Photo: Robin Stott · CC BY-SA 2.0Life expectancy in Solihull runs ahead of the figure across England: 81.0 for men and 84.7 for women
For 2019 to 2023, England’s figures are 79.1 and 83.0. Inside the city, men’s life expectancy runs from 78.1 in Lyndon South to 85.1 in Monkspath North, 2.9 miles apart. Solihull grades B for health: life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, early deaths, hospital admissions, child obesity and Census health, each adjusted for age; #7 of 35 in West Midlands.
What stands out about health in Solihull
A 7-year gap from one part of Solihull to another
Men in Monkspath North can expect to live to 85.1, longer than the English average of 79.1. In Lyndon South, 2.9 miles away, the figure is 78.1, and Olton & Kineton Green records 108 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected for its ages. For women the range is 81.5 in Lyndon South to 88.6 in Monkspath South. Neighbourhoods ↓
Patients rate Solihull’s GP practices below England’s
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 71% of patients at Solihull’s 8 practices called their overall experience good, against 77% across England, and 31% found it easy to get through by phone (57% in England). That is behind 82% of English towns. GP practices ↓
Written from the OHID, NHS England and GP Patient Survey figures on this page. Life expectancy covers 2019 to 2023; neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people.
Solihull grades B for health
Healthier than 56% of UK towns, on age-adjusted measures.
What holds the grade back: emergency admissions and preventable deaths (better than 10% and 48% of UK towns). What lifts it: disability (72%) and women’s life expectancy (64%). Among the 75 UK towns of 75,000 to 145,000 people, Solihull’s Health Grade is the 7th highest.
Each measure is ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, the ranks are averaged, and the average is ranked again. Every measure allows for the town’s ages: life expectancy is worked out from the death rate at each age, so it doesn’t depend on how old the town’s residents are; deaths and admissions are counted against what England’s rates would give a town with these ages, and the Census answers against England and Wales’s rates by single year of age, so a seaside town of retired people isn’t marked down for being old.
Men’s life expectancy across Solihull runs from 78.1 to 85.1
Life expectancy at birth, 2019–23, in Solihull’s 15 middle-layer neighbourhoods (about 8,000 people each). Circles are sized by residents and show men’s life expectancy.
The gap follows deprivation closely: Lyndon South, where 25% of residents are income-deprived, has men’s life expectancy of 78.1. Olton & Kineton Green has the most deaths under 75 for its ages (108 per 100 expected), against 56 in Monkspath North.
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| Neighbourhood | Men | Women | Deaths under 75 | Emergency admissions | Year 6 obese | Income-deprived |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkspath North | 85.1 | 84.1 | 56 | 100 | 13% | 4.6% |
| Monkspath South | 84.6 | 88.6 | 50 | 99 | 13% | 7.8% |
| Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross | 84.4 | 87.8 | 43 | 96 | 11% | 7.5% |
| Ulverley Green & Langley | 82.8 | 86.7 | 55 | 98 | 13% | 7.4% |
| Shirley Heath | 81.4 | 86.1 | 68 | 107 | 17% | 12% |
| Lode Heath | 81.3 | 84.4 | 78 | 115 | 14% | 13% |
| Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes | 81.0 | 84.7 | 79 | 107 | 20% | 15% |
| Shirley West | 80.5 | 82.8 | 93 | 117 | 18% | 15% |
| Elmdon Park | 80.4 | 84.7 | 83 | 122 | 22% | 18% |
| Shirley East | 80.2 | 86.3 | 74 | 117 | 17% | 14% |
| Blossomfield | 79.7 | 82.2 | 93 | 122 | 15% | 15% |
| Solihull Lodge | 79.5 | 84.0 | 97 | 120 | 23% | 19% |
| Lyndon North | 79.1 | 85.0 | 100 | 120 | 21% | 19% |
| Olton & Kineton Green | 78.3 | 82.4 | 108 | 129 | 18% | 19% |
| Lyndon South | 78.1 | 81.5 | 104 | 133 | 21% | 25% |
Deaths and admissions per 100 expected for each area’s ages (England = 100). Each figure has a range: Lyndon South’s men’s life expectancy is 78.1 with a 95% range of 76.1 to 80.2. Neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas at least 30% inside Solihull; names are the House of Commons Library’s.
