Solihull: local statistics
Solihull is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, home to an estimated 221,449 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Solihull, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The median full-time employee living in Solihull was paid £898.70 a week before tax in April 2025, or £46,896 over a year. That is 22.9% above the figure for the West Midlands and the 2nd highest of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands. For full-time jobs located in Solihull the median is £805.30 a week (−£93.40 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £590.20, so it has risen 52% before inflation.
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Solihull at £337,112 for July 2026, a rise of 3.3% in twelve months. It ranks as the 4th highest of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands; the average for the West Midlands was £250,880. This July figure is the highest in the series, 42% up on July 2016. The average price is 7.2 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Solihull. That ratio is 10th of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest ratio.
A Band D home in Solihull pays an average of £2,197.26 in council tax in 2026-27, 5.2% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 3rd lowest of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,392.56.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Solihull had a life expectancy at birth of 84.3 years; for men it was 80.2, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.1 years for women and +0.0 for men. It is the 5th highest for women of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands.
In mid-2025 the population of Solihull was estimated at 221,449, up 0.5% on mid-2024. That is 9,752 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 4.6%; the West Midlands grew by 7.8% over the same years, the 24th fastest growth of 30 in the West Midlands. No earlier year in the series was higher.
In March 2026, 10,010 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Solihull, 4% more than in 2016. There are 45 per 1,000 residents, the 12th highest of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands.
In the year to March 2026, 17,594 offences were recorded by police in Solihull: 79.4 per 1,000 people, the 8th highest rate of 22 in the West Midlands. A year earlier it was 78.3. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 57.1 to 95.7 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The claimant count for Solihull stood at 4,750 in August 2026, or 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the West Midlands was 5.3%. Twelve months before, it was 3.5%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 3.1% (May 2024) and 4.7% (August 2021).
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 75.6% of Solihull residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 3.6 points either way, against 73.6% across the West Midlands. Its lowest reading in the series was 71.8% and its highest 79.3%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 211,697 |
| 2016 | 213,061 |
| 2017 | 214,330 |
| 2018 | 214,901 |
| 2019 | 216,323 |
| 2020 | 216,432 |
| 2021 | 216,677 |
| 2022 | 217,722 |
| 2023 | 219,303 |
| 2024 | 220,299 |
| 2025 | 221,449 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £236,900 |
| July 2017 | £255,886 |
| July 2018 | £270,647 |
| July 2019 | £264,027 |
| July 2020 | £261,988 |
| July 2021 | £304,879 |
| July 2022 | £329,148 |
| July 2023 | £328,031 |
| July 2024 | £320,518 |
| July 2025 | £326,279 |
| July 2026 | £337,112 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £590.20 a week |
| 2016 | £614.10 a week |
| 2017 | £638.80 a week |
| 2018 | £638.10 a week |
| 2019 | £645.40 a week |
| 2020 | £660.50 a week |
| 2021 | £684.10 a week |
| 2022 | £736.30 a week |
| 2023 | £760.40 a week |
| 2024 | £796.50 a week |
| 2025 | £898.70 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,392.56 |
| 2017-18 | £1,459.37 |
| 2018-19 | £1,524.60 |
| 2019-20 | £1,588.94 |
| 2020-21 | £1,654.53 |
| 2021-22 | £1,720.09 |
| 2022-23 | £1,792 |
| 2023-24 | £1,888.34 |
| 2024-25 | £1,984.23 |
| 2025-26 | £2,087.81 |
| 2026-27 | £2,197.26 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 57.1 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 64.1 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 70.6 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 75.1 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 74.1 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 71.8 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 86.4 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 95.7 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 83.3 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 78.3 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 79.4 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 71.8% |
| 2016/17 | 73.5% |
| 2017/18 | 76.1% |
| 2018/19 | 78.0% |
| 2019/20 | 77.0% |
| 2020/21 | 79.3% |
| 2021/22 | 77.0% |
| 2022/23 | 76.7% |
| 2023/24 | 78.1% |
| 2024/25 | 78.4% |
| 2025/26 | 75.6% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.2 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.2 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.2 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.1 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.3 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.9 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.9 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.6 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.1 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.3 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 9,580 |
| 2017 | 9,895 |
| 2018 | 9,930 |
| 2019 | 9,965 |
| 2020 | 9,960 |
| 2021 | 9,850 |
| 2022 | 9,775 |
| 2023 | 9,610 |
| 2024 | 9,920 |
| 2025 | 9,810 |
| 2026 | 10,010 |
Questions about Solihull
What is the average salary in Solihull?
£898.70 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the average house price in Solihull?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £337,112.
How much is Band D council tax in Solihull?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,197.26 for 2026-27.
What is life expectancy in Solihull?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 80.2 years for men and 84.3 for women.
What is the population of Solihull?
The ONS estimates 221,449 people lived in Solihull in mid-2025.
What is the crime rate in Solihull?
79.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Solihull?
4,750 in August 2026 (3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
Who has power over Solihull
Every body that makes decisions for Solihull, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Solihull council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Solihull in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North: Liam Byrne (Labour) MP
- Meriden and Solihull East: Saqib Bhatti (Conservative) MP
- Solihull West and Shirley: Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the West Midlands
- UK figures: UK average weekly earnings growth · UK average house price · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in the West Midlands: Herefordshire, County of · Stoke-on-Trent · Stratford-on-Avon · Telford and Wrekin · Warwick · Wolverhampton
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