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Birchfield
vs Perry Barr

Birchfield has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Perry Barr. Homes in Perry Barr sold for a median of £222,500, 5% above Birchfield. Perry Barr has more green space nearby (37% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Birmingham with Birchfield highlighted
Birchfield
177 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Perry Barr highlighted
Perry Barr
352 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Birchfield has 13,169 residents in 4,318 households; Perry Barr has 20,872 in 7,883. Perry Barr has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 5.9 percentage points more than Birchfield (Birmingham: 13%). Birchfield has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 8 percentage points more than Perry Barr (Birmingham: 32%).

13,169Residents (2021)
20,872Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,318Households
7,883Households
423,455Households
24.5%Aged 15–29
19.2%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
9.3%Aged 65 and over
15.2%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
35.6%Living alone
27.6%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Birchfield (28%) and semi-detached houses in Perry Barr (69%). Perry Barr has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 35.3 percentage points more than Birchfield (Birmingham: 53%). Perry Barr has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 1.8 percentage points more than Birchfield (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £212,500 in Birchfield and £222,500 in Perry Barr, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£212,500Median sale price
£222,500Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
34.6%Owner-occupied
69.9%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
21.0%Private renting
22.8%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
43.1%Social renting
6.8%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
10.3%Detached houses
6.5%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
23.9%Semi-detached houses
69.0%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
27.7%Terraced houses
15.3%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
25.2%Flats
7.3%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Perry Barr has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 37%, 28.5 percentage points more than Birchfield (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 87 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Birchfield, and 87 in Perry Barr. The typical postcode is 238 m from the nearest school in Birchfield and 469 m in Perry Barr. The typical postcode is 950 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Birchfield and 1,005 m in Perry Barr. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Birchfield and 98% in Perry Barr.

8.2%Green space within 500 m
36.7%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
87Services within 15 min (median)
87Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
238 mNearest school (median)
469 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
950 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
54Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 111 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Birchfield and 152 in Perry Barr, 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.

111Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
152Recorded 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.

Birchfield

Birchfield is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 13,169 people in 4,318 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £212,500 over the past two years, 11% below the Birmingham median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 50% below the Birmingham average.

Perry Barr

Perry Barr is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 20,872 people in 7,883 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £222,500 over the past two years, 7% below the Birmingham median. On average 37% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 125% above the Birmingham average.

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