71% of patients rate Solihull’s 8 GP practices good
GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos), about 100 patients a practice, against 77% across England. 53rd of 71 English towns of 75,000 to 145,000, from the highest.
| Practice | Overall experience | Easy by phone | Wait about right | CQC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Margarets Medical Practice B92 7JS · 6,981 adult patients | 90% good · range 82%–95% | 65% | 80% | Good2017 |
| Grafton Road Surgery B90 1NG · 3,200 adult patients | 83% good · range 78%–86% | 67% | 73% | Good2017 |
| Swanswell Medical Centre B27 7AL · 4,793 adult patients | 82% good · range 75%–88% | 63% | 72% | Good2018 |
| Richmond Medical Centre B92 7SA · 5,390 adult patients | 74% good · range 64%–83% | 68% | 82% | Good2017 |
| Hobs Moat Medical Centre B92 8ED · 9,000 adult patients | 74% good · range 61%–84% | 30% | 54% | Outstanding2024 |
| Northbrook Group Practice B90 3LX · 9,807 adult patients | 73% good · range 58%–84% | 34% | 73% | Outstanding2019 |
| GPS Healthcare - Tanworth Lane B90 4DD · 31,842 adult patients | 72% good · range 43%–89% | 27% | 59% | Good2025 |
| Solihull Healthcare Partnership B91 2AG · 45,748 adult patients | 64% good · range 32%–87% | 19% | 60% | Good2022 |
St Margarets Medical Practice has the city’s highest rating (90%). Solihull Healthcare Partnership is by far the largest, with 45,748 adult patients. You can register with any practice whose area covers your address.
GP Patient Survey 2026: surveys sent January to March 2026; results weighted by NHS England. The range is the 95% confidence interval. Adult patients: the survey’s practice population aged 16 and over. A practice counts as in Solihull when its main surgery is inside the built-up area; branch surgeries are part of their main practice. CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
Men’s life expectancy in Solihull is about what its level of deprivation predicts
Across 1,996 English towns of 2,500 or more, men’s life expectancy tracks income deprivation closely (correlation −0.81). Each dot is a town.
14% of Solihull’s residents are income-deprived, about the middle for English towns. For that level, the line predicts 80.8 years for men; Solihull’s is 81.0. For women it predicts 84.4, and Solihull’s 84.7 is close to it.
Income deprivation: share of residents in low-income households, English Indices of Deprivation 2025, averaged over each town’s neighbourhoods. A town above or below the line isn’t necessarily doing better or worse on care: students, prisons and hostels inside a boundary all shift the figures.
Care in and near Solihull
The nearest A&E, the practice patients rate highest, and where to go when it’s urgent but not an emergency. In an emergency, call 999.
University Hospitals Birmingham saw 59% of major-A&E patients within four hours
Type 1 (major) A&E attendances seen, admitted or discharged within four hours of arrival, by month. NHS England publishes it by trust, not hospital: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust runs the A&E at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the nearest to Solihull (4.2 mi).
The share seen within four hours has held near 59% over 18 months. Long waits for a bed are commoner than at 71% of trusts: 24,063 patients in 12 months, 19% of emergency admissions through A&E. CQC’s latest ratings for Birmingham Heartlands Hospital: urgent and emergency services requires improvement (2025).
