Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes

Solihull · West Midlands · population 8,651 · 5 LSOAs

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

73Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,828 of 6,856 in England
  • #159 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #15 of 29 in Solihull
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,630
Median age (est.)44
Density571per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above38%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 8%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 15%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 78%Asian 15%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 31% · Muslim 6%

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

Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,828 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 29 in Solihull. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (71) and lowest on Employment (62). Typical homes here, about £330,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 99 sales), in line with the wider Solihull median of £330,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,136 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 42 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 65 · #2,411
Employment 62 · #2,630
Education 64 · #2,500
Health 65 · #2,418
Crime 62 · #2,603
Housing & access 71 · #1,986
Living environment 67 · #2,240

House prices ?

£330,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£330,000990.0%+29.4%
Detached£565,00029+7.6%+18.9%
Semi-detached£350,00026+0.4%+21.2%
Terraced£257,50024-13.9%+8.4%
Flat£151,50020-7.6%+10.6%
This area£330,000
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)£41,136±£5,836 · #3,086 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,780
Price-to-income ?8.0×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

77Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

42 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 359 offences
Solihull82
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #1,379 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences169
Theft27
Burglary41
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons36
Drugs6
Robbery3
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 16 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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