Bickenhill and Marston Green sit on the north‑west edge of Solihull, a short hop from Birmingham and dominated by transport links - most notably Birmingham Airport, the National Exhibition Centre and Birmingham International station - which give the area an outsized economic role for what began as small villages. The parish blends commuter suburbs and pockets of light industry with stretches of greenbelt and parkland, so it feels both connected and semi‑rural.
Historically the settlements have a long rural pedigree, with village centres, historic buildings and local traditions that survive alongside the modern airport economy; Elmdon Park and surrounding farmland offer countryside close to the motorway network centred on the M42. Socially it’s a mixed community of long‑standing residents and newer arrivals who work locally or commute into Birmingham, and village halls, pubs and schools help keep a distinct local identity.
Postcode districts covering Bickenhill and Marston Green
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 6.5 miles
- Coventry 9.8 miles
- Wolverhampton 19.5 miles
- Dudley 15.9 miles
- Walsall 13.6 miles
- West Bromwich 12.1 miles
- Solihull 4.5 miles
- Burton upon Trent 24.5 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 8.7 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 13.7 miles
- Nuneaton 11 miles
- Cannock 20.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Little Packington Parish 1.3 miles
- Bickenhill Ward 1.4 miles
- Hampton in Arden Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Chelmsley Wood Parish 1.7 miles
- Elmdon Ward 2.2 miles
- Fordbridge Parish 2.2 miles
- Catherine-de-Barnes Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Kingshurst and Fordbridge Ward 2.4 miles
- Great Packington Parish 2.5 miles
- Sheldon Ward 2.7 miles
- Coleshill South Ward 2.7 miles
- Kingshurst Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Bickenhill and Marston Green
B37 7FT, B37 5NS, B37 5NY, B37 7RZ, B37 7GQ, B37 7EW, B37 7YP, B37 7HH, B37 7YS … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 1 mile
- East Midlands Airport 30.9 miles
- Birmingham International Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Marston Green Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels in Bickenhill and Marston Green Ad
- Genting Hotel Resorts World Birmingham 4
- Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Airport 4
- Novotel Birmingham Airport Hotel 4
- ibis Birmingham Airport - NEC 3
- Moxy Birmingham NEC and Airport 3
- Arden Hotel And Leisure Club 3
- Crowne Plaza Birmingham NEC 4
- ibis budget Birmingham Airport Terminal Building - NEC 2
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Airport NEC 3
- Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport NEC 4
Schools in Bickenhill and Marston Green
- Marston Green Infant Academy Primary
- Marston Green Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 0.2 miles
- Birmingham NEC Museum 0.2 miles
- Elmdon Hall Country house 1.9 miles
- Millisons Wood Forest 4.7 miles
- Hams Hall Estate 6 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 6.3 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 7.3 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 7.4 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 7.8 miles
- University of Warwick University 8.5 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 9.1 miles
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 9.4 miles