Findings where this place differs most from its surroundings, with the evidence behind each one. A difference is not a verdict: it is a prompt to look closer.
Homeshigh confidence
Higher than England: Households that own their home
Households that own their home is 72.2% in Solihull (2021), compared with 61.3% in England (10.9 percentage points higher; n = 89,460).
72.2% here61.3% England
How do we know this?
- Source
- Office for National Statistics (Census 2021): Census 2021 housing and household summary by Output Area (tenure, accommodation type, cars, overcrowding, household size, general health) (Open Government Licence v3.0)
- Period
- 2021
- Geography
- Council area, compared with England
- Method
- Census 2021 housing summary. Percentages by output area are converted back to counts using the OA household total (or usual residents for health) and rolled up as in the area apportioning method, so area figures are household-weighted. England only: Welsh OAs are not in the loaded table, so Welsh and Scottish places have no value. Labelled 2021.
- Limitations
- Census 2021 is a snapshot taken in March 2021 and may have changed since.
Neighbourhoodshigh confidence
Higher than similar council areas: Share of residents living in the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England (overall)
Share of residents living in the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England (overall) is 12.7% in Solihull (2025), compared with 0.2% across five council areas with a similar profile (Chelmsford, Havering, South Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire, Basingstoke and Deane); 12.5 percentage points higher. It lies outside the range of all five (0.0% to 0.8%).
12.7% here0.2% five similar council areas: Chelmsford, Havering, South Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire, Basingstoke and Deane
How do we know this?
- Source
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (LSOA 2021 ranks and deciles) (Open Government Licence v3.0)
- Period
- 2025
- Geography
- Council area, compared with five similar council areas: Chelmsford, Havering, South Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire, Basingstoke and Deane
- Method
- Summarising deprivation for an area. The Indices of Deprivation rank every LSOA in England; decile 1 contains the most deprived 10 per cent of LSOAs nationally. Ranks and deciles are ordinal, so they are never averaged. An area is described by (1) how many of its LSOAs fall in each national decile, (2) how many of its residents live in LSOAs of each decile (mid-2024 population apportioned to output areas, see the area apportioning method), (3) the share of residents in the most deprived 10 and 20 per cent of LSOAs nationally, and (4) the median decile of residents. IoD is a relative measure of small areas, not of individuals: most people in a deprived LSOA are not deprived and many deprived people live elsewhere. England only. Where an area straddles the England-Wales border the figures cover the English part only and are not published unless 90 per cent of residents are covered.
- Limitations
- Similar areas are the five council areas closest on population size, share aged 65 and over, share aged under 16, share of neighbourhoods in the most deprived 20%, median house price (standardised); this is a convenience comparison, not a like-for-like guarantee.
Homesmedium confidence
Wide range between wards in Solihull: Typical (median) home sale price
Typical (median) home sale price (Year to Oct 2025) varies within Solihull: from £190,000 in Fordbridge to £552,500 in Knowle, across 17 wards. The upper tenth of wards is about 2.3 times the lower tenth.
Knowle figure
£552,500 Knowle£190,000 Fordbridge
How do we know this?
- Source
- HM Land Registry: Price Paid Data (standard price paid, category A) (Open Government Licence v3.0 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, Crown copyright))
- Period
- Year to Oct 2025
- Geography
- Ward, compared with lowest-value ward (Fordbridge)
- Method
- Price paid medians. Sales are mapped from postcode to each geography exactly. The headline is the median sale price over the latest 12 COMPLETE months (a month is complete when national standard sales are at least 85% of the average of the 24 months before it; currently November 2024 to October 2025) and the 12 months before that. Months after that (Nov 2025 onward in the April 2026 extract) are still being registered and are excluded. Yearly medians use complete calendar years 2016-2024. Medians need at least 10 sales; sales counts are published for any area. Medians describe homes that sold, not all homes, and are not adjusted for the mix of property types, so a change in the median can reflect what was sold. Registration lags completion, so recent months can be revised up. Only standard price paid sales (category A) are included.
- Limitations
- Ward and neighbourhood boundaries differ in size; the range shows variation within the area, not a ranking of places.
