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Solihull vs Stoke-on-Trent
Solihull (West Midlands, England · ~217k people) · Stoke-on-Trent (West Midlands, England · ~257k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Solihull leads on 4, Stoke-on-Trent on 2, 1 effectively tied. 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
Solihull
£46,732/yr
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent
£33,847/yr
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Solihull: 38% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Solihull
£330,000
Worse than 63% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent
£154,250
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent: 114% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Solihull
£1,258/mo
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent
£708/mo
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent: 78% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Solihull
£2,197/yr
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent
£2,183/yr
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Solihull
78.9/1k
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent
108.8/1k
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Solihull: 38% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Solihull
17.4
Better than 55% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent
34.5
Worse than 96% of UK LAs
Solihull: lower average deprivation score (17.4 vs 34.5).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Solihull
94.3%
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent
90.5%
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Solihull: 3.8 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.
Solihull
Rent takes 32% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 7.1× median annual pay
Stoke-on-Trent
Rent takes 25% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 4.6× median annual pay
Full Solihull profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Stoke-on-Trent profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.