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A city of 107,754 in West Midlands.
Solihull grades B+ overall against UK towns: better than 70% of UK towns, and #6 of 35 in West Midlands. Its strongest subject is schools (A−): primary results beat 73% of towns in England; secondary results beat 81% of towns in England. Its weakest is safety (C−): 28.4 violent and sexual offences and 19.2 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns and cities of 50,000 or more, it has less crime per resident than 81%. The median home sold for £338,000 in the last three years, 5.6 times what households in the Solihull council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Solihull 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 Solihull is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 60 buildings inside Solihull’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Solihull. Best known first.
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum2.9 km outside town, to the east · 250K visitors a year
MuseumCadbury World4.9 km outside town, to the west
Historic house · National TrustPackwood House4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumSarehole Mill2.1 km outside town, to the west
MuseumBlakesley Hall1.7 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Solihull.
66% of pupils at the town’s 21 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Three of its 42 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. GCSE results at the town’s 7 secondary schools: 55% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 51.7.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greswold Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 680 | B+ |
| Tudor Grange Academy, SolihullLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,730 | A |
| Oak Cottage Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 239 | A+ |
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Solihull logged 9,214 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 448 complaints of anti-social conduct. Of all the crimes, 31% were violence and sexual offences. There were 5.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below West Midlands’ towns (6.2) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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 · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 3% of the total. Solihull’s listed buildings include the Church of Saint Alphege, Grade I. The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. It counts 60 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 7 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
39% of workers worked mainly from home, higher than both West Midlands’ towns (24%) and England’s towns (31%). For 41% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. About nearly a third of its commuters stay in Solihull for work. The average household earns £62K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
8% live in social housing, lower than both West Midlands’ towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). The private rented sector houses 14% of households. Private rents average £1,278 a month across the Solihull council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £565,250 | 1,020 |
| Semi-detached | £345,000 | 1,937 |
| Terraced | £300,000 | 653 |
| Flat or maisonette | £185,000 | 996 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Asked at the census, 84% of residents of Solihull said they were in good or very good health. 16% of residents have a disability, below West Midlands’ towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Also worth knowing: 8 GP practices serve the town; 71% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Solihull | West Midlands | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, below both West Midlands’ towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%). Retirement age and beyond: 22% of residents are 65 or older. The age that splits Solihull in two is 44.2. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Solihull | West Midlands | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 4.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Midlands and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
60 listed buildings in Solihull, 1 of them Grade I.
Hob's Moat, 60m north of Castle Lane: Photo: peter lloyd · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dovehouse Farmhouse: Photo: Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Malt Shovel Inn: Photo: Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Goldfinger House: Photo: Brianboru100 · CC BY-SA 3.0
156 notable people were born in Solihull.
Graham Potter: jamesboyes, CC BY 2.0 · Richard Hammond: Sikander Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sean St Ledger: Tomasz Przechlewski, CC BY 2.0 · Will Grigg: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Craig Gardner: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0 · Alan Cox: TariqueSani, CC BY-SA 2.5
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solihull | 107,754 | — | B+ | B | C− | B |
| Cheswick Green | 2,743 | 2.9 | A | B− | B+ | A |
| Dickens Heath | 4,797 | 2.9 | A | A− | B− | A |
| Knowle and Dorridge | 19,323 | 3.5 | A | C | B | A |
| Tidbury Green | 1,552 | 3.6 | — | C | C | A |
| Hollywood | 6,944 | 3.8 | B+ | A− | B | B |
| Wythall | 2,077 | 4.2 | — | B | B+ | B |
| Hampton in Arden | 1,867 | 4.4 | — | C | C+ | A− |
Tidbury Green, Wythall and Hampton in Arden have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 81% of towns in England. Primary results beat 73%.
Against all UK towns, most of them far smaller, it grades C−.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
City in West Midlands, England
Solihull is a built-up area of 107,754 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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