# Environment in Solihull

The south east of the West Midlands. 221,449 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 178 square kilometres.

9 layers about environment for Solihull, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## Radon potential

1 km grid level. Source: BGS and UKHSA.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Solihull. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?place=E08000029) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) · https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/environment#l-radon-potential

## Road and rail noise by postcode

Postcode level, England only. Source: Defra and ONS Postcode Directory.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Solihull. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?place=E08000029) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode) · https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/environment#l-noise-postcode

## People in radon Affected Area squares

Solihull: **4%** (2022, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.

About 4% of people in Solihull live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Across the UK the figure is 44%.

- Against West Midlands: 91% lower (47%)
- Against the UK: 91% lower (44%)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E08000029) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon-affected-areas) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/radon-affected-areas/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/environment#l-radon-affected-share

## People in loud road or rail noise

Solihull: **4.2%** (2021, council level, England only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from Defra's strategic noise maps and census output areas. Published 8 December 2023.

About 4.2% of people in Solihull live where road or rail noise is modelled at 65 decibels or more.

- Against West Midlands: 45% higher (2.9%)
- Against the UK: 17% higher (3.6%)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/loud-transport-noise?place=E08000029) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/loud-transport-noise) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/loud-transport-noise/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/environment#l-noise-loud-share

## Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

1 km grid level. Source: Defra.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Solihull. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?place=E08000029) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide) · https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/environment#l-air-no2

## Fine particles (PM2.5)

1 km grid level. Source: Defra.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Solihull. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/fine-particles?place=E08000029) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/fine-particles) · https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/environment#l-air-pm25

## Green space

Outline level, Great Britain only. Source: Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Solihull. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/green-space?place=E08000029) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/green-space) · https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/environment#l-green-space

## Flood zones

Outline level, England and Wales only. Source: Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Solihull. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?place=E08000029) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) · https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/environment#l-flood-zones

## Flood risk by postcode

Postcode level, England only. Source: Environment Agency and ONS Postcode Directory.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Solihull. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?place=E08000029) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode) · https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/environment#l-flood-risk-postcode

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/education) (2)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E08000029/data?family=environment

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/environment, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/environment#l-radon-potential.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/environment
