HZ: also in B93 9B93 9JA: also in B93 9B93 9JB: also in B93 9B93 9JD: also in B93 9B93 9JE: also in B93 9B93 9JF: also in B93 9B93 9JH: also in B93 9B93 9JL: also in B93 9B93 9JN: also in B93 9B93 9JP: also in B93 9B93 9JR: also in B93 9B93 9JS: also in B93 9B93 9JT: also in B93 9B93 9JU: also in B93 9B93 9JW: also in B93 9B93 9JX: also in B93 9B93 9JY: also in B93 9B93 9JZ: also in B93 9B93 9LA: also in B93 9B93 9LB: also in B93 9B93 9LE: also in B93 9B93 9LF: also in B93 9B93 9LG: also in B93 9B93 9LJ: also in B93 9B93 9LQ: also in B93 9B93 9LR: also in B93 9B93 9LS: also in B93 9B93 9LT: also in B93 9B93 9LU: also in B93 9B93 9NE: also in B93 9B93 9NF: also in B93 9B93 9NG: also in B93 9B93 9NH: also in B93 9B93 9NJ: also in B93 9B93 9NL: also in B93 9B93 9NN: also in B93 9B93 9NP: also in B93 9B93 9NQ: also in B93 9B93 9NR: also in B93 9B93 9NS: also in B93 9B93 9NT: also in B93 9B93 9NU: also in B93 9B93 9NW: also in B93 9B93 9NX: also in B93 9B93 9PA: also in B93 9B93 9PB: also in B93 9B93 9PD: also in B93 9B93 9PE: also in B93 9B93 9PG: also in B93 9B93 9PN: also in B93 9B93 9PP: also in B93 9B93 9PQ: also in B93 9B93 9PR: also in B93 9B93 9PS: also in B93 9B93 9PW: also in B93 9B93 9QA: also in B93 9B93 9QE: also in B93 9B93 9QF: also in B93 9B93 9QG: also in B93 9B93 9QH: also in B93 9B93 9QJ: also in B93 9B93 9QL: also in B93 9B93 9QN: also in B93 9B93 9QP: also in B93 9B93 9QQ: also in B93 9B93 9QR: also in B93 9B93 9QS: also in B93 9B93 9QT: also in B93 9B93 9QU: also in B93 9B93 9QW: also in B93 9B93 9QX: also in B93 9B93 9QY: also in B93 9B93 9RA: also in B93 9B93 9RB: also in B93 9B93 9RD: also in B93 9B93 9RE: also in B93 9B93 9RF: also in B93 9 GP 4.1 kmKnowle B93 9BL Map of B93 9BL and what is near it Map of B93 9BL: its centre point, with the 158 other postcodes in the B93 9 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 4.1 kmKnowle B93 9BL
  • B93 9BL
  • Other postcodes in B93 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 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 52.3843, longitude -1.7571)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B93 9BL?

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 B93 9BL?

Every home and business at B93 9BL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Solihull: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Solihull: 99%

The line marks the figure across Solihull.

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 B93 9BL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council's days for B93 9BL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for B93 9BL 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 B93 9BL 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 B93 9BL.

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 B93 9BL: 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 B93 9BL 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 B93 9BL?

Homes in B93 9 sold for a typical £610,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 79 sales, up 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£610,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£600,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £697,500 55 sales
  • Semi-detached £532,110 17 sales
  • Terraced Not enough sales to price (2)
  • Flat or maisonette £225,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole B93 district: a typical £560,000 from 230 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 B93 9BL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in B93 9BL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 August 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 B93 9BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around B93 9BL. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (51%). 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 B93 9BL

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 £3,662 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,686.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,465
Band Babout 10 (1%)£1,709
Band Cabout 40 (6%)£1,953
Band Dabout 130 (19%)£2,197
Band Eabout 260 (38%)£2,686
Band Fabout 190 (28%)£3,174
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£3,662
Band Hwithheld£4,395

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 51% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

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 B93 9BL is in (ONS area E01010150), rounded by the VOA.

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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 B93 9BL?

The nearest open schools to B93 9BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B93 9BL, 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 B93 9BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B93 9BL is Dorridge Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Dorridge Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Widney Manor Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Widney Road, 103 m away.

More stations near B93 9BL, 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 B93 9BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B93 9BL, 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 B93 9BL?

0 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B93 9BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 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 B93 9BL?

The nearest to the centre of B93 9BL, 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 B93 9BL?

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 B93 9BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B93 9BL, 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 B93 9BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B93 9BL, 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 B93 9BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of B93 9BL 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 B93 9BL in a conservation area?

The centre of B93 9BL 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 B93 9BL?

Police.uk records 52 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B93 9BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences16 reports
Public order10 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Vehicle crime4 reports
Burglary3 reports

Also: other crime 3, other theft 2, anti-social behaviour 1.

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 B93 9BL

Ward
Dorridge & Hockley Heath
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Knowle and Dorridge
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

B93 9BJ50 mB93 9BT80 mB93 9BY100 mB93 9BW150 mB93 9AS150 mB93 9BN150 m
All of B93

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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