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Balsall & Berkswell

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South east Solihull. About 9,515 people in 40 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Balsall & Berkswell, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,505
2,678th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.7%
1,811th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Balsall & Berkswell compares

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

Balsall & BerkswellMiddle
Population17 wards, Solihull · 2021
Population: every ward in Solihull17 areas from 9,505 to 17,323. The middle area is 12,839. Balsall & Berkswell is 9,505.
9,505lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Solihull · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Solihull17 areas from 69.3% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.9%. Balsall & Berkswell is 85.9%.
85.9%2nd lowest
Claimant rate17 wards, Solihull · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Solihull17 areas from 1.3% to 7.4%. The middle area is 3.0%. Balsall & Berkswell is 1.5%.
1.5%2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6417 wards, Solihull · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Solihull17 areas from 55.2% to 66.7%. The middle area is 60.9%. Balsall & Berkswell is 58.7%.
58.7%5th lowest

Figures for the whole of Solihull

These figures are published for the whole of Solihull, not for each ward, so they describe all of Solihull and not Balsall & Berkswell 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
Balsall & Berkswell in brief

Balsall & Berkswell had 9,505 usual residents at the census.

In Balsall & Berkswell, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Balsall & Berkswell, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.7% of residents in Balsall & Berkswell were aged 15 to 64 at the census.