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Smith's Wood North: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Smith's Wood North neighbourhood of Solihull, England (ONS area Solihull 002). Headline figures assembled 19 October 2026. Postcodes B36. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B36 0SN.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England, changing little against Solihull

Smith's Wood North is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England; it is changing little against Solihull (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 3 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £175,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Solihull (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Water Orton, is about an 18-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

£175,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most income-deprived

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

Mixed signs

Weighted balance -0.02; 2 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 1 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 1 to 2.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£41,600

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 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 Smith's Wood North sits in Solihull

  • Typical house price: the lowest of 29 neighbourhoods in Solihull
  • Average household income: 3rd 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 Smith's Wood North

House prices: Smith's Wood North against Solihull: This neighbourhood £36k (1995) to £180k (2026); Solihull £72k (1995) to £360k (2026).£79k£323k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£180kSolihull£360k
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).

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, 3 the other way and 14 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

  • Resale prices
  • Air quality

Falling behind the borough

  • Single-person households under 65
  • Schools improving
  • Home improvement applications

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Water Orton Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 1.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: CrossCountry to Birmingham New Street (about 12 min) and Leicester (42 to 47 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 Smith's Wood Primary Academy 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (May 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Park Hall Academy 900 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023).

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 Smith's Wood North

What is the typical house price in Smith's Wood North?

£175,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.

How does Smith's Wood North compare with the rest of Solihull?

Typical house price: the lowest of 29 neighbourhoods in Solihull. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 29 neighbourhoods in Solihull.

Is Smith's Wood North an affluent area?

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

Is Smith's Wood North gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 2 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Smith's Wood North?

Water Orton. Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 1.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: CrossCountry to Birmingham New Street (about 12 min) and Leicester (42 to 47 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Smith's Wood North?

Nearest state primary school. Smith's Wood Primary Academy. 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (May 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Park Hall Academy. 900 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023).

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.