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B46 1AX area guide

Who lives in B46 1AX, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Coleshill & Water Orton
Council
North Warwickshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,864 (2024)
At a glance

What B46 1AX is like

B46 1AX is a postcode in the Coleshill & Water Orton neighbourhood of North Warwickshire. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,864 people. 60% of households own their home, 18.9% rent privately and 20.9% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 55–59, and 52.6% 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 B46 1 sold for a median of £275,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How B46 1AX compares

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

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle — 39.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£275,000

Median over 85 sales in B46 1, +1.9% on the year before.

TransportMore
2.0/ 10

Limited — 0 stations within a mile, 12 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
75%

of 4 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore
£52,727

Average a year, before tax — higher than 50% 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.

  1. 01
    An older population

    30% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

B46 1AX FAQs

01
Is B46 1AX a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 4.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 39.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 75% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10 (limited).
02
How much does a house cost in B46 1AX?

The median sale price over the last year was £275,000.

Homes in B46 1 sold for a median of £275,000 across 85 sales in the year to August 2026, +1.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.
03
Is B46 1AX safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around B46 1AX, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in B46 1AX?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 55–59, at 8.2% of residents. 60% of households own their home. The most common home is terraced (27.3%).
05
Which council covers B46 1AX?

B46 1AX is in North Warwickshire.

B46 1AX is in North Warwickshire, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is B46 1AX?

Connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10.

There are 12 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Coleshill Parkway Rail Station, 1.1 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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