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Allens Cross
vs Northfield

Allens Cross has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Northfield. Homes in Northfield sold for a median of £265,000, 20% above Allens Cross. Allens Cross has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Birmingham with Allens Cross highlighted
Allens Cross
173 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Northfield highlighted
Northfield
218 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Allens Cross has 10,538 residents in 4,146 households; Northfield has 10,707 in 4,560. Northfield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 4.8 percentage points more than Allens Cross (Birmingham: 13%). Northfield has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 3.7 percentage points more than Allens Cross (Birmingham: 32%).

10,538Residents (2021)
10,707Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,146Households
4,560Households
423,455Households
18.8%Aged 15–29
16.6%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
14.9%Aged 65 and over
19.7%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
27.6%Living alone
31.3%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 56% in Northfield. Northfield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 14.1 percentage points more than Allens Cross (Birmingham: 53%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (16% and 15%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £220,000 in Allens Cross and £265,000 in Northfield, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£220,000Median sale price
£265,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
56.1%Owner-occupied
70.2%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
16.4%Private renting
15.4%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
25.8%Social renting
12.5%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
5.7%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
59.2%Semi-detached houses
55.5%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
24.8%Terraced houses
16.1%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
6.2%Flats
15.1%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Allens Cross has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 5.3 percentage points more than Northfield (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 81 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Allens Cross, and 83 in Northfield. The typical postcode is 344 m from the nearest school in Allens Cross and 400 m in Northfield. The typical postcode is 1,430 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Allens Cross and 759 m in Northfield. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Allens Cross and 95% in Northfield.

15.5%Green space within 500 m
10.2%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
81Services within 15 min (median)
83Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
344 mNearest school (median)
400 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
759 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.2%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 129 in Northfield, 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
129Recorded 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.

Northfield

Northfield is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,707 people in 4,560 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 10% above the Birmingham median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

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