Solihull Development Finance
Solihull is the prime commuter-belt town for Birmingham — rail-linked to the city centre in 12 minutes, strong professional demographics, and consistent residential absorption. Family housing and town-centre mixed-use dominate the active pipeline.
8 active development schemes currently tracked in Solihull.
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The Solihull market
Solihull is a metropolitan borough in its own right, sitting south-east of Birmingham. Solihull town centre, Shirley, Knowle, and Dorridge are all active residential sub-markets. The borough has a professional / affluent demographic profile and strong commuter connectivity into Birmingham (rail, M42).
Development activity is balanced. Town-centre intensification delivers apartments above retail; edge-of-town brownfield delivers family-housing estates; village-centre schemes (Knowle, Dorridge, Shirley) deliver smaller-scale residential. Pricing per square foot is above the Birmingham average but below prime city-centre.
Absorption is consistent. Solihull’s commuter-belt fundamentals — strong schools, town-centre amenities, rail connectivity — keep the owner-occupier market liquid year-round.
Planning context
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s Local Plan supports town-centre intensification and family-housing delivery on brownfield sites. Green-belt considerations apply at the borough edges — a site-specific issue on outer schemes. Solihull town centre has designated regeneration policy.
Active scheme types
Family-housing estates
10–50 unit brownfield and edge-of-town schemes
£2M–£8M
Town-centre apartments
Over-retail residential near Solihull Station
£1M–£4M
Mixed-use town centre
Retail / leisure + residential above
£1M–£4M
Village-centre residential
Knowle / Dorridge / Shirley smaller schemes
£500K–£2M
Finance structures for Solihull
Senior finance at standard LTC ratios, stretch senior for experienced housebuilders, exit finance to manage sales periods.
Senior
Standard for all scheme types.
Stretch senior
Experienced housebuilders on new-build family housing.
Development exit
Sales-period management on 30+ unit estates.
Lender appetite in Solihull
Strong for family-housing and town-centre apartment schemes. Experienced housebuilders get tight pricing. The commuter-belt fundamentals are well-understood by Birmingham and Midlands-active lenders.
Property types we finance in Solihull
Asset classes most active in Solihull — each linked to the dedicated finance structure, lender appetite and typical terms for that property type.
Solihull sold-price data
Live HM Land Registry transaction data for the Solihull local authority area. Use this as market evidence when appraising your scheme or testing GDV assumptions.
Median price
£324K
+0.5% YoY
Transactions (12m)
1,983
Completed sales
New-build share
1.2%
24 new-build sales
New-build premium
+17.1%
vs existing stock
Median price by property type
Detached
£590K
Semi-detached
£339K
Terraced
£240K
Flat / Apartment
£173K
Recent transactions
| Date | Postcode | Address | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2026 | B92 8RD | 116, KNIGHTSBRIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached | £513K |
| 23 Feb 2026 | CV7 7UG | 55, GREENFIELD AVENUE | Terraced | £255K |
| 20 Feb 2026 | B91 3LY | 14, NORTHDOWN ROAD | Flat / Apartment | £220K |
| 20 Feb 2026 | B90 1LD | 49, PEAR TREE CRESCENT | Semi-detached | £365K |
| 20 Feb 2026 | B91 3DB | 1, MALTHOUSE MEADOW | Semi-detached | £530K |
| 20 Feb 2026 | B91 1AN | 491, WARWICK ROAD | Detached | £750K |
| 20 Feb 2026 | B91 2UP | 324, WHARF LANE | Flat / Apartment | £127K |
| 19 Feb 2026 | B91 2EQ | 87, DOVE HOUSE LANE | Detached | £693K |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Solihull LPA. Updated 8 Apr 2026.
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