Solihull

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Least deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
216,240
Households
89,486
Crimes · Sep '26
1,796

Estimated population, mid-2025: 221,449 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

89,486
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Least deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
1,796
Crimes · Sep '26
£335,000
Median property price · Solihull · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 2,350 sales
£1,284
Average rent, September 2026
4,700
Postcodes

Sold prices in Solihull

England & Wales
Property sales · Solihull
HM Land Registry · Solihull
Average price
£394,068
Median price: £335,000
Median +2.1% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 2,350 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 59 sales · avg £450,914
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£451k£409k£367k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Solihull

England & Wales
Crime trends · Solihull

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
550
YoY stable
612534456
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
59
YoY stable
1378940
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
184
YoY -14%
225174123
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
54
YoY -28%
1057851
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
175
YoY +35%
20514993
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
265
YoY +22%
298234170
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
378
YoY +77%
378258138
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other Theft
131
YoY +32%
14111282
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · criminal damage rising

1,796
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Solihull

Ethnicity

Total residents: 216,240
White Brit.77.9%
Indian5.2%
Pakistani3.5%
Other White2.4%
White Irish1.8%
+ 14 other groups · 9.1%

Religion

Total residents: 216,241
Christian50.7%
No religion32.9%
Muslim5.3%
Not answered5.2%
Hindu2.8%
+ 4 other religions · 3.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 216,239
50–6420.4%
35–4918.5%
25–3411.6%
65–7410.6%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.4%

Households

Total households: 89,486
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.4%
One person: aged 66+14.6%
One person: other14.3%
Single family household, all members 66+11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
+ 9 other households · 33.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Solihull

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 6.91 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.91 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Solihull

0% of postcodes (21 of 4700) are in Flood Zone 3 and 1% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 321 (0%)
  • Zone 229 (1%)
  • Zone 14,650 (99%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Solihull

Solihull is a 21-minute walk from the centre

Rail · Coach · 1.7 km

  • Solihull

    Rail · Coach

    1.7 km
  • Olton

    Rail

    2.7 km
  • Widney Manor

    Rail

    3.4 km
  • Birmingham International Airport (Air-Rail link)

    Rail · Air · Coach

    3.8 km
  • Birmingham International

    Rail

    4.0 km
  • Marston Green

    Rail

    4.6 km
  • Hampton-in-Arden

    Rail

    4.8 km
  • Shirley

    Rail

    5.7 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Coach, Air

Amenities in Solihull

GPs make up most of the mapped places

45 GPs · 13 Libraries · 8 Hospitals · 68 in all

  • GPs45
  • Libraries13
  • Hospitals8
  • Museums2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Solihull

Average rent, September 2026

£1,284/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£861
1 bed
£1,069
2 bed
£1,268
3 bed
£1,885
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

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Admission appeals in Solihull

Appeals lodged

254

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
105 · 3.1% of admissions
Lodged
31 · 0.9% of admissions
Heard
1 · 3.2% of those heard
Successful

3,367 admissions

Infant
13 · 0.5% of admissions
Lodged
11 · 0.4% of admissions
Heard
0 · 0.0% of those heard
Successful

2,492 admissions

Secondary
149 · 4.1% of admissions
Lodged
105 · 2.9% of admissions
Heard
4 · 3.8% of those heard
Successful

3,592 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Schools in Solihull

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in SolihullFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of Solihull

Coordinates52.4264, -1.7703
Postcodes
4,700
Census 2021
216,240

Estimated population, mid-2025: 221,449 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
89,486
Recorded crime · Sep '26
1,796

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