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Frankley Great Park
vs Rubery & Rednal

Frankley Great Park has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Rubery & Rednal. Homes in Rubery & Rednal sold for a median of £220,000, 4% above Frankley Great Park. Rubery & Rednal has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Birmingham with Frankley Great Park highlighted
228 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Rubery & Rednal highlighted
195 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
city average

People

Frankley Great Park has 12,670 residents in 5,204 households; Rubery & Rednal has 10,318 in 4,436. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (15% and 15%). Rubery & Rednal has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 2.3 percentage points more than Frankley Great Park (Birmingham: 32%).

12,670Residents (2021)
10,318Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
5,204Households
4,436Households
423,455Households
18.7%Aged 15–29
18.2%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
14.9%Aged 65 and over
15.0%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
31.2%Living alone
33.5%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 Rubery & Rednal (49%). Rubery & Rednal has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 58%, 8.6 percentage points more than Frankley Great Park (Birmingham: 53%). Rubery & Rednal has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 1.5 percentage points more than Frankley Great Park (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £212,500 in Frankley Great Park and £220,000 in Rubery & Rednal, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£212,500Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
49.0%Owner-occupied
57.6%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
14.7%Private renting
16.2%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
34.3%Social renting
24.8%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
10.4%Detached houses
7.4%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
49.0%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
42.1%Terraced houses
18.7%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
10.6%Flats
23.1%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Rubery & Rednal has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 2.1 percentage points more than Frankley Great Park (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 49 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Frankley Great Park, and 72 in Rubery & Rednal. The typical postcode is 406 m from the nearest school in Frankley Great Park and 339 m in Rubery & Rednal. The typical postcode is 1,971 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Frankley Great Park and 1,938 m in Rubery & Rednal. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Frankley Great Park and 96% in Rubery & Rednal.

14.2%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
49Services within 15 min (median)
72Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
406 mNearest school (median)
339 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.9 kmNearest 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)
96.4%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 118 in Rubery & Rednal, 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
118Recorded 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.

Rubery & Rednal

Rubery & Rednal is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,318 people in 4,436 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 8% below the Birmingham median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Frankley Great Park and Rubery & Rednal next to other wards of Birmingham.