Meriden

7°CClear

• Today: 10° / 7° · 16% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:30

9h 20m 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

• 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

14 reported · August 2026

• Violence & sexual offences10
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Public order1
• Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Solihull Rural · West Midlands

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

251 reported road collisions (2025)

64 killed or seriously injured · 330 casualties · 11.6 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

£332,022 average▲ 0.2% YoY

Across Solihull · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,279 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY

• 1 bed £858
• 2 bed £1,065
• 3 bed £1,262

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

2,703 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

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

9 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK12,912
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,932
• Net moves+980

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 204 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

13% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

84 inspected 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
• Dentists51
• Homecare agencies59
• 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)

303 applications decided

94.4% granted · 286 granted, 17 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Saqib Bhatti

Conservative

Meriden and Solihull East

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Con 25
• LD 6
• Grn 4
• Ref 15
• Oth 1

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,010 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

27 jobs advertised · £39,939 avg

e.g. HR Advisor Fixed Term Contract, Private Client Solicitor, Chef de Partie (Cluster)

Source: Adzuna

£899 median full-time weekly pay

3.7% 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

84% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Biomass 34% · Gas 11% · Imports 5%

86 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

6 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CV7

• Spring Hill Medical Centre
• Balsall Common & Meriden Group Practice
• Balsall Common Ent Clinic

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND352 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth179 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills172 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks158 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK146 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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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)