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Bordesley Green
vs Heartlands

Heartlands has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 24% in Bordesley Green. Homes in Heartlands sold for a median of £210,000, 18% above Bordesley Green. Heartlands has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Birmingham with Bordesley Green highlighted
Bordesley Green
213 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Heartlands highlighted
Heartlands
139 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Bordesley Green has 13,466 residents in 3,800 households; Heartlands has 13,229 in 3,482. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (8% and 8%). Bordesley Green has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 4.5 percentage points more than Heartlands (Birmingham: 32%).

13,466Residents (2021)
13,229Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
3,800Households
3,482Households
423,455Households
24.4%Aged 15–29
25.0%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
7.5%Aged 65 and over
7.6%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
25.5%Living alone
21.0%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Bordesley Green (51%) and semi-detached houses in Heartlands (39%). Heartlands has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 49%, 10.4 percentage points more than Bordesley Green (Birmingham: 53%). Bordesley Green has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 3.8 percentage points more than Heartlands (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £178,000 in Bordesley Green and £210,000 in Heartlands, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£178,000Median sale price
£210,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
38.3%Owner-occupied
48.7%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
28.1%Private renting
24.3%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
32.5%Social renting
25.4%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
7.7%Detached houses
7.1%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
16.0%Semi-detached houses
38.8%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
50.8%Terraced houses
36.8%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
19.3%Flats
11.4%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Heartlands has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 8.7 percentage points more than Bordesley Green (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 189 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bordesley Green, and 103 in Heartlands. The typical postcode is 259 m from the nearest school in Bordesley Green and 312 m in Heartlands. The typical postcode is 820 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bordesley Green and 1,221 m in Heartlands. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Bordesley Green and 100% in Heartlands.

7.7%Green space within 500 m
16.4%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
189Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
259 mNearest school (median)
312 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
820 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
99.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 149 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bordesley Green and 144 in Heartlands, 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.

149Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
144Recorded 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 Green

Bordesley Green is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 13,466 people in 3,800 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £178,000 over the past two years, 26% below the Birmingham median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 53% below the Birmingham average.

Heartlands

Heartlands is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 13,229 people in 3,482 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 13% below 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.

Bordesley Green and Heartlands next to other wards of Birmingham.

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