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Bordesley & Highgate
vs Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East

Bordesley & Highgate has the younger population: 33% of residents are aged 15–29, against 25% in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. Homes in Bordesley & Highgate sold for a median of £220,000, 26% above Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 5%).

Map of Birmingham with Bordesley & Highgate highlighted
Bordesley & Highgate
511 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East highlighted
Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
419 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Bordesley & Highgate has 16,065 residents in 5,703 households; Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East has 26,302 in 7,490. Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 8%, 3.3 percentage points more than Bordesley & Highgate (Birmingham: 13%). Bordesley & Highgate has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 12.5 percentage points more than Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East (Birmingham: 32%).

16,065Residents (2021)
26,302Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
5,703Households
7,490Households
423,455Households
32.9%Aged 15–29
25.1%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
4.6%Aged 65 and over
7.9%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
36.6%Living alone
24.1%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Bordesley & Highgate (61%) and terraced houses in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East (56%). Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 43%, 19.7 percentage points more than Bordesley & Highgate (Birmingham: 53%). Bordesley & Highgate has the higher share of private renting: 41%, 15.4 percentage points more than Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £220,000 in Bordesley & Highgate and £175,000 in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£220,000Median sale price
£175,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
23.7%Owner-occupied
43.4%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
41.1%Private renting
25.7%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
33.9%Social renting
30.2%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
4.4%Detached houses
8.1%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
12.2%Semi-detached houses
17.9%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
17.6%Terraced houses
55.5%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
60.6%Flats
12.9%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 8%, 3.2 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 237 in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. The typical postcode is 310 m from the nearest school in Bordesley & Highgate and 253 m in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. The typical postcode is 525 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bordesley & Highgate and 850 m in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Bordesley & Highgate and 97% in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East.

5.2%Green space within 500 m
8.4%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
415Services within 15 min (median)
237Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
310 mNearest school (median)
253 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
525 mNearest tram or rail (median)
850 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
106Postcodes in flood risk areas
24Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
84.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 382 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bordesley & Highgate and 133 in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East, 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.

382Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
133Recorded 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.

Bordesley & Highgate

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.

Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East

Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 26,302 people in 7,490 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £175,000 over the past two years, 27% below the Birmingham median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 48% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Bordesley & Highgate and Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East next to other wards of Birmingham.

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