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Acocks Green
vs Hall Green South

Acocks Green has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Hall Green South. Homes in Hall Green South sold for a median of £315,000, 37% above Acocks Green. Acocks Green has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Birmingham with Acocks Green highlighted
Acocks Green
383 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Hall Green South highlighted
Hall Green South
198 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Acocks Green has 24,515 residents in 9,051 households; Hall Green South has 10,986 in 4,001. Hall Green South has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 5 percentage points more than Acocks Green (Birmingham: 13%). Acocks Green has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 6.3 percentage points more than Hall Green South (Birmingham: 32%).

24,515Residents (2021)
10,986Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
9,051Households
4,001Households
423,455Households
20.1%Aged 15–29
17.1%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
12.7%Aged 65 and over
17.7%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
31.4%Living alone
25.1%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Acocks Green and 65% in Hall Green South. Hall Green South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 26.4 percentage points more than Acocks Green (Birmingham: 53%). Acocks Green has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 7.5 percentage points more than Hall Green South (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £230,000 in Acocks Green and £315,000 in Hall Green South, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£230,000Median sale price
£315,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
52.8%Owner-occupied
79.2%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
24.3%Private renting
16.8%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
21.9%Social renting
3.6%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
6.2%Detached houses
20.0%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
39.2%Semi-detached houses
65.2%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
32.7%Terraced houses
7.6%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
13.4%Flats
4.8%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Acocks Green has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 5.1 percentage points more than Hall Green South (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 111 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Acocks Green, and 68 in Hall Green South. The typical postcode is 290 m from the nearest school in Acocks Green and 458 m in Hall Green South. The typical postcode is 681 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Acocks Green and 795 m in Hall Green South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Acocks Green and 98% in Hall Green South.

13.0%Green space within 500 m
7.9%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
111Services within 15 min (median)
68Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
290 mNearest school (median)
458 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
681 mNearest tram or rail (median)
795 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 143 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Acocks Green and 44 in Hall Green South, against 128 across Birmingham. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

143Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
44Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
128Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Acocks Green

Acocks Green is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 24,515 people in 9,051 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £230,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Birmingham median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% below the Birmingham average.

Hall Green South

Hall Green South is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,986 people in 4,001 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £315,000 over the past two years, 31% above the Birmingham median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 52% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Acocks Green and Hall Green South next to other wards of Birmingham.

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