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Castle Bromwich West

Middle area

North Solihull. 5,459 people in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Castle Bromwich West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£285,000
Joint 3,446th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,434
2,155th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Castle Bromwich West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castle Bromwich West at a rate of 66.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across Solihull.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences136
Vehicle crime92
Other crime53
Criminal damage and arson41
Anti-social behaviour8
Robbery8
Shoplifting8
Drug offences7
Burglary6
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Castle Bromwich West compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Castle Bromwich WestMiddle
Median sale price29 middle areas, Solihull · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Solihull29 areas from £175,000 to £599,000. The middle area is £330,000. Castle Bromwich West is £285,000.
£285,0008th cheapest
Population29 middle areas, Solihull · 2021
Population: every middle area in Solihull29 areas from 5,413 to 12,134. The middle area is 6,746. Castle Bromwich West is 5,434.
5,4342nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares29 middle areas, Solihull · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Solihull29 areas from 0.0% to 35.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Castle Bromwich West is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage29 middle areas, Solihull · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Solihull29 areas from 59.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.8%. Castle Bromwich West is 98.8%.
98.8%joint 14th lowest

Is Castle Bromwich West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castle Bromwich West at a rate of 66.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across Solihull.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 46 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Castle Bromwich West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (136), vehicle crime (92) and other crime (53).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Solihull

These figures are published for the whole of Solihull, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Solihull and not Castle Bromwich West alone. See Solihull

Average house price
£337,112
Up 3.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,896
31st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.2×
Joint 171st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.0
124th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Castle Bromwich West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Castle Bromwich West was £285,000 in 2025.

Castle Bromwich West had 5,434 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Castle Bromwich West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Castle Bromwich West, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.