Midlands trusts
Hospitals within 25 miles
| Distance | Hospital | CQC overall | Urgent & emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 mi | Solihull Hospital Solihull · University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 4.2 mi | Birmingham Heartlands Hospital A&E Birmingham · University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | Requires improvement2025 |
| 5.8 mi | Birmingham Children's Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | Good2026 | — |
| 6.2 mi | Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham A&E Birmingham · University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | Requires improvement2025 | Requires improvement2025 |
| 6.2 mi | Birmingham Women's Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | Good2023 | — |
| 6.6 mi | The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham · The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Good2026 | — |
| 7.8 mi | Midland Metropolitan University Hospital A&E Smethwick · Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust | Not rated | Good2026 |
| 10 mi | Good Hope Hospital A&E Sutton Coldfield · University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | Requires improvement2025 |
NHS acute hospitals registered with the Care Quality Commission (care directory, 01 October 2026). “A&E” marks a major (type 1) emergency department, open 24 hours and led by consultants, in NHS England’s Emergency Care Data Set; a hospital without the mark may still have a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre. Ratings run Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate; the year is when each was published. Distances are straight lines from the town centre.
85% of adults in the Birmingham and Solihull area who tried got an NHS dental appointment
Adults who tried to get an NHS dental appointment for themselves in the last two years, and got one. GP Patient Survey 2026, by integrated care system (the NHS area that plans dentistry for Solihull).
Across England 82% of those who tried got an appointment. Of Birmingham and Solihull patients who did, 76% rated the experience good (England 74%). NHS practices taking new patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist; for urgent dental pain, call NHS 111.
The survey asks GP patients about dentistry, so results are published for health areas, not towns or practices.
More people in Solihull call their health good than across West Midlands
Census 2021, all residents, as answered (not adjusted for age).
Solihull’s residents are older than West Midlands’ (22% are 65 or over, against 16%), which accounts for much of the difference. Adjusted for age, 77 report bad health for every 100 expected, fewer than the national rate.
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| Census 2021 | Solihull | West Midlands | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 80% | 82% |
| Fair health | 12% | 14% | 13% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled under the Equality Act | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Day-to-day activities limited a lot | 6.5% | 8.1% | 7.4% |
West Midlands and England: all residents of their built-up areas (towns and cities), from the same Census 2021 output areas.
Solihull’s Health Grade is 7th of 75 UK towns of 75,000 to 145,000
Ordered by Health Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Solihull, and others in West Midlands. Life expectancy for men / women; deaths under 75 per 100 expected.
| # | Town | People | Life expectancy | Deaths under 75 | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Albans Hertfordshire | 75,544 | 80.7 / 84.6 | 79 | A− |
| 2 | Guildford Surrey | 77,870 | 81.4 / 85.5 | 78 | B+ |
| 3 | Kensington and Chelsea London | 143,348 | 81.5 / 86.2 | 72 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 5 | Bath Somerset | 94,080 | 80.2 / 84.5 | 84 | B |
| 6 | Royal Sutton Coldfield West Midlands | 93,392 | 81.5 / 84.5 | 83 | B |
| 7 | Solihull West Midlands | 107,754 | 81.0 / 84.7 | 80 | B |
| 8 | Chelmsford Essex | 110,612 | 80.4 / 83.9 | 90 | B− |
| 9 | Harrogate North Yorkshire | 75,522 | 79.9 / 83.9 | 91 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 60 | West Bromwich West Midlands | 103,099 | 76.0 / 81.1 | 140 | D |
| … | |||||
| 75 | Oldham Greater Manchester | 110,722 | 74.0 / 78.2 | 166 | D− |
Health letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only. Welsh towns are graded on life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and the two Census measures: OHID’s early-death, admissions and child-obesity figures cover England.
