Solihull · England
Shirley population
32,000people · latest estimate
Shirley has a population of 32,000, making it the 2nd largest place in Solihull.
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Solihull population trends, 2001–2024.
Shirley in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Shirley sits in postcode district B90.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for Solihull, the billing authority covering Shirley, is £2,197 for 2026–27.
From MHCLG's council tax statistics (Table 9): the area average including police, fire and parish precepts, so it is the council's figure rather than the town's, and your own band depends on your property's 1991 valuation.
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Nearby in Solihull
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solihull | 126,577 |
| 2 | Chelmsley Wood | 13,278 |
| 3 | Knowle | 10,823 |
| 4 | Dorridge | 7,800 |
| 5 | Balsall Common | 7,039 |