 Bentley Heath is to the north of the M40 and east of the M42 which, along with a small but important green belt area, separates the village and its larger neighbours of Dorridge and Knowle from the Birmingham conurbation.It falls in the Meriden Gap and historically was part of Warwickshire.It is 125 metres (400 ft) above sea-level, located on the Midlands Plateau.