Allens Cross
vs Frankley Great Park
Allens Cross has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Frankley Great Park. Homes in Allens Cross sold for a median of £220,000, 4% above Frankley Great Park. Allens Cross has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Allens Cross has 10,538 residents in 4,146 households; Frankley Great Park has 12,670 in 5,204. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (15% and 15%). Frankley Great Park has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 3.6 percentage points more than Allens Cross (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Allens Cross (59%) and terraced houses in Frankley Great Park (42%). Allens Cross has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 56%, 7.1 percentage points more than Frankley Great Park (Birmingham: 53%). Allens Cross has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 1.7 percentage points more than Frankley Great Park (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £220,000 in Allens Cross and £212,500 in Frankley Great Park, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
Allens Cross has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 1.3 percentage points more than Frankley Great Park (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 81 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Allens Cross, and 49 in Frankley Great Park. The typical postcode is 344 m from the nearest school in Allens Cross and 406 m in Frankley Great Park. The typical postcode is 1,430 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Allens Cross and 1,971 m in Frankley Great Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Allens Cross and 98% in Frankley Great Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 85 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Allens Cross and 99 in Frankley Great Park, 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.
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 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.
Frankley Great Park is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 12,670 people in 5,204 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £212,500 over the past two years, 11% below the Birmingham median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% below the Birmingham average.
More comparisons.
Allens Cross and Frankley Great Park next to other wards of Birmingham.