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Shirley Heath: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Shirley Heath neighbourhood of Solihull, England (ONS area Solihull 023). Headline figures assembled 19 October 2026. Postcodes B90. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B90 2AR.

An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Shirley Heath is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Solihull (4 of 19 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £409,500 and flats for £180,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Solihull (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Shirley, is about a 12-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

£409,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£180,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

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

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.11; 2 of 19 signals up, 4 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 4 small areas range from decile 4 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£61,500

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

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 Shirley Heath sits in Solihull

Typical house price: 11th highest of 29 neighbourhoods in Solihull
Typical flat price: 9th highest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Solihull with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 13th 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 Shirley Heath

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 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Solihull, 4 the other way and 13 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

Recent price momentum
Income deprivation ranking

Falling behind the borough

Schools improving
Air quality
Home improvement applications
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Shirley Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (960 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 Kidderminster (about 66 min) and Stratford-upon-Avon (about 38 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 Woodlands Infant School 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).
Nearest state secondary school Light Hall School 180 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2021).

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 Shirley Heath

What is the typical house price in Shirley Heath?

£409,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

How does Shirley Heath compare with the rest of Solihull?

Typical house price: 11th highest of 29 neighbourhoods in Solihull. Typical flat price: 9th highest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Solihull with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 13th highest of 29 neighbourhoods in Solihull.

Is Shirley Heath an affluent area?

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

Is Shirley Heath gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 2 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Shirley Heath?

Shirley. Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (960 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 Kidderminster (about 66 min) and Stratford-upon-Avon (about 38 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Shirley Heath?

Nearest state primary school. Woodlands Infant School. 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Light Hall School. 180 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2021).

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.