The typical property in B90

B90 sits in Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and covers Shirley, parts of Olton, and the Cranmore industrial estate. Solihull MBC is a separate council from Birmingham, which matters for planning, council tax and HMO rules. Housing is mixed: 1930s detached and semi-detached along the Stratford Road and Cranmore Boulevard, postwar council semis transferred to housing association, and significant newer development around Shirley town centre and the Cranmore industrial estate.

Shirley station sits on the North Warwickshire line into Birmingham Moor Street and Snow Hill. The A34 Stratford Road runs through the outcode and is part of the Sprint bus rapid transit corridor. Solihull town centre (B91) sits immediately east and is a major retail and employment destination.

Employment patterns include the JLR Solihull plant in adjacent B92, retail employment in Solihull town centre and Shirley, and commuting into central Birmingham. Land Rover Solihull remains a dominant manufacturing presence in the wider area.

Schools are Solihull MBC maintained provision. Demographics skew towards working and commuter families with high owner-occupation rates.

Solihull MBC does not operate the citywide additional HMO licensing scheme that Birmingham does, and there is no equivalent citywide Article 4 Direction. The Renters' Rights Act 2026 has abolished Section 21 evictions. The proposed 2030 EPC C standard, if enacted, will be a meaningful cost on 1930s semi stock.