Health in the places around Solihull
Life expectancy for men / women, and the nearest A&E. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | People | Life expectancy | Nearest A&E | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solihull | 107,754 | 81.0 / 84.7 | 4.2 mi | B |
| Cheswick Green | 2,743 | 82.3 / 85.9 | 6.9 mi | A |
| Dickens Heath | 4,797 | 82.3 / 85.9 | 6.4 mi | A |
| Knowle and Dorridge | 19,323 | 81.6 / 86.6 | 7.5 mi | A |
| Tidbury Green | 1,552 | 82.3 / 85.9 | 6.4 mi | A |
| Hollywood | 6,944 | 80.5 / 84.9 | 5 mi | B |
| Wythall | 2,077 | 79.1 / 81.6 | 6 mi | B |
| Hampton in Arden | 1,867 | 82.7 / 86.1 | 6.6 mi | A− |
Wythall, 4.2 miles away, has men’s life expectancy of 79.1, 1.9 years shorter than Solihull’s.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A&E figures are for the trust. NHS England publishes four-hour waits by trust, not hospital, so University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust’s figures cover every major A&E it runs. They count type 1 (major) departments; minor injury units and urgent treatment centres are left out, which is why they sit below the all-types figure NHS England headlines (75% for England).
- The GP survey is a survey. About 100 patients answer for each practice, so a practice’s figure has a range (shown in the table); small differences between practices aren’t meaningful. The town figure weights each practice by its adult patients, some of whom live outside Solihull.
- Adjusted for age. A ratio of 100 means as many deaths, admissions or reports of bad health as England’s rates (England and Wales’s for the Census) would give a town with these ages; 120 means a fifth more.
- Small areas, summed to the town. OHID publishes these figures for middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people; the town’s figure averages the areas it covers, weighted by how many of their residents live in it, so a village shares its area’s figure with the countryside around it.
- Different years. Life expectancy and deaths cover 2019 to 2023; emergency admissions 2016/17 to 2020/21 (the latest OHID publishes for small areas, including the pandemic dip); child obesity the three school years to 2024/25; A&E the 12 months to September 2026; the GP Patient Survey early 2026; CQC ratings were published on different dates, shown in each row.
- Distances are straight lines. Miles are measured from the town’s centre to each site; the road is longer. For an emergency, call 999; for urgent advice, call NHS 111.
Questions about health in Solihull
How healthy is Solihull?
Solihull earns a B for health, healthier than 56% of UK towns on measures adjusted for age, and 7th of 75 UK towns of its size. Life expectancy is 81.0 for men and 84.7 for women (England 79.1 and 83.0), and there are 80 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected.
Which parts of Solihull have the highest life expectancy?
For men, Monkspath North (85.1), Monkspath South (84.6) and Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross (84.4); the shortest is Lyndon South (78.1). For women, Monkspath South is highest (88.6) and Lyndon South lowest (81.5). OHID figures for 2019 to 2023, by neighbourhood of about 8,000 people.
How long are A&E waits at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital?
NHS England publishes waits for the trust, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. In the 12 months to September 2026 it saw 59% of major-A&E patients within four hours, against 61% across England; in September 2026 the figure was 57%. In an emergency call 999; for urgent advice call NHS 111.
Can I get an NHS dentist in Solihull?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 85% of adults in the Birmingham and Solihull area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years got one, against 82% across England. Practices taking new NHS patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist service.
Which GP practice in Solihull do patients rate highest?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, St Margarets Medical Practice (90% good overall), Grafton Road Surgery (83% good overall) and Swanswell Medical Centre (82% good overall). Across all 8 Solihull practices, 71% of patients rate their practice good, against 77% in England.
What is the life expectancy in Solihull?
81.0 years for men and 84.7 for women, on OHID’s figures for 2019 to 2023. Men can expect 68.5 of those years and women 69.7 in good health.
CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
Sources: OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (life expectancy and deaths 2019–23, emergency admissions 2016/17–2020/21, NCMP 2022/23–2024/25); House of Commons Library MSOA names · ONS health state life expectancy for small areas (MSOAs), England and Wales, 2019 to 2023 (healthy life expectancy) · ONS Census 2021 general health and disability, adjusted for age · Care Quality Commission care directory and latest ratings, 01 October 2026 · NHS Organisation Data Service · GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos) · NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions (monthly, by trust) and Emergency Care Data Set activity by site, June–September 2026 (type 1 A&Es) · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 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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