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B27 6RL area guide

Who lives in B27 6RL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Lyndon North
Council: Solihull
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,477 (2024)

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At a glance

What B27 6RL is like

B27 6RL is a postcode in the Lyndon North neighbourhood of Solihull. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,477 people. 82.7% of households own their home, 15.3% rent privately and 1.7% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 30–34, and 65.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in B27 6 sold for a median of £222,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How B27 6RL compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle — 22.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£222,500

Median over 92 sales in B27 6, −7.3% on the year before.

TransportMore

7.0/ 10

Very good — 2 stations within a mile, 50 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

88%

of 16 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore

£58,961

Average a year, before tax — higher than 64% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

01
A young populationPositive
24.1% of residents are 20 to 34 — the age group that rents most — against 19.6% across England.
02
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in B27 6 is down 7.3% on the year before.
03
Well connectedPositive
2 stations within a mile and 50 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
82.7% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

B27 6RL FAQs

Is B27 6RL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 7.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 88% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10 (very good).

How much does a house cost in B27 6RL?

The median sale price over the last year was £222,500.

Homes in B27 6 sold for a median of £222,500 across 92 sales in the year to August 2026, −7.3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is B27 6RL safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around B27 6RL, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in B27 6RL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 30–34, at 10.6% of residents. 82.7% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (69.6%).

Which council covers B27 6RL?

B27 6RL is in Solihull.

B27 6RL is in Solihull, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is B27 6RL?

Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10.

There are 50 bus stops within 800m and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 7.0 out of 10 (very good). The nearest station is Acocks Green Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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