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Dudley vs Solihull
Dudley (West Midlands, England · ~322k people) · Solihull (West Midlands, England · ~217k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Dudley leads on 4, Solihull on 3. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
Dudley
£36,769/yr
Worse than 77% of UK LAs
Solihull
£46,732/yr
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Solihull: 27% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Dudley
£240,000
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Solihull
£330,000
Worse than 63% of UK LAs
Dudley: 38% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Dudley
£846/mo
Better than 67% of UK LAs
Solihull
£1,258/mo
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Dudley: 49% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Dudley
£2,145/yr
Better than 93% of UK LAs
Solihull
£2,197/yr
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Dudley: £52 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Dudley
74.8/1k
Around UK average
Solihull
78.9/1k
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Dudley: 5% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Dudley
24.1
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
Solihull
17.4
Better than 55% of UK LAs
Solihull: lower average deprivation score (17.4 vs 24.1).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Dudley
88.8%
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
Solihull
94.3%
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Solihull: 5.5 percentage points more pupils in Good/Outstanding schools.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
Dudley
Rent takes 28% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 6.5× median annual pay
Solihull
Rent takes 32% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 7.1× median annual pay
Full Dudley profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Solihull profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.