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Alum Rock
vs Ward End

Alum Rock has the younger population: 27% of residents are aged 15–29, against 26% in Ward End. Homes in Ward End sold for a median of £195,000, 8% above Alum Rock. Ward End has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 5%).

Map of Birmingham with Alum Rock highlighted
Alum Rock
327 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Ward End highlighted
Ward End
167 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Alum Rock has 28,302 residents in 7,185 households; Ward End has 13,697 in 3,699. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (7% and 8%). Ward End has the higher share of people living alone: 19%, 1.1 percentage points more than Alum Rock (Birmingham: 32%).

28,302Residents (2021)
13,697Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
7,185Households
3,699Households
423,455Households
26.6%Aged 15–29
25.6%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
7.3%Aged 65 and over
7.5%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
17.7%Living alone
18.8%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 47% of homes in Alum Rock and 41% in Ward End. Ward End has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 55%, 5.1 percentage points more than Alum Rock (Birmingham: 53%). Ward End has the higher share of private renting: 25%, 1.2 percentage points more than Alum Rock (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £180,000 in Alum Rock and £195,000 in Ward End, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£180,000Median sale price
£195,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
49.5%Owner-occupied
54.6%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
23.4%Private renting
24.6%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
26.4%Social renting
19.7%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
9.3%Detached houses
7.1%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
30.5%Semi-detached houses
39.2%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
46.7%Terraced houses
40.7%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
9.6%Flats
9.2%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Ward End has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 9.8 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 112 in Ward End. The typical postcode is 228 m from the nearest school in Alum Rock and 262 m in Ward End. The typical postcode is 946 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Alum Rock and 1,621 m in Ward End. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Alum Rock and 98% in Ward End.

4.9%Green space within 500 m
14.7%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
117Services within 15 min (median)
112Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
228 mNearest school (median)
262 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
946 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.5%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 105 in Ward End, 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
105Recorded 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.

Ward End

Ward End is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 13,697 people in 3,699 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £195,000 over the past two years, 19% below the Birmingham median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Alum Rock and Ward End next to other wards of Birmingham.

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