Renting in Solihull

Average Rent in Solihull

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The average rent in Solihull is £1,200/mo, with 1,174 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Solihull rental appears.

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Renting in Solihull

What it costs to rent in Solihull

Solihull currently has 1,174 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,200 a month. 40 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 44% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is B25 at around £875/mo, while B5 sits nearer £1,490/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Solihull rental market at a glance

1,174

Active rentals in Solihull

£1,200/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Solihull

Median monthly rent, based on 1,174 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£925/mo	273
2 bed	£1,200/mo	349
3 bed	£1,495/mo	236
4+ bed	£2,400/mo	172
Room	£625/mo	120

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Solihull rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Solihull. Latest: £1,258/mo (Mar 26, +1.0% YoY).

Latest

£1,258

Mar 26

Annual

+1.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£935

Apr 21

Total change

+35%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Solihull pay goes on rent?

Renters in Solihull spend an estimated 41% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,258/mo

£15,096/yr

Median pay

£36,672/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

41%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Solihull

Most Solihull homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 95,500 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.56

≈ Band C–D

Stock

96k

95,500 properties

A
15%14,560
B
13%12,430
C
24%23,290
D
18%17,660
E
13%12,100
F
10%9,220
G
6%5,780
H
0%470

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Solihull

80% of Solihull premises can already get full-fibre and 96% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

80%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

96%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

487 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
80%
Gigabit-capable
96%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Solihull), July 2025, covering 95,029 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Solihull homes

45% of Solihull homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

45%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

55%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

75k

74,594 EPCs

A
0%253
B
11%8,206
C
33%24,819
D
40%29,851
E
12%9,220
F
2%1,800
G
1%445

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Solihull. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Solihull

11 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Solihull centroid. The five closest:

1
St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · B91 3DW
0.17 mi
2
St Alphege Church of England Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · B91 3JG
0.51 mi
3
Solihull Sixth Form College
16 plus · Academy 16-19 converter · B91 3WR
0.52 mi
4
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · B91 3NZ
0.69 mi
5
St Peter's Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · B91 3NZ
0.69 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Solihull centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Solihull

Flats & apartments

347

46% of listings

Houses

274

37% of listings

Rooms

120

16% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Solihull — what's on the market

Semi-detached houses make up 46% of the 282 houses currently advertised in Solihull.

Semi-detached
46%131
Terraced
22%62
Detached
19%53
Other house
10%29
Bungalow
2%7

Rent by postcode

Where Solihull rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 818 live listings in 19 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Solihull

1B5£1,490/mo25 rentals
2B90£1,300/mo122 rentals
3B91£1,295/mo203 rentals

Cheapest in Solihull

1B25£875/mo5 rentals
2B10£950/mo7 rentals
3B26£995/mo67 rentals

Features · Solihull

Garden, parking, and floor area in Solihull

Live signal across 1,174 Solihull rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

76%

of 192 Solihull listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

94%

of 239 Solihull listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Solihull

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Solihull has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 100 of 100 postcode districts analysed, the median was 284 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Solihull is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

284 crimes per area (median)
100 of 100 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Solihull’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Solihull

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Balsall Common has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Solihull.

Shirley
Higher crime
Most common: Shoplifting (96) · pop. ~30,000
8.7
per 1k
Dorridge
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (21) · pop. ~8,000
5.9
per 1k
Knowle
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (18) · pop. ~13,000
2.3
per 1k
Olton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (52) · pop. ~14,000
8.9
per 1k
Balsall Common
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (6) · pop. ~8,000
2.3
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Solihull listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Solihull.

PrimeLocation

329

OpenRent

307

Rightmove

256

OnTheMarket

162

SpareRoom

120

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Frequently asked

Renting in Solihull — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Solihull?

The median rent in Solihull is £1200/month based on 1174 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Solihull?

There are currently 1174 rental properties available in Solihull, with 40 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Solihull safe for renters?

Solihull has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 284 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Solihull?

The most commonly reported crime category in Solihull is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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