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Billesley
vs Hall Green North

Hall Green North has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Billesley. Homes in Hall Green North sold for a median of £275,000, 17% above Billesley. Billesley has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 6%).

Map of Birmingham with Billesley highlighted
320 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Hall Green North highlighted
378 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
city average

People

Billesley has 21,501 residents in 8,306 households; Hall Green North has 23,681 in 7,597. Billesley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 2.4 percentage points more than Hall Green North (Birmingham: 13%). Billesley has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 7.6 percentage points more than Hall Green North (Birmingham: 32%).

21,501Residents (2021)
23,681Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
8,306Households
7,597Households
423,455Households
18.4%Aged 15–29
21.3%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 65 and over
12.8%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
30.8%Living alone
23.2%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Billesley and 51% in Hall Green North. Hall Green North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 10.2 percentage points more than Billesley (Birmingham: 53%). Hall Green North has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 3.3 percentage points more than Billesley (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £235,000 in Billesley and £275,000 in Hall Green North, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£235,000Median sale price
£275,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
58.9%Owner-occupied
69.1%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
16.3%Private renting
19.6%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
23.4%Social renting
10.3%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
11.0%Detached houses
9.3%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
38.2%Semi-detached houses
51.0%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
30.3%Terraced houses
27.5%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
17.4%Flats
9.4%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Billesley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 15.6 percentage points more than Hall Green North (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 67 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Billesley, and 85 in Hall Green North. The typical postcode is 359 m from the nearest school in Billesley and 314 m in Hall Green North. The typical postcode is 1,125 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Billesley and 712 m in Hall Green North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Billesley and 96% in Hall Green North.

21.8%Green space within 500 m
6.2%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
67Services within 15 min (median)
85Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
359 mNearest school (median)
314 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
712 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 83 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Billesley and 91 in Hall Green North, 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.

83Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
91Recorded 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.

Billesley

Billesley is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 21,501 people in 8,306 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £235,000 over the past two years, in line with the Birmingham median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% above the Birmingham average.

Hall Green North

Hall Green North is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 23,681 people in 7,597 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £275,000 over the past two years, 15% above the Birmingham median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 62% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Billesley and Hall Green North next to other wards of Birmingham.