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Castle Vale
vs Shard End

Castle Vale has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Shard End. Homes in Shard End sold for a median of £210,000, 8% above Castle Vale. Shard End has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Birmingham with Castle Vale highlighted
Castle Vale
274 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Shard End highlighted
Shard End
219 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Castle Vale has 9,938 residents in 4,213 households; Shard End has 12,330 in 5,260. Castle Vale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 1.5 percentage points more than Shard End (Birmingham: 13%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (35% and 36%).

9,938Residents (2021)
12,330Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,213Households
5,260Households
423,455Households
19.3%Aged 15–29
18.4%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
16.0%Aged 65 and over
14.5%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
35.2%Living alone
35.6%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Castle Vale and 46% in Shard End. Shard End has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 45%, 9.9 percentage points more than Castle Vale (Birmingham: 53%). Shard End has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 3.3 percentage points more than Castle Vale (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £194,000 in Castle Vale and £210,000 in Shard End, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£194,000Median sale price
£210,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
34.9%Owner-occupied
44.8%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
9.5%Private renting
12.8%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
55.0%Social renting
40.0%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
3.4%Detached houses
4.2%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
26.3%Semi-detached houses
29.8%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
39.7%Terraced houses
45.6%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
29.4%Flats
17.9%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Shard End has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 8.8 percentage points more than Castle Vale (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 47 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Castle Vale, and 57 in Shard End. The typical postcode is 247 m from the nearest school in Castle Vale and 312 m in Shard End. The typical postcode is 3,041 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Castle Vale and 2,032 m in Shard End. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Castle Vale and 99% in Shard End.

14.2%Green space within 500 m
23.0%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
47Services within 15 min (median)
57Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
247 mNearest school (median)
312 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
151Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
99.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 145 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Castle Vale and 116 in Shard End, 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.

145Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
116Recorded 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.

Castle Vale

Castle Vale is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 9,938 people in 4,213 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £194,000 over the past two years, 19% below the Birmingham median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% below the Birmingham average.

Shard End

Shard End is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 12,330 people in 5,260 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 13% below the Birmingham median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 41% above the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Castle Vale and Shard End next to other wards of Birmingham.

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