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%).
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%).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.