Bordesley & Highgate
vs Ladywood
Ladywood has the younger population: 44% of residents are aged 15–29, against 33% in Bordesley & Highgate. Homes in Bordesley & Highgate sold for a median of £220,000, 3% above Ladywood. Ladywood has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 5%).
People
Bordesley & Highgate has 16,065 residents in 5,703 households; Ladywood has 28,114 in 13,305. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (5% and 5%). Ladywood has the higher share of people living alone: 49%, 12.4 percentage points more than Bordesley & Highgate (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 61% of homes in Bordesley & Highgate and 83% in Ladywood. Bordesley & Highgate has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 24%, 6.1 percentage points more than Ladywood (Birmingham: 53%). Ladywood has the higher share of private renting: 54%, 13.2 percentage points more than Bordesley & Highgate (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £220,000 in Bordesley & Highgate and £212,995 in Ladywood, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
Ladywood has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 7%, 1.4 percentage points more than Bordesley & Highgate (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 415 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bordesley & Highgate, and 710 in Ladywood. The typical postcode is 310 m from the nearest school in Bordesley & Highgate and 383 m in Ladywood. The typical postcode is 525 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bordesley & Highgate and 252 m in Ladywood. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Bordesley & Highgate and 85% in Ladywood.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 382 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bordesley & Highgate and 444 in Ladywood, 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.
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.
Bordesley & Highgate is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 16,065 people in 5,703 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 8% below the Birmingham median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 68% below the Birmingham average.
Ladywood is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 28,114 people in 13,305 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £212,995 over the past two years, 11% below the Birmingham median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 60% below the Birmingham average.
More comparisons.
Bordesley & Highgate and Ladywood next to other wards of Birmingham.