Solihull: the market in figures
Solihull has a higher average than any neighbour listed except Warwick. The August 2026 figure of £332,022 takes 33rd place nationally and 3rd in the West Midlands, 32.4% past the regional £250,731 and 21.6% past £273,037, the UK average. The price has barely moved lately, with a rise of 0.2% year on year, compared with 1.2% for the region.
The peak came in 2022 at £333,020, so the latest reading is just under it. From £242,964 in 2016 the average has gained £89,058, or 36.7%. The path ran 6.3% for 2017, a jump to 13.2% for 2021, and 9% for 2022. A fall of 2.5% arrived for 2023, followed by 1.1% and 1% for the next two years.
The spread by type is wide. The typical detached house costs £590,344 and the typical flat £181,883, a gap of £408,461 or 224.6%. Terraced homes stand at £265,238, with semi-detached ones at £346,414,. The first-time buyer price was £265,849,, a gap of 19.9% to the all-buyer figure. The sales window ending in May 2026 holds 2,795.
Here a first-time buyer pays tax at the average price. Stamp Duty Land Tax is £1,601 for that buyer, £6,601 for someone moving home (2% of the price), and £23,202 on an additional property. The HM Land Registry fee is £150.
None of the neighbours rose by more than Coventry's 3.8% in the latest year. Warwick and Birmingham each rose 1.5%, Nuneaton and Bedworth fell 0.2%, and Sandwell recorded 0%. Solihull's 0.2% sits among those low readings. Its semi-detached average of £346,414 is above the all-type figure of £332,022.
Warwick, 17 km apart, averages £370,924, 11.7% above Solihull. Birmingham averages £234,867 and Coventry £227,721, 29.3% and 31.4% below, with Coventry up 3.8% over the year. Nuneaton and Bedworth, at £226,730, is 31.7% below, and Sandwell, at £207,065, is 37.6% below. The first-time buyer figure of £265,849 is itself above the average price in Birmingham, Coventry, Nuneaton and Bedworth, and Sandwell.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Solihull
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (1 of 5 trades filled in Solihull). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conveyancer | Brindley Twist Tafft & James Solicitors | 5 | 5 | 63 | Partial | View |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Solihull?
The average price of a home in Solihull was £332,022 in August 2026, +0.2% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Solihull?
The average price in Solihull went from £242,964 in August 2016 to £332,022 in August 2026, a change of +36.7%; +0.2% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Solihull?
On £332,022, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £6,601 for a home mover, £1,601 for a first-time buyer and £23,202 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Solihull?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Solihull in August 2016 (£242,964) and sold at the August 2026 average (£332,022), the gain of £89,058 costs a higher rate taxpayer £20,654, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Solihull expensive?
Solihull ranks 33rd of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | West Midlands |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £590,344 | £419,192 |
| Semi-detached | £346,414 | £254,804 |
| Terraced | £265,238 | £206,529 |
| Flat or maisonette | £181,883 | £138,513 |
| All types | £332,022 | £250,731 |
| First-time buyers | £265,849 | £213,012 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £242,964 | — |
| 2017 | £258,337 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | £266,369 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | £266,301 | -0% |
| 2020 | £269,922 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | £305,593 | +13.2% |
| 2022 | £333,020 | +9% |
| 2023 | £324,560 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | £328,163 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | £331,395 | +1% |
| 2026 | £332,022 | +0.2% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).