Frankley Great Park
vs Longbridge & West Heath
Frankley Great Park has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Longbridge & West Heath. Homes in Longbridge & West Heath sold for a median of £225,000, 6% above Frankley Great Park. Frankley Great Park has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Frankley Great Park has 12,670 residents in 5,204 households; Longbridge & West Heath has 21,927 in 9,810. Longbridge & West Heath has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 3.1 percentage points more than Frankley Great Park (Birmingham: 13%). Longbridge & West Heath has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 4 percentage points more than Frankley Great Park (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Frankley Great Park (42%) and semi-detached houses in Longbridge & West Heath (42%). Longbridge & West Heath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 57%, 8.3 percentage points more than Frankley Great Park (Birmingham: 53%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (15% and 14%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £212,500 in Frankley Great Park and £225,000 in Longbridge & West Heath, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (14% and 14%). A typical postcode has 49 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Frankley Great Park, and 58 in Longbridge & West Heath. The typical postcode is 406 m from the nearest school in Frankley Great Park and 336 m in Longbridge & West Heath. The typical postcode is 1,971 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Frankley Great Park and 796 m in Longbridge & West Heath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Frankley Great Park and 97% in Longbridge & West Heath.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 99 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Frankley Great Park and 123 in Longbridge & West Heath, 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.
Frankley Great Park is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 12,670 people in 5,204 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £212,500 over the past two years, 11% 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.
Longbridge & West Heath is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 21,927 people in 9,810 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £225,000 over the past two years, 6% below 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.
Frankley Great Park and Longbridge & West Heath next to other wards of Birmingham.