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 miles9.4 km
- Coventry 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Wolverhampton 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Dudley 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Walsall 14.4 miles23.1 km
- West Bromwich 11.8 miles19 km
- Solihull 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Sutton Coldfield 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Worcester 20.5 miles33.1 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Nuneaton 17.4 miles28 km
- Cannock 22.8 miles36.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Dickens Heath Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Blythe Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Major's Green Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Tidbury Green Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Shirley South Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Cheswick Green Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Wythall East Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Shirley West Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Terry's Green Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Earlswood Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hollywood Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Drakes Cross Ward 2 miles3.2 km
Example postcodes in Dickens Heath
B90 1TE, B90 1FS, B90 1SR, B90 1NZ, B90 1RS, B90 1TA, B90 1SF, B90 1UG, B90 1TZ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 5.9 miles9.5 km
- East Midlands Airport 37.4 miles60.1 km
- Whitlocks End Railway Station 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Shirley Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
Hotels near Dickens Heath Ad
- Redwings Lodge Solihull 3 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Hogarths 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Nuthurst Grange Country House Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Crowne Plaza Solihull 4 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Village Hotel Solihull 4 0.8 miles1.3 km
- The King's Arms by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Hampton Manor 5 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Tri-Star Hotel 3 5.6 miles9 km
- Greswolde Arms Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Voco St. John's Solihull 4 3.1 miles5 km
Schools in Dickens Heath
- Dickens Heath Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Elmdon Hall Country house 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 5.6 miles9 km
- St Andrew's Stadium 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Ipsley Court Estate 6.6 miles10.6 km
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 6.7 miles10.8 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Hewell Grange Estate 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Villa Park Stadium 8.7 miles14 km
- Pinley Priory Historic site 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 9.8 miles15.8 km