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Balsall Common: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Balsall Common neighbourhood of Solihull, England (ONS area Solihull 025). Headline figures assembled 19 October 2026. Postcodes B92, CV4, CV7, CV8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CV7 7EJ.

One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, changing little against Solihull

Balsall Common is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it is changing little against Solihull (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £510,000 and flats for £167,750 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Solihull (0.5 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Berkswell, is about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 19 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£510,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£167,750

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.05; 2 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 10 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 9 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£76,900

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Balsall Common sits in Solihull

Typical house price: 6th highest of 29 neighbourhoods in Solihull
Typical flat price: 11th highest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Solihull with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 4th highest of 29 neighbourhoods in Solihull

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 19 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Balsall Common

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Solihull, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Solihull, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 19 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Solihull, 1 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Plug-in car growth
Premium home works

Falling behind the borough

Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Berkswell Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (500 m in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 19 min) and London Euston (about 115 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Balsall Common Primary School 930 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Jan 2025).
Nearest state secondary school Heart of England School 790 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Concerns) (May 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Balsall Common

What is the typical house price in Balsall Common?

£510,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

How does Balsall Common compare with the rest of Solihull?

Typical house price: 6th highest of 29 neighbourhoods in Solihull. Typical flat price: 11th highest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Solihull with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 4th highest of 29 neighbourhoods in Solihull.

Is Balsall Common an affluent area?

Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Balsall Common gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.05; 2 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Balsall Common?

Berkswell. Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (500 m in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 19 min) and London Euston (about 115 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Balsall Common?

Nearest state primary school. Balsall Common Primary School. 930 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Jan 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Heart of England School. 790 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Concerns) (May 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.