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Alum Rock
vs Heartlands

Alum Rock has the younger population: 27% of residents are aged 15–29, against 25% in Heartlands. Homes in Heartlands sold for a median of £210,000, 17% above Alum Rock. Heartlands has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 5%).

Map of Birmingham with Alum Rock highlighted
Alum Rock
327 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Heartlands highlighted
Heartlands
139 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Alum Rock has 28,302 residents in 7,185 households; Heartlands has 13,229 in 3,482. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (7% and 8%). Heartlands has the higher share of people living alone: 21%, 3.3 percentage points more than Alum Rock (Birmingham: 32%).

28,302Residents (2021)
13,229Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
7,185Households
3,482Households
423,455Households
26.6%Aged 15–29
25.0%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
7.3%Aged 65 and over
7.6%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
17.7%Living alone
21.0%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Alum Rock (47%) and semi-detached houses in Heartlands (39%). The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (50% and 49%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (23% and 24%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £180,000 in Alum Rock and £210,000 in Heartlands, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£180,000Median sale price
£210,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
49.5%Owner-occupied
48.7%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
23.4%Private renting
24.3%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
26.4%Social renting
25.4%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
9.3%Detached houses
7.1%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
30.5%Semi-detached houses
38.8%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
46.7%Terraced houses
36.8%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
9.6%Flats
11.4%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Heartlands has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 11.5 percentage points more than Alum Rock (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 117 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Alum Rock, and 103 in Heartlands. The typical postcode is 228 m from the nearest school in Alum Rock and 312 m in Heartlands. The typical postcode is 946 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Alum Rock and 1,221 m in Heartlands. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Alum Rock and 100% in Heartlands.

4.9%Green space within 500 m
16.4%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
117Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
228 mNearest school (median)
312 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
946 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
99.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 84 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Alum Rock and 144 in Heartlands, 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.

84Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
144Recorded 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.

Alum Rock

Alum Rock is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 28,302 people in 7,185 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £180,000 over the past two years, 25% below the Birmingham median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 70% below the Birmingham average.

Heartlands

Heartlands is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 13,229 people in 3,482 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 13% below the Birmingham median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Alum Rock and Heartlands next to other wards of Birmingham.

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