Chelmsley Wood East
Solihull · West Midlands · population 9,571 · 6 LSOAs
Part of Chelmsley Wood · Postcode B37
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,503 of 6,856 in England
- #675 of 736 in West Midlands
- #28 of 29 in Solihull
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 17% · Caring & leisure 13% · Process & plant 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 17% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Process & plant | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Professional | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 47% · Christian 45% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 7%
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
Chelmsley Wood East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,503 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 29 in Solihull. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (70) but weak on Health (2). Typical homes here sold for about £187,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 67 sales), 43% below the wider Solihull median of £330,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,970 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 115 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £187,000 | 67 | +10.0% | +21.8% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Semi-detached | £221,500 | 10 | +16.6% | +24.1% |
| Terraced | £190,000 | 41 | +7.0% | +26.5% |
| Flat | £116,000 | 14 | +10.5% | +38.9% |
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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 ?
- #5,902 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 #5,329 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 508 |
| Theft | 111 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Vehicle crime | 142 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 131 |
| Public order & weapons | 77 |
| Drugs | 32 |
| Robbery | 21 |
| Other | 30 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 48 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.
- Millfield & Bourges BoulevardPeterborough5£185,000
- Cromwell Road & Broad StreetSalford5£164,000
- NetherleyLiverpool5£145,000
- KensingtonLiverpool5£136,500
- Nelson WestPendle5£95,000
- TunstallStoke-on-Trent5£90,000