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Bordesley Green
vs Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East

Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 24% in Bordesley Green. Homes in Bordesley Green sold for a median of £178,000, in line with Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Birmingham with Bordesley Green highlighted
Bordesley Green
213 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East highlighted
Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
419 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Bordesley Green has 13,466 residents in 3,800 households; Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East has 26,302 in 7,490. 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%, 1.4 percentage points more than Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East (Birmingham: 32%).

13,466Residents (2021)
26,302Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
3,800Households
7,490Households
423,455Households
24.4%Aged 15–29
25.1%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
7.5%Aged 65 and over
7.9%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
25.5%Living alone
24.1%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 51% of homes in Bordesley Green and 56% in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 43%, 5.1 percentage points more than Bordesley Green (Birmingham: 53%). Bordesley Green has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 2.4 percentage points more than Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £178,000 in Bordesley Green and £175,000 in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£178,000Median sale price
£175,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
38.3%Owner-occupied
43.4%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
28.1%Private renting
25.7%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
32.5%Social renting
30.2%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
7.7%Detached houses
8.1%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
16.0%Semi-detached houses
17.9%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
50.8%Terraced houses
55.5%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
19.3%Flats
12.9%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (8% and 8%). A typical postcode has 189 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bordesley Green, and 237 in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. The typical postcode is 259 m from the nearest school in Bordesley Green and 253 m in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. The typical postcode is 820 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bordesley Green and 850 m in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Bordesley Green and 97% in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East.

7.7%Green space within 500 m
8.4%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
189Services within 15 min (median)
237Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
259 mNearest school (median)
253 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
820 mNearest tram or rail (median)
850 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
24Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.0%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 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.

149Recorded 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 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.

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

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