Birmingham commuter townsRedditch vs Solihull

Redditch vs Solihull: which commuter town suits you?

Solihull is 31 minutes closer to Birmingham, but Redditch is £100k cheaper on the average sold price.
Redditch

#17 of 24

Solihull

#2 of 24

Train to Birmingham

41 min
10 min

Average house price

£260k
£360k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.1x
8.5x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

57
49

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1009 Mb
1004 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

20
23

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

362 ha
387 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

128
302

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Redditch

Worcestershire · 41 min to Birmingham · average sold price £260k.

Read the Redditch report

Living in Solihull

West Midlands · 10 min to Birmingham · average sold price £360k.

Read the Solihull report

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