Communityhigh confidence
Lower than similar council areas: Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents
Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents is 3.95 per 1,000 in Solihull (Year to Apr 2026), compared with 11.7 per 1,000 across five council areas with a similar profile (Chelmsford, Havering, South Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire, Basingstoke and Deane); about 34% of the average for similar areas. It lies outside the range of all five (6.82 per 1,000 to 19.3 per 1,000).
4 per 1,000 here11.7 per 1,000 five similar council areas: Chelmsford, Havering, South Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire, Basingstoke and Deane
How do we know this?
- Source
- Police forces of England and Wales via data.police.uk: Street-level crime (12 monthly files) (Open Government Licence v3.0)
- Period
- Year to Apr 2026
- Geography
- Council area, compared with five similar council areas: Chelmsford, Havering, South Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire, Basingstoke and Deane
- Method
- Recorded street crime per 1,000 residents. Counts of crimes in police.uk street-level data for May 2025 to April 2026, matched to 2021 LSOAs by the LSOA code on each record, then split to output areas by population and rolled up (see the area apportioning method). Rates are crimes per 1,000 residents (mid-2024 population) and describe where crimes were recorded, not who committed them or where victims live. High rates occur where many non-residents pass through (town centres, transport hubs, nightlife), so they are not a measure of risk to residents. Crimes with no location (blank LSOA) are excluded; the excluded share by force is in the notes. Greater Manchester Police data are absent from the extract, so those areas have no value. Categories follow police.uk. Anti-social behaviour is incident data, not crime proper, and is included only in the "all categories" rate. 12 months only: no trend is possible and seasonal effects are included.
- Limitations
- Rates use the resident population, so places with many visitors, workers or a busy centre can show higher rates; crimes are recorded where they occur.
- Twelve months of crime data only, so no year-on-year comparison is possible; crimes are recorded where they occur, not by residence of those involved.
- Similar areas are the five council areas closest on population size, share aged 65 and over, share aged under 16, share of neighbourhoods in the most deprived 20%, median house price (standardised); this is a convenience comparison, not a like-for-like guarantee.
Educationhigh confidence
Higher than similar council areas: Pupils eligible for free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals is 24.7% in Solihull (2025/26), compared with 17.1% across five council areas with a similar profile (Chelmsford, Havering, South Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire, Basingstoke and Deane); 7.6 percentage points higher. It lies outside the range of all five (13.9% to 19.7%).
24.7% here17.1% five similar council areas: Chelmsford, Havering, South Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire, Basingstoke and Deane
How do we know this?
- Source
- Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data: Establishment records, pupil numbers, FSM, SEN, absence; Ofsted outcomes (Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool))
- Period
- 2025/26
- Geography
- Council area, compared with five similar council areas: Chelmsford, Havering, South Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire, Basingstoke and Deane
- Method
- Pupil-weighted school measures. FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.
- Limitations
- Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 89 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
- Similar areas are the five council areas closest on population size, share aged 65 and over, share aged under 16, share of neighbourhoods in the most deprived 20%, median house price (standardised); this is a convenience comparison, not a like-for-like guarantee.
Neighbourhoodshigh confidence
Lower than England: Share of residents living in the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England, judged on the local living environment (housing quality, air quality, road safety)
Share of residents living in the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England, judged on the local living environment (housing quality, air quality, road safety) is 0.0% in Solihull (2025), compared with 20.4% in England (20.4 percentage points lower; n = 221,242).
0% here20.4% England
How do we know this?
- Source
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (LSOA 2021 ranks and deciles) (Open Government Licence v3.0)
- Period
- 2025
- Geography
- Council area, compared with England
- Method
- Summarising deprivation for an area. The Indices of Deprivation rank every LSOA in England; decile 1 contains the most deprived 10 per cent of LSOAs nationally. Ranks and deciles are ordinal, so they are never averaged. An area is described by (1) how many of its LSOAs fall in each national decile, (2) how many of its residents live in LSOAs of each decile (mid-2024 population apportioned to output areas, see the area apportioning method), (3) the share of residents in the most deprived 10 and 20 per cent of LSOAs nationally, and (4) the median decile of residents. IoD is a relative measure of small areas, not of individuals: most people in a deprived LSOA are not deprived and many deprived people live elsewhere. England only. Where an area straddles the England-Wales border the figures cover the English part only and are not published unless 90 per cent of residents are covered.
- Limitations
- none recorded