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Edgbaston
vs Harborne

Edgbaston has the younger population: 37% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Harborne. Homes in Harborne sold for a median of £325,000, in line with Edgbaston. Edgbaston has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Birmingham with Edgbaston highlighted
Edgbaston
428 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Harborne highlighted
Harborne
472 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Edgbaston has 18,728 residents in 6,319 households; Harborne has 22,999 in 9,958. Harborne has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 2.2 percentage points more than Edgbaston (Birmingham: 13%). Edgbaston has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 2.7 percentage points more than Harborne (Birmingham: 32%).

18,728Residents (2021)
22,999Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
6,319Households
9,958Households
423,455Households
37.4%Aged 15–29
20.7%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
13.8%Aged 65 and over
16.0%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
38.6%Living alone
35.9%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 52% of homes in Edgbaston and 29% in Harborne. Harborne has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 50%, 2.4 percentage points more than Edgbaston (Birmingham: 53%). Edgbaston has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 6.7 percentage points more than Harborne (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £322,648 in Edgbaston and £325,000 in Harborne, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£322,648Median sale price
£325,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
47.4%Owner-occupied
49.8%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
32.5%Private renting
25.8%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
19.1%Social renting
22.3%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
24.1%Detached houses
12.7%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
9.8%Semi-detached houses
27.7%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
10.7%Terraced houses
26.5%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
52.0%Flats
29.2%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Edgbaston has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 1.4 percentage points more than Harborne (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 148 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Edgbaston, and 114 in Harborne. The typical postcode is 589 m from the nearest school in Edgbaston and 406 m in Harborne. The typical postcode is 950 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Edgbaston and 1,723 m in Harborne. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 77% of premises in Edgbaston and 96% in Harborne.

13.1%Green space within 500 m
11.7%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
148Services within 15 min (median)
114Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
589 mNearest school (median)
406 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
950 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
19Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
77.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 90 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Edgbaston and 137 in Harborne, 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.

90Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
137Recorded 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.

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.

Harborne

Harborne is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 22,999 people in 9,958 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £325,000 over the past two years, 35% above the Birmingham median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Edgbaston and Harborne next to other wards of Birmingham.

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