Meriden

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 21° / 12° · 66% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:31

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

15 reported · July 2026▲ 25% YoY

• Vehicle crime4
• Violence & sexual offences4
• Other theft3
• Criminal damage & arson2

Neighbourhood team: Solihull Rural · West Midlands

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

247 reported road collisions (2024)

62 killed or seriously injured · 340 casualties · 11.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

15 food businesses within 2 miles

• 14 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hampton-in-Arden (3.9 km)
• 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£334,966 average▲ 4.2% YoY

Across Solihull · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,269 average monthly rent▲ 2.3% YoY

• 1 bed £851
• 2 bed £1,057
• 3 bed £1,252

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

7.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 140.8p · AppleGreen (7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (7 km)

23 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club (3.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches3
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

216,239 residents in Solihull · 1,213/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 206 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,197 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (24% of 95,980)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

91 schools · 41,037 pupils

59 primary · 15 secondary · 17 other

Ofsted: 32 of 36 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

84inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Solihull

242 CQC-registered services

• Care homes63
• GP practices34
• Dentists52
• Homecare agencies58
• Hospitals & hospices10

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Solihull

• Not in the Green Belt
• 37 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

225 applications decided

93.3% granted · 210 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Saqib Bhatti

Conservative

Meriden and Solihull East

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Con 25
• LD 6
• Grn 4
• Ref 16

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,810 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

36 jobs advertised · £44,294 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£899 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,713 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 95,331 certificates

11.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

86% low-carbon electricity

Wind 60% · Gas 14% · Solar 12% · Biomass 10%

68 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 62.9 women · 63.2 men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Meriden and Solihull East:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office539 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s371 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test293 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership283 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need192 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Cyclists War Memorial · 0.3 km

  The Cyclists War Memorial is a war memorial on the village green in Meriden, West Midlands. The village between Coventry and Birmingham was long reputed to be at the geographical centre of England. The national memori…

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  Meriden, West Midlands · 0.4 km

  Meriden is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England. Historically part of Warwickshire, it lies between the cities of Birmingham and Coventry. It is located close to t…

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  Coventry Way · 0.9 km

  The Coventry Way is a 40-mile (64 km) long-distance footpath in central England that starts and finishes in Meriden. It forms a circular route around the city of Coventry covering countryside in both the West Midlands…

• Walsh Hall, Meriden · 0.9 km

  Walsh Hall is a six-bedroom, Grade II* listed house on Walsh Lane, Meriden, West Midlands, England.

• Meriden Rural District · 1.5 km

  The Meriden Rural District was a rural district of Warwickshire, England, which existed between 1894 and 1974. It was named after the village of Meriden.

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  St James' Church, Great Packington · 2.3 km

  St James' Church is an 18th-century chapel situated in the grounds of Packington Hall, near Meriden, Warwickshire. It is a Grade I listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)