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Shirley South

Ward

South west Solihull. About 12,702 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Shirley South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,847
1,655th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Shirley South compares

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

Shirley SouthMiddle
Population17 wards, Solihull · 2021
Population: every ward in Solihull17 areas from 9,505 to 17,323. The middle area is 12,839. Shirley South is 11,847.
11,8476th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 wards, Solihull · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Solihull17 areas from 0.0% to 32.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Shirley South is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Shirley South is 99.7%.
99.7%2nd highest
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%. Shirley South is 3.0%.
3.0%9th highest

Is Shirley South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shirley South at a rate of 102.8 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, 112 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shirley South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (554), violence and sexual offences (345) and other crime (215).

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 ward, so they describe all of Solihull and not Shirley South 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
Shirley South in brief

Shirley South had 11,847 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Shirley South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Shirley South, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shirley South, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.