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Bartley Green
vs Weoley & Selly Oak

Weoley & Selly Oak has the younger population: 26% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Bartley Green. Homes in Weoley & Selly Oak sold for a median of £240,000, 14% above Bartley Green. Bartley Green has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 16%).

Map of Birmingham with Bartley Green highlighted
Bartley Green
462 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Weoley & Selly Oak highlighted
Weoley & Selly Oak
468 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Bartley Green has 22,662 residents in 9,676 households; Weoley & Selly Oak has 25,243 in 9,699. Bartley Green has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 1.8 percentage points more than Weoley & Selly Oak (Birmingham: 13%). Bartley Green has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 1.6 percentage points more than Weoley & Selly Oak (Birmingham: 32%).

22,662Residents (2021)
25,243Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
9,676Households
9,699Households
423,455Households
18.5%Aged 15–29
25.9%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
16.3%Aged 65 and over
14.5%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
35.0%Living alone
33.4%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 36% of homes in Bartley Green and 47% in Weoley & Selly Oak. Bartley Green has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 48%, 1 percentage point more than Weoley & Selly Oak (Birmingham: 53%). Weoley & Selly Oak has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 8.4 percentage points more than Bartley Green (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £210,000 in Bartley Green and £240,000 in Weoley & Selly Oak, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£210,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
48.0%Owner-occupied
47.0%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
12.1%Private renting
20.5%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
37.5%Social renting
30.8%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
9.3%Detached houses
6.3%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
36.1%Semi-detached houses
46.6%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
34.0%Terraced houses
25.8%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
18.9%Flats
18.6%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Bartley Green has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 10.5 percentage points more than Weoley & Selly Oak (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 44 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bartley Green, and 56 in Weoley & Selly Oak. The typical postcode is 353 m from the nearest school in Bartley Green and 321 m in Weoley & Selly Oak. The typical postcode is 3,690 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bartley Green and 2,011 m in Weoley & Selly Oak. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Bartley Green and 97% in Weoley & Selly Oak.

26.8%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
44Services within 15 min (median)
56Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
353 mNearest school (median)
321 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
19Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 108 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bartley Green and 87 in Weoley & Selly Oak, 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.

108Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
87Recorded 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.

Bartley Green

Bartley Green is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 22,662 people in 9,676 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 13% below the Birmingham median. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 64% above the Birmingham average.

Weoley & Selly Oak

Weoley & Selly Oak is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 25,243 people in 9,699 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £240,000 over the past two years, in line with 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.

Bartley Green and Weoley & Selly Oak next to other wards of Birmingham.

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