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This town in West Midlands has a population of 2,743.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. With an A overall, Cheswick Green is better than 91% of UK towns and ranks #3 of 35 in West Midlands. School results are strong: primary results beat just over nine in ten towns in England; secondary results beat 92% of towns in England. It also does well on health (A) — life expectancy 82.3 for men, 85.9 for women. The median home sold for £355,000, 5.9 times what households in the Solihull council area earn in a year. What holds it back is walkability — on the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Cheswick Green does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Cheswick Green is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 1 building inside Cheswick Green’s built-up area.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cheswick Green.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, below West Midlands’ towns (7%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Every one of Cheswick Green’s 1 listed building sits at Grade II, the most common listing. Scaled to its population, that is 4 listed buildings for every 10,000 people here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
At the 10 primary schools within 3 km, 71% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. Secondary results at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 54.6, with 61% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheswick Green Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 259 | B− |
Disability touches 15% of Cheswick Green’s population. At the census, 3.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both West Midlands’ towns (6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Cheswick Green is Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, 6.9 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Cheswick Green | West Midlands | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 36% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. 90% of commuters drove, above both West Midlands’ towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%). Working from home was the norm for two in five workers at the census. About 3% of its commuters stay in Cheswick Green for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Burglary and damage come to 11.2 per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 91 crimes and 4 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Cheswick Green’s built-up area. There were 2.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below West Midlands’ towns (6.2) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Cheswick Green has less crime per resident than three quarters of them.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Social housing holds 6% of households, lower than both West Midlands’ towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how 7% of households live. The £355,000 median rests on 115 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £482,500 | 30 |
| Semi-detached | £382,500 | 38 |
| Terraced | £287,475 | 40 |
| Flat or maisonette | £199,950 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. 18% are under 15, about level with England’s towns (18%) and below West Midlands’ towns (20%). At 43.1, the median resident of Cheswick Green sits in the middle of the age range. Degrees are held by 39% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cheswick Green | West Midlands | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Midlands and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheswick Green | 2,743 | — | A | B− | B+ | A |
| Dickens Heath | 4,797 | 1 | A | A− | B− | A |
| Tidbury Green | 1,552 | 1.6 | — | C | C | A |
| Hockley Heath | 1,899 | 2.4 | — | C | B− | A |
| Wythall | 2,077 | 2.5 | — | B | B+ | B |
| Knowle and Dorridge | 19,323 | 2.7 | A | C | B | A |
| Hollywood | 6,944 | 2.8 | B+ | A− | B | B |
| Solihull | 107,754 | 2.9 | B+ | B | C− | B |
Tidbury Green, Hockley Heath and Wythall have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Among the strongest in England: GCSE results beat 92% of towns in England, and primary results beat 91% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Solihull council.
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Police recorded 91 crimes inside Cheswick Green’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 43% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £355,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £199,950, terraced houses £287,475, semi-detached houses £382,500 and detached houses £482,500. Household incomes are higher than in 98% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B−.
Town in West Midlands, England
Cheswick Green is a built-up area of 2,743 people, in the Solihull council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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