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Marston Green & Airport: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Marston Green & Airport neighbourhood of Solihull, England (ONS area Solihull 009). Headline figures assembled 19 October 2026. Postcodes B26, B37, B40, B92, CV7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B37 7XN.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Marston Green & Airport is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Solihull (3 of 19 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £280,000 and flats for £131,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Marston Green, is about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 3.2 times the borough's rate, but there are about 6.4 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 19 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£280,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£131,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.14; 0 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 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 3 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£53,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
3.2 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 6.4 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (52,000 jobs in 2024 against 8,066 residents at the 2021 census). 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
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Marston Green & Airport sits in Solihull
- Typical house price: 8th lowest of 29 neighbourhoods in Solihull
- Typical flat price: 7th lowest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Solihull with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 12th lowest 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 Marston Green & Airport
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
0 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Solihull, 3 the other way and 16 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.
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Marston Green Railway station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 km in a straight line). About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham International (about 3 min) and Rugeley Trent Valley (about 77 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 Marston Green Junior School 800 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Nov 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Grace Academy Solihull 1.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (May 2026).
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 Marston Green & Airport
What is the typical house price in Marston Green & Airport?
£280,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
How does Marston Green & Airport compare with the rest of Solihull?
Typical house price: 8th lowest of 29 neighbourhoods in Solihull. Typical flat price: 7th lowest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Solihull with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 12th lowest of 29 neighbourhoods in Solihull.
Is Marston Green & Airport an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Marston Green & Airport gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.14; 0 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Marston Green & Airport?
Marston Green. Railway station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 km in a straight line). About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham International (about 3 min) and Rugeley Trent Valley (about 77 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Marston Green & Airport?
Nearest state primary school. Marston Green Junior School. 800 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Nov 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Grace Academy Solihull. 1.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (May 2026).
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.