Solihull Local Information
Practical local information for Solihull: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Solihull Roadworks This Week: Streetsbrook Road and M42 Link
Streetsbrook Road shuts 8pm to 6am nightly 5 to 16 October, and the M42 J7 link to the M6 north closes nightly 5 to 8 October. M42 weekend: 23 to 26 Oct.
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Bins
Solihull Bin Collection Days: Fortnightly From 5 Oct
Solihull black bins go fortnightly from Monday 5 October, when weekly food caddy collections start. What goes in the caddy, side waste rules, and garden waste at £49.
Parking
Parking in Solihull: Six Hours for £4.10 at Monkspath
Monkspath Hall Road is £4.10 for six hours and free after 6pm. Brueton and Malvern are free. Shirley gives three hours, Knowle two. Mell Square shut in March.
Council Tax
Solihull Council Tax Bands 2026/27: Band D Is £2,172.96
Band D in unparished Solihull is £2,172.96, up 5.21%. Every band A to H, the council, police and fire split, all 16 parish charges, and the discounts.
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Solihull House Prices 2026: £336,572 Average, Up 4%
The average Solihull home sells for £336,572, up 4% in a year (Land Registry). Prices by type, the £1.9m road, and the ladder from Knowle to Chelmsley Wood.
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Solihull to London: 1h47 Direct, or £30 Less via Euston
Direct Chiltern trains reach Marylebone in 1h47, first 05:23, last direct 21:24. Via Euston, Super Off-Peak returns are £33.50 against £63.60 off-peak.
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Solihull Planning: 2.13 Years' Land Supply, New Plan Due
Solihull has 2.13 years of housing land against a 5-year rule, housing need is up 63% to 1,331 homes a year, and a new draft Local Plan is due autumn 2026.
Bins
Solihull Christmas Bin Collections: Friday Rounds Move
Christmas Day and New Year's Day 2026 are both Fridays, so Friday bin rounds will move. Last year's changed dates, tip hours and when the 2026 dates land.
Schools
Solihull School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 Oct
Solihull's October half term is 26 to 30 October 2026 and schools break up on Friday 18 December. Every holiday for 2026/27, plus five schools' INSET days.
Half Term
Solihull October Half Term 2026: 26 to 30 October
Solihull's October half term is 26 to 30 October 2026: lantern walks at Castle Bromwich, Berryfields' pumpkin field, Disney On Ice and the Knowle fireworks.
Trains
Solihull Christmas Trains: Last Train and Boxing Day Gap
Last Christmas Eve the final Chiltern train left Marylebone for Birmingham at 20.02, and none ran through Solihull on Boxing Day. When 2026 times are out.