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Solihull vs Walsall
Solihull (West Midlands, England · ~217k people) · Walsall (West Midlands, England · ~287k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Solihull leads on 5, Walsall on 2. 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
Walsall
£35,495/yr
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Solihull: 32% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Solihull
£330,000
Worse than 63% of UK LAs
Walsall
£223,000
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Walsall: 48% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Solihull
£1,258/mo
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Walsall
£904/mo
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Walsall: 39% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Solihull
£2,197/yr
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Walsall
£2,627/yr
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Solihull: £430 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Solihull
78.9/1k
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Walsall
90.5/1k
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Solihull: 15% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Solihull
17.4
Better than 55% of UK LAs
Walsall
31.6
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
Solihull: lower average deprivation score (17.4 vs 31.6).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Solihull
94.3%
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Walsall
92.3%
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Solihull: 2.0 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
Walsall
Rent takes 31% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 6.3× median annual pay
Full Solihull profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Walsall profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.