Bournbrook & Selly Park
vs Bournville & Cotteridge
Bournbrook & Selly Park has the younger population: 63% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Bournville & Cotteridge. Homes in Bournville & Cotteridge sold for a median of £340,000, 25% above Bournbrook & Selly Park. Bournbrook & Selly Park has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Bournbrook & Selly Park has 20,646 residents in 5,894 households; Bournville & Cotteridge has 19,454 in 8,401. Bournville & Cotteridge has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 12.1 percentage points more than Bournbrook & Selly Park (Birmingham: 13%). Bournville & Cotteridge has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 11.4 percentage points more than Bournbrook & Selly Park (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Bournbrook & Selly Park (52%) and semi-detached houses in Bournville & Cotteridge (35%). Bournville & Cotteridge has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 52%, 17.7 percentage points more than Bournbrook & Selly Park (Birmingham: 53%). Bournbrook & Selly Park has the higher share of private renting: 54%, 37.8 percentage points more than Bournville & Cotteridge (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £272,000 in Bournbrook & Selly Park and £340,000 in Bournville & Cotteridge, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
Bournbrook & Selly Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 3.6 percentage points more than Bournville & Cotteridge (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 156 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bournbrook & Selly Park, and 109 in Bournville & Cotteridge. The typical postcode is 310 m from the nearest school in Bournbrook & Selly Park and 359 m in Bournville & Cotteridge. The typical postcode is 753 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bournbrook & Selly Park and 800 m in Bournville & Cotteridge. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Bournbrook & Selly Park and 94% in Bournville & Cotteridge.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 105 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bournbrook & Selly Park and 131 in Bournville & Cotteridge, 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.
Bournbrook & Selly Park is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 20,646 people in 5,894 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £272,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Birmingham median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% above the Birmingham average.
Bournville & Cotteridge is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 19,454 people in 8,401 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £340,000 over the past two years, 42% above the Birmingham median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% below the Birmingham average.
More comparisons.
Bournbrook & Selly Park and Bournville & Cotteridge next to other wards of Birmingham.