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Allens Cross
vs Bartley Green

Allens Cross has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Bartley Green. Homes in Allens Cross sold for a median of £220,000, 5% above Bartley Green. Bartley Green has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 16%).

Map of Birmingham with Allens Cross highlighted
Allens Cross
173 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Bartley Green highlighted
Bartley Green
462 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Allens Cross has 10,538 residents in 4,146 households; Bartley Green has 22,662 in 9,676. Bartley Green has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 1.4 percentage points more than Allens Cross (Birmingham: 13%). Bartley Green has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 7.4 percentage points more than Allens Cross (Birmingham: 32%).

10,538Residents (2021)
22,662Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,146Households
9,676Households
423,455Households
18.8%Aged 15–29
18.5%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
14.9%Aged 65 and over
16.3%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
27.6%Living alone
35.0%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 59% of homes in Allens Cross and 36% in Bartley Green. Allens Cross has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 56%, 8.1 percentage points more than Bartley Green (Birmingham: 53%). Allens Cross has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 4.3 percentage points more than Bartley Green (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £220,000 in Allens Cross and £210,000 in Bartley Green, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£220,000Median sale price
£210,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
56.1%Owner-occupied
48.0%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
16.4%Private renting
12.1%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
25.8%Social renting
37.5%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
5.7%Detached houses
9.3%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
59.2%Semi-detached houses
36.1%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
24.8%Terraced houses
34.0%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
6.2%Flats
18.9%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Bartley Green has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 11.3 percentage points more than Allens Cross (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 81 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Allens Cross, and 44 in Bartley Green. The typical postcode is 344 m from the nearest school in Allens Cross and 353 m in Bartley Green. The typical postcode is 1,430 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Allens Cross and 3,690 m in Bartley Green. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Allens Cross and 98% in Bartley Green.

15.5%Green space within 500 m
26.8%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
81Services within 15 min (median)
44Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
344 mNearest school (median)
353 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 85 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Allens Cross and 108 in Bartley Green, 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.

85Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
108Recorded 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.

Allens Cross

Allens Cross is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,538 people in 4,146 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 8% below the Birmingham median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% below the Birmingham average.

Bartley Green

Bartley Green is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 22,662 people in 9,676 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 13% below the Birmingham median. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 64% above the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

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