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Acocks Green
vs Sparkhill

Sparkhill has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 20% in Acocks Green. Homes in Acocks Green sold for a median of £230,000, 15% above Sparkhill. Acocks Green has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Birmingham with Acocks Green highlighted
Acocks Green
383 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Sparkhill highlighted
Sparkhill
206 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Acocks Green has 24,515 residents in 9,051 households; Sparkhill has 21,017 in 5,315. Acocks Green has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 3.5 percentage points more than Sparkhill (Birmingham: 13%). Acocks Green has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 13.4 percentage points more than Sparkhill (Birmingham: 32%).

24,515Residents (2021)
21,017Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
9,051Households
5,315Households
423,455Households
20.1%Aged 15–29
25.2%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
12.7%Aged 65 and over
9.2%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
31.4%Living alone
18.0%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Acocks Green (39%) and terraced houses in Sparkhill (57%). Sparkhill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 58%, 5.4 percentage points more than Acocks Green (Birmingham: 53%). Sparkhill has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 5.6 percentage points more than Acocks Green (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £230,000 in Acocks Green and £200,000 in Sparkhill, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£230,000Median sale price
£200,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
52.8%Owner-occupied
58.2%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
24.3%Private renting
29.9%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
21.9%Social renting
11.6%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
6.2%Detached houses
10.4%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
39.2%Semi-detached houses
20.3%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
32.7%Terraced houses
57.0%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
13.4%Flats
6.6%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Acocks Green has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 2.2 percentage points more than Sparkhill (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 111 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Acocks Green, and 161 in Sparkhill. The typical postcode is 290 m from the nearest school in Acocks Green and 276 m in Sparkhill. The typical postcode is 681 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Acocks Green and 1,164 m in Sparkhill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Acocks Green and 98% in Sparkhill.

13.0%Green space within 500 m
10.8%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
111Services within 15 min (median)
161Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
290 mNearest school (median)
276 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
681 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.5%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 94 in Sparkhill, 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
94Recorded 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.

Sparkhill

Sparkhill is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 21,017 people in 5,315 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Birmingham median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Acocks Green and Sparkhill next to other wards of Birmingham.

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