Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross
Solihull · West Midlands · population 7,124 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #142 of 6,856 in England
- #12 of 736 in West Midlands
- #5 of 29 in Solihull
- Least deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 35% · Managers & directors 24% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 35% |
| Managers & directors | 24% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 4% |
| Sales & customer service | 4% |
| Skilled trades | 4% |
| Elementary | 3% |
| Process & plant | 1% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 52% · No religion 22% · Hindu 8%
Born outside the UK: 19%
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
Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #142 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #5 of 29 in Solihull. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (99) and lowest on Living environment (64). Typical homes here, about £587,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 82 sales), 78% above the wider Solihull median of £330,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,732 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 216 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £587,500 | 82 | +65.5% | +35.8% |
| Detached | £816,000 | 38 | -0.5% | +27.5% |
| Semi-detached | £627,500 | 11 | +13.9% | -7.7% |
| Terraced | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Flat | £245,000 | 33 | +2.1% | +4.3% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #5,204 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,219 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 454 |
| Theft | 601 |
| Burglary | 74 |
| Vehicle crime | 98 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 102 |
| Public order & weapons | 133 |
| Drugs | 31 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Other | 18 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 137 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Solihull
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Eddington & CastleCambridge98£590,000
- Stoke BishopBristol, City of98£580,000
- East Grinstead West & SouthMid Sussex98£505,000
- WestwoodWest Berkshire98£445,000
- Chislehurst West & ElmsteadBromley98£791,250
- North Ferriby & SwanlandEast Riding of Yorkshire98£338,750