Smith's Wood South

Solihull · West Midlands · population 6,811 · 4 LSOAs

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

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,257 of 6,856 in England
  • #630 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #25 of 29 in Solihull
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,745
Median age (est.)35
Density4,625per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above17%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 23%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 39%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 39%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 22%Other: 13%
One person 30%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 22%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Caring & leisure14%
Skilled trades12%
Process & plant12%
Professional11%
Administrative10%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 3%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 3%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 45% · Muslim 3%

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

Smith's Wood South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,257 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 29 in Solihull. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (76) but weak on Employment (6). Typical homes here, about £226,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 42% in five years (from 52 sales), 31% below the wider Solihull median of £330,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,213 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 99 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 10 · #6,161
Employment 6 · #6,455
Education 6 · #6,449
Health 9 · #6,216
Crime 8 · #6,284
Housing & access 76 · #1,616
Living environment 50 · #3,398

House prices ?

£226,500median (12m) · +13.2% yr · n=52
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£226,50052+13.2%+41.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£250,00023+0.5%+25.0%
Terraced£195,00021+4.0%+30.0%
Flat£134,5005-6.3%+9.3%
This area£226,500
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)£33,213±£4,744 · #5,601 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,640
Price-to-income ?6.8×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

20Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

99 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 677 offences
Solihull82
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,912 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences337
Theft42
Burglary24
Vehicle crime68
Criminal damage & arson107
Public order & weapons45
Drugs32
Robbery10
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 31 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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