Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002097

Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall

Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,343 residents in Solihull. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Solihull
7,343

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,120

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

155.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Lingfield & Dormansland, Tandridge8,388 residents · 75.6% owned · 9.4% no carNorthchurch & Potten End, Dacorum5,532 residents · 78.7% owned · 12.1% no carWest Clandon & Send, Guildford8,520 residents · 76.1% owned · 6.9% no carWheatley & Great Haseley, South Oxfordshire6,738 residents · 74.1% owned · 9.2% no carKnebworth, Codicote & Kimpton, North Hertfordshire10,386 residents · 71.3% owned · 10.4% no carNutfield & Bletchingley, Tandridge6,115 residents · 71.4% owned · 8.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned76.6%
2,391 households
Social rented11.7%
365 households
Private rented10.7%
335 households
Shared ownership0.7%
23 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.4%
1,385 households
Semi-detached27.7%
863 households
Terraced14.7%
457 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.7%
240 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3%
92 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
40 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.6%
1,143 households
1 car or van in household35%
1,093 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.3%
572 households
No cars or vans in household10%
311 households
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms36.3%
1,131 households
3 bedrooms34.9%
1,087 households
2 bedrooms21.8%
680 households
1 bedroom7.1%
221 households
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%
2,090 households
One-person household28.3%
883 households
Other household types4.6%
142 households
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
1,161 households
1 person in household28.4%
887 households
3 people in household14.9%
466 households
4 people in household13.5%
421 households
5 people in household4.1%
127 households
6 people in household1.4%
44 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,145 residents
15–2913.3%
976 residents
30–4416.6%
1,218 residents
45–6430.6%
2,245 residents
65 and over24%
1,760 residents
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.8%
6,671 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
358 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
216 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
51 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
47 residents
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41%
2,508 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
932 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15%
916 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
818 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
484 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.8%
3,592 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
2,448 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,452 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,311 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.1%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
383 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.9%
3,887 residents
Good health30.9%
2,267 residents
Fair health11.8%
868 residents
Bad health3.4%
250 residents
Very bad health1%
72 residents
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
6,152 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,192 residents
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.5%
1,762 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
940 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
352 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
63 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

Browse every neighbourhood in Solihull

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.