The Olton electoral ward sits in the north of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. It is a predominantly residential, leafy suburb on the edge of the West Midlands conurbation, known as a commuter area for Birmingham, with good rail and road links via Olton railway station. Housing is a mix of late‑Victorian and Edwardian villas, interwar semis and later infill, and the ward includes small shopping parades, cafés and schools serving a mainly owner‑occupier community.
Historically Olton expanded after the arrival of the railway in the late nineteenth century and still retains pockets of conservation areas, mature trees and nearby Green Belt countryside that give parts of the ward a semi‑rural feel. Socially and culturally it has an active community life centred on village‑style amenities and local groups, while the local economy is largely residential and service‑led with many people commuting into central Birmingham or the wider Solihull business districts.
Postcode districts covering Olton
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 3.7 miles6 km
- Coventry 13 miles20.9 km
- Wolverhampton 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Dudley 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Walsall 12.2 miles19.6 km
- West Bromwich 10 miles16.1 km
- Solihull 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Sutton Coldfield 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Worcester 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Nuneaton 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Cannock 20.3 miles32.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Acocks Green Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Lyndon Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Solihull Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Hall Green North Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Shirley East Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Silhill Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- South Yardley Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Elmdon Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Tyseley & Hay Mills Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- St. Alphege Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Hall Green South Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Sheldon Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Olton
B90 3PE, B90 3PA, B92 7JT, B28 9NZ, B92 7JX, B27 7AF, B92 7DU, B92 7DP, B92 7DE … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 2.9 miles4.7 km
- East Midlands Airport 34.1 miles54.8 km
- Olton Railway Station 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Acocks Green Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
Hotels near Olton Ad
- Tri-Star Hotel 3 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Redwings Lodge Solihull 3 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Hampton Manor 5 4.4 miles7 km
- Crowne Plaza Solihull 4 2 miles3.1 km
- Genting Hotel & Spa at Resorts World Birmingham 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Moxy Birmingham Nec 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Bridge House Hotel 3 1.2 miles2 km
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Voco St. John's Solihull 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Ababeel Restaurant & Hotel 1.3 miles2.1 km
Schools in Olton
- Kineton Green Primary School Primary
- Langley School Secondary
- Oak Cottage Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School Primary
- Reynalds Cross School Special
- St Margaret's C of E Primary School Primary
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley Primary
Local points of interest
- Elmdon Hall Country house 1.9 miles3 km
- St Andrew's Stadium 3.9 miles6.2 km
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 4 miles6.4 km
- Birmingham NEC Museum 4 miles6.4 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 4.8 miles7.7 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 5 miles8 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Villa Park Stadium 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Millisons Wood Forest 8.1 miles13 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Hams Hall Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Sutton Park Estate 9.3 miles14.9 km