Dickens Heath is a planned village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands. Developed from former farmland in the late 1990s, it was conceived as a neo‑traditional village with a compact centre of independent shops, cafes, a pub, a primary school and community facilities, and takes its name from a local Dickens family and the area's former heathland.
Popular with commuters to Birmingham and Solihull, it nevertheless sits close to green‑belt countryside and walking routes, giving a suburban–rural feel; the community is active with clubs, village events and sports teams, and the development has attracted attention for its design and the wider debates it prompted about modern village planning.
Postcode districts covering Dickens Heath
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 5.9 miles
- Coventry 14.2 miles
- Wolverhampton 18.7 miles
- Dudley 13.4 miles
- Walsall 14.4 miles
- West Bromwich 11.8 miles
- Solihull 2.2 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 12.2 miles
- Worcester 20.5 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 14.4 miles
- Nuneaton 17.4 miles
- Cannock 22.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dickens Heath Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Blythe Ward 0.8 miles
- Major's Green Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Tidbury Green Built-up area 1 mile
- Shirley South Ward 1 mile
- Cheswick Green Built-up area 1 mile
- Wythall East Ward 1.2 miles
- Shirley West Ward 1.6 miles
- Terry's Green Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Earlswood Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Hollywood Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Drakes Cross Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Dickens Heath
B90 1RX, B90 1TQ, B90 1TS, B90 1RW, B90 1UE, B90 1TX, B90 1PN, B90 1TE, B90 1FZ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 5.9 miles
- East Midlands Airport 37.4 miles
- Whitlocks End Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Shirley Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Dickens Heath Ad
- Redwings Lodge Solihull 3 1.7 miles
- Crowne Plaza Solihull 4 2.9 miles
- The Limes Country Lodge Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- voco St. John's Solihull 4 3.1 miles
- Hogarths 4 2.6 miles
- Premier Inn Solihull South 3 1.6 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham Birmingham Solihull 4 3.1 miles
- Village Hotel Solihull 3 0.8 miles
- Travelodge Birmingham Maypole 3 2.4 miles
- Genting Hotel Resorts World Birmingham 4 6.5 miles
Schools in Dickens Heath
- Dickens Heath Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Elmdon Hall Country house 4.9 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 5.6 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 6.3 miles
- Ipsley Court Estate 6.6 miles
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 6.7 miles
- Birmingham NEC Museum 6.7 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 6.7 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 7.2 miles
- Hewell Grange Estate 7.9 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 8.7 miles
- Pinley Priory Historic site 9.2 miles
- Millisons Wood Forest 9.8 miles