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Garretts Green
vs Glebe Farm & Tile Cross

Garretts Green has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 20% in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross. Homes in Garretts Green sold for a median of £220,500, 8% above Glebe Farm & Tile Cross. Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Birmingham with Garretts Green highlighted
Garretts Green
194 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Glebe Farm & Tile Cross highlighted
Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
434 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Garretts Green has 12,250 residents in 4,382 households; Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has 23,942 in 8,885. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (12% and 12%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (29% and 30%).

12,250Residents (2021)
23,942Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,382Households
8,885Households
423,455Households
21.7%Aged 15–29
20.1%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
12.1%Aged 65 and over
11.8%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
28.7%Living alone
29.5%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Garretts Green and 43% in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (48% and 49%). Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 4.1 percentage points more than Garretts Green (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £220,500 in Garretts Green and £205,000 in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£220,500Median sale price
£205,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
48.3%Owner-occupied
48.5%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
14.0%Private renting
18.1%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
35.6%Social renting
32.2%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
3.6%Detached houses
5.8%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
48.9%Semi-detached houses
42.6%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
31.1%Terraced houses
36.1%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
14.5%Flats
13.4%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 7.3 percentage points more than Garretts Green (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 48 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Garretts Green, and 53 in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross. The typical postcode is 293 m from the nearest school in Garretts Green and 353 m in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross. The typical postcode is 962 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Garretts Green and 884 m in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Garretts Green and 99% in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross.

11.1%Green space within 500 m
18.4%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
48Services within 15 min (median)
53Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
293 mNearest school (median)
353 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
962 mNearest tram or rail (median)
884 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
7Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 118 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Garretts Green and 147 in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross, 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.

118Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
147Recorded 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.

Garretts Green

Garretts Green is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 12,250 people in 4,382 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,500 over the past two years, 8% below the Birmingham median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 32% below the Birmingham average.

Glebe Farm & Tile Cross

Glebe Farm & Tile Cross is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 23,942 people in 8,885 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £205,000 over the past two years, 15% below the Birmingham median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% above the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

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