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Shirley East

Middle area

West Solihull. 9,898 people in 2.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Shirley East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£366,750
2,388th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,737
1,378th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Shirley East compares

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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. Shirley East is £366,750.
£366,75011th highest
Population29 middle areas, Solihull · 2021
Population: every middle area in Solihull29 areas from 5,413 to 12,134. The middle area is 6,746. Shirley East is 9,737.
9,7374th highest
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%. Shirley East is 99.8%.
99.8%6th highest
Claimant rate29 middle areas, Solihull · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Solihull29 areas from 1.3% to 8.9%. The middle area is 3.0%. Shirley East is 3.4%.
3.4%joint 13th highest

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 Shirley East 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.2×
171st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.0
124th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Shirley East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Shirley East was £366,750 in 2025.

Shirley East had 9,737 usual residents at the census.

In Shirley East, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shirley East, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.