# Shirley East West Solihull. 9,898 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres. Shirley East had 9,737 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Middle area. Code E02002098. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) › [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £366,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Shirley East was £366,750 in 2025. 2,388th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/shirley-east#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,737** (2021). Shirley East had 9,737 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,378th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/shirley-east#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Shirley East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/shirley-east#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Shirley East, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/shirley-east#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02002098) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Shirley East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02002098) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 138 homes were sold in Shirley East in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02002098) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Shirley East. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02002098) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Shirley East had 9,737 usual residents at the census. ## Recorded crime in Shirley East In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shirley East at a rate of 59.7 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. | Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count | | --- | --- | | Violence and sexual offences | 174 | | Shoplifting | 149 | | Other crime | 74 | | Vehicle crime | 53 | | Criminal damage and arson | 42 | | Burglary | 38 | | Anti-social behaviour | 29 | | Drug offences | 14 | | Robbery | 14 | | Theft from the person | 4 | Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. ## How Shirley East compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Shirley East | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £366,750 | 11th most expensive | 29 middle areas, Solihull · 2025 | | Population | 9,737 | 4th most populated | 29 middle areas, Solihull · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 29 middle areas, Solihull · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.8% | 6th highest | 29 middle areas, Solihull · Jan 2026 | ## Is Shirley East safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shirley East at a rate of 59.7 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, 40 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shirley East. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (174), shoplifting (149) and other crime (74). 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 Shirley East alone. [See Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) - **Average house price: £332,022** (August 2026). Solihull’s average house price was £332,022 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £46,896** (2025). Full-time workers living in Solihull earned a median of £46,896 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 31st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 7.1×** (2025). A home in Solihull costs 7.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 17.0** (2025). Solihull has a deprivation score of 17.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 124th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## 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. About 0% of people in Shirley East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Shirley East, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02002098 - Ward: [Shirley East & Sharmans Cross †](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/ward/shirley-east-and-sharmans-cross) - Constituency: [Solihull West and Shirley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/solihull-west-and-shirley) - Council: [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) - Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 2.18 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,898* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 29 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Blossomfield](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/blossomfield), [Shirley West](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/shirley-west), [Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/central-solihull-and-sharmans-cross), [Ulverley Green & Langley](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/ulverley-green-and-langley), [Yardley Wood East](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/yardley-wood-east), [Shirley Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/shirley-heath) ## Latest updates for Shirley East - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02002098 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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