Electoral wardE05016417
Blythe ward, Solihull
Blythe is one of 17 electoral wards of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 10,505 residents in 4,386 households — 662 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 202110,505council ward average 12,720
Households4,3862.4 residents per household
Density662/ km²about 15.86 km² · Solihull 1,213
Aged 65+13.9%Solihull: 21.1% · under 16: 20.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 697
5–96.6% · 689
10–157.7% · 804
16–194.1% · 426
20–245.0% · 528
25–3416.2% · 1,704
35–4921.6% · 2,264
50–6418.4% · 1,932
65–748.6% · 902
75–844.4% · 457
85+1.0% · 102
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.6% · 288
1 car or van40.6% · 1,781
2 cars or vans40.2% · 1,763
3 or more12.6% · 552
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Solihull overall: 72.2% owned, 14.0% social rented, 12.9% private rented.
Owned outright29.3% · 1,285
With mortgage43.3% · 1,901
Shared ownership3.1% · 135
Social rented6.8% · 299
Private rented17.5% · 767
Type of home
Detached house36.3% · 1,595
Semi-detached house23.0% · 1,008
Terraced house15.7% · 687
Purpose-built flat23.6% · 1,034
Converted house0.4% · 19
Other conversion0.2% · 10
Above shop / office0.5% · 24
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 11
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016417- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 17
Parishes in the ward
Cheswick GreenDickens HeathTidbury Green
Council offices in this ward
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.