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Allens Cross
vs Longbridge & West Heath

Allens Cross has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Longbridge & West Heath. Homes in Longbridge & West Heath sold for a median of £225,000, in line with Allens Cross. Allens Cross has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Birmingham with Allens Cross highlighted
Allens Cross
173 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Longbridge & West Heath highlighted
Longbridge & West Heath
468 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Allens Cross has 10,538 residents in 4,146 households; Longbridge & West Heath has 21,927 in 9,810. Longbridge & West Heath has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 3.1 percentage points more than Allens Cross (Birmingham: 13%). Longbridge & West Heath has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 7.6 percentage points more than Allens Cross (Birmingham: 32%).

10,538Residents (2021)
21,927Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,146Households
9,810Households
423,455Households
18.8%Aged 15–29
18.0%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
14.9%Aged 65 and over
18.0%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
27.6%Living alone
35.2%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 42% in Longbridge & West Heath. Longbridge & West Heath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 57%, 1.2 percentage points more than Allens Cross (Birmingham: 53%). Allens Cross has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 2.4 percentage points more than Longbridge & West Heath (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £220,000 in Allens Cross and £225,000 in Longbridge & West Heath, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£220,000Median sale price
£225,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
56.1%Owner-occupied
57.3%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
16.4%Private renting
14.0%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
25.8%Social renting
25.7%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
5.7%Detached houses
9.2%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
59.2%Semi-detached houses
42.1%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
24.8%Terraced houses
23.7%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
6.2%Flats
22.7%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Allens Cross has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 1.6 percentage points more than Longbridge & West Heath (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 81 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Allens Cross, and 58 in Longbridge & West Heath. The typical postcode is 344 m from the nearest school in Allens Cross and 336 m in Longbridge & West Heath. The typical postcode is 1,430 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Allens Cross and 796 m in Longbridge & West Heath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Allens Cross and 97% in Longbridge & West Heath.

15.5%Green space within 500 m
13.9%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
81Services within 15 min (median)
58Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
344 mNearest school (median)
336 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
796 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.2%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 123 in Longbridge & West Heath, 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
123Recorded 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.

Longbridge & West Heath

Longbridge & West Heath is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 21,927 people in 9,810 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £225,000 over the past two years, 6% below the Birmingham median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Allens Cross and Longbridge & West Heath next to other wards of Birmingham.

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