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Bournbrook & Selly Park
vs Edgbaston

Bournbrook & Selly Park has the younger population: 63% of residents are aged 15–29, against 37% in Edgbaston. Homes in Edgbaston sold for a median of £322,648, 19% above Bournbrook & Selly Park. Bournbrook & Selly Park has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Birmingham with Bournbrook & Selly Park highlighted
Bournbrook & Selly Park
260 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Edgbaston highlighted
Edgbaston
428 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Bournbrook & Selly Park has 20,646 residents in 5,894 households; Edgbaston has 18,728 in 6,319. Edgbaston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 7 percentage points more than Bournbrook & Selly Park (Birmingham: 13%). Edgbaston has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 15.3 percentage points more than Bournbrook & Selly Park (Birmingham: 32%).

20,646Residents (2021)
18,728Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
5,894Households
6,319Households
423,455Households
62.6%Aged 15–29
37.4%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
6.8%Aged 65 and over
13.8%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
23.3%Living alone
38.6%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Bournbrook & Selly Park (52%) and flats in Edgbaston (52%). Edgbaston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 47%, 13 percentage points more than Bournbrook & Selly Park (Birmingham: 53%). Bournbrook & Selly Park has the higher share of private renting: 54%, 21.6 percentage points more than Edgbaston (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £272,000 in Bournbrook & Selly Park and £322,648 in Edgbaston, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£272,000Median sale price
£322,648Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
34.4%Owner-occupied
47.4%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
54.1%Private renting
32.5%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
10.5%Social renting
19.1%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
9.9%Detached houses
24.1%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
23.9%Semi-detached houses
9.8%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
52.2%Terraced houses
10.7%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
9.0%Flats
52.0%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Bournbrook & Selly Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 4.4 percentage points more than Edgbaston (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 156 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bournbrook & Selly Park, and 148 in Edgbaston. The typical postcode is 310 m from the nearest school in Bournbrook & Selly Park and 589 m in Edgbaston. The typical postcode is 753 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bournbrook & Selly Park and 950 m in Edgbaston. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Bournbrook & Selly Park and 77% in Edgbaston.

17.5%Green space within 500 m
13.1%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
156Services within 15 min (median)
148Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
310 mNearest school (median)
589 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
753 mNearest tram or rail (median)
950 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
56Postcodes in flood risk areas
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
88.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
77.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 105 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bournbrook & Selly Park and 90 in Edgbaston, 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.

105Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
90Recorded 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.

Bournbrook & Selly Park

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.

Edgbaston

Edgbaston is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 18,728 people in 6,319 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £322,648 over the past two years, 34% above the Birmingham median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

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