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Brandwood & King's Heath
vs Druids Heath & Monyhull

Druids Heath & Monyhull has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Brandwood & King's Heath. Homes in Brandwood & King's Heath sold for a median of £300,000, 28% above Druids Heath & Monyhull. Druids Heath & Monyhull has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Birmingham with Brandwood & King's Heath highlighted
Brandwood & King's Heath
338 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Druids Heath & Monyhull highlighted
Druids Heath & Monyhull
217 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Brandwood & King's Heath has 18,465 residents in 7,673 households; Druids Heath & Monyhull has 11,638 in 4,947. Brandwood & King's Heath has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 1.2 percentage points more than Druids Heath & Monyhull (Birmingham: 13%). Druids Heath & Monyhull has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 2.6 percentage points more than Brandwood & King's Heath (Birmingham: 32%).

18,465Residents (2021)
11,638Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
7,673Households
4,947Households
423,455Households
16.8%Aged 15–29
18.9%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
16.3%Aged 65 and over
15.1%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
32.5%Living alone
35.1%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Brandwood & King's Heath and 36% in Druids Heath & Monyhull. Brandwood & King's Heath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 64%, 12.8 percentage points more than Druids Heath & Monyhull (Birmingham: 53%). Brandwood & King's Heath has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 6 percentage points more than Druids Heath & Monyhull (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £300,000 in Brandwood & King's Heath and £235,000 in Druids Heath & Monyhull, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£300,000Median sale price
£235,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
64.1%Owner-occupied
51.3%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
18.4%Private renting
12.4%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
16.1%Social renting
33.3%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
9.4%Detached houses
5.7%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
38.5%Semi-detached houses
36.4%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
32.2%Terraced houses
29.7%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
14.8%Flats
26.7%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Druids Heath & Monyhull has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 13.4 percentage points more than Brandwood & King's Heath (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 158 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brandwood & King's Heath, and 46 in Druids Heath & Monyhull. The typical postcode is 358 m from the nearest school in Brandwood & King's Heath and 271 m in Druids Heath & Monyhull. The typical postcode is 853 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brandwood & King's Heath and 2,103 m in Druids Heath & Monyhull. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Brandwood & King's Heath and 96% in Druids Heath & Monyhull.

12.1%Green space within 500 m
25.5%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
158Services within 15 min (median)
46Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
358 mNearest school (median)
271 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
853 mNearest tram or rail (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 140 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Brandwood & King's Heath and 87 in Druids Heath & Monyhull, 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.

140Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
87Recorded 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.

Brandwood & King's Heath

Brandwood & King's Heath is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 18,465 people in 7,673 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 25% above the Birmingham median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the Birmingham average.

Druids Heath & Monyhull

Druids Heath & Monyhull is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 11,638 people in 4,947 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £235,000 over the past two years, in line with the Birmingham median. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% above the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Brandwood & King's Heath and Druids Heath & Monyhull next to other wards of Birmingham.

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