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Frankley Great Park
vs Northfield

Frankley Great Park has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Northfield. Homes in Northfield sold for a median of £265,000, 25% above Frankley Great Park. Frankley Great Park has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Birmingham with Frankley Great Park highlighted
Frankley Great Park
228 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Northfield highlighted
Northfield
218 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Frankley Great Park has 12,670 residents in 5,204 households; Northfield has 10,707 in 4,560. Northfield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 4.8 percentage points more than Frankley Great Park (Birmingham: 13%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (31% and 31%).

12,670Residents (2021)
10,707Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
5,204Households
4,560Households
423,455Households
18.7%Aged 15–29
16.6%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
14.9%Aged 65 and over
19.7%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
31.2%Living alone
31.3%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Frankley Great Park (42%) and semi-detached houses in Northfield (56%). Northfield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 21.2 percentage points more than Frankley Great Park (Birmingham: 53%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (15% and 15%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £212,500 in Frankley Great Park and £265,000 in Northfield, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£212,500Median sale price
£265,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
49.0%Owner-occupied
70.2%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
14.7%Private renting
15.4%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
34.3%Social renting
12.5%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
10.4%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
55.5%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
42.1%Terraced houses
16.1%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
10.6%Flats
15.1%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Frankley Great Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 4 percentage points more than Northfield (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 49 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Frankley Great Park, and 83 in Northfield. The typical postcode is 406 m from the nearest school in Frankley Great Park and 400 m in Northfield. The typical postcode is 1,971 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Frankley Great Park and 759 m in Northfield. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Frankley Great Park and 95% in Northfield.

14.2%Green space within 500 m
10.2%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
49Services within 15 min (median)
83Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
406 mNearest school (median)
400 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
759 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 99 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Frankley Great Park and 129 in Northfield, 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.

99Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
129Recorded 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.

Frankley Great Park

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.

Northfield

Northfield is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,707 people in 4,560 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 10% above the Birmingham median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

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