Blossomfield

Solihull · West Midlands · population 8,893 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

78Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,534 of 6,856 in England
  • #126 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #13 of 29 in Solihull
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,776
Median age (est.)43
Density3,046per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above40%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 8%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 17%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 76%Asian 17%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 29% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Blossomfield is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,534 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 29 in Solihull. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (95) and lowest on Living environment (52). Typical homes here sold for about £343,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 146 sales), in line with the wider Solihull median of £330,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,368 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 121 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 63 · #2,507
Employment 68 · #2,226
Education 79 · #1,424
Health 60 · #2,706
Crime 79 · #1,451
Housing & access 95 · #320
Living environment 52 · #3,288

House prices ?

£343,500median (12m) · +0.7% yr · n=146
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£343,500146+0.7%+5.0%
Detached£555,00023+2.6%+21.3%
Semi-detached£377,25066+0.3%+13.6%
Terraced£340,00017+0.4%+7.8%
Flat£191,25040-12.3%+20.5%
This area£343,500
Solihull£330,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£44,368±£6,330 · #2,233 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,873
Price-to-income ?7.7×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

76Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

121 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,080 offences
Solihull82
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,485 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences242
Theft529
Burglary35
Vehicle crime103
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons73
Drugs18
Robbery19
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 25 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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