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Smith's Wood North

Middle area

North Solihull. 5,727 people in 0.7 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 Smith's Wood North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£175,000
Joint 933rd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,840
2,554th 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
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Smith's Wood North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Smith's Wood North at a rate of 84.2 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 offences259
Other crime76
Criminal damage and arson50
Vehicle crime45
Burglary18
Drug offences15
Robbery8
Anti-social behaviour7
Theft from the person3
Shoplifting1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Smith's Wood North 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. Smith's Wood North is £175,000.
£175,000cheapest
Population29 middle areas, Solihull · 2021
Population: every middle area in Solihull29 areas from 5,413 to 12,134. The middle area is 6,746. Smith's Wood North is 5,840.
5,8403rd 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%. Smith's Wood North 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%. Smith's Wood North is 99.2%.
99.2%joint 9th highest

Is Smith's Wood North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Smith's Wood North at a rate of 84.2 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, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Smith's Wood North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (259), other crime (76) and criminal damage and arson (50).

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 Smith's Wood North 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
Smith's Wood North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Smith's Wood North was £175,000 in 2025.

Smith's Wood North had 5,840 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Smith's Wood North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Smith's Wood North, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.