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Balsall Heath West
vs Edgbaston

Edgbaston has the younger population: 37% of residents are aged 15–29, against 27% in Balsall Heath West. Homes in Edgbaston sold for a median of £322,648, 42% above Balsall Heath West. Edgbaston has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Birmingham with Balsall Heath West highlighted
Balsall Heath West
216 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Edgbaston highlighted
Edgbaston
428 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Balsall Heath West has 13,247 residents in 4,163 households; Edgbaston has 18,728 in 6,319. Edgbaston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 3.7 percentage points more than Balsall Heath West (Birmingham: 13%). Edgbaston has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 5.7 percentage points more than Balsall Heath West (Birmingham: 32%).

13,247Residents (2021)
18,728Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,163Households
6,319Households
423,455Households
26.9%Aged 15–29
37.4%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
10.1%Aged 65 and over
13.8%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
32.9%Living alone
38.6%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Balsall Heath West (37%) and flats in Edgbaston (52%). Edgbaston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 47%, 11.5 percentage points more than Balsall Heath West (Birmingham: 53%). Edgbaston has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 9.8 percentage points more than Balsall Heath West (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £227,000 in Balsall Heath West and £322,648 in Edgbaston, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£227,000Median sale price
£322,648Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
35.9%Owner-occupied
47.4%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
22.7%Private renting
32.5%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
40.3%Social renting
19.1%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
6.4%Detached houses
24.1%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
20.1%Semi-detached houses
9.8%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
36.8%Terraced houses
10.7%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
29.5%Flats
52.0%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (12% and 13%). A typical postcode has 217 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Balsall Heath West, and 148 in Edgbaston. The typical postcode is 196 m from the nearest school in Balsall Heath West and 589 m in Edgbaston. The typical postcode is 1,259 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Balsall Heath West and 950 m in Edgbaston. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Balsall Heath West and 77% in Edgbaston.

12.3%Green space within 500 m
13.1%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
217Services within 15 min (median)
148Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
196 mNearest school (median)
589 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
950 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
56Postcodes in flood risk areas
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
94.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
77.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 99 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Balsall Heath West and 90 in Edgbaston, 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.

99Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
90Recorded 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.

Balsall Heath West

Balsall Heath West is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 13,247 people in 4,163 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £227,000 over the past two years, 5% below the Birmingham median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% below the Birmingham average.

Edgbaston

Edgbaston is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 18,728 people in 6,319 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £322,648 over the past two years, 34% above the Birmingham median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Balsall Heath West and Edgbaston next to other wards of Birmingham.

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