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Garretts Green
vs Shard End

Garretts Green has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Shard End. Homes in Garretts Green sold for a median of £220,500, 5% above Shard End. Shard End has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Birmingham with Garretts Green highlighted
Garretts Green
194 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Shard End highlighted
Shard End
219 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Garretts Green has 12,250 residents in 4,382 households; Shard End has 12,330 in 5,260. Shard End has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 2.4 percentage points more than Garretts Green (Birmingham: 13%). Shard End has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 6.9 percentage points more than Garretts Green (Birmingham: 32%).

12,250Residents (2021)
12,330Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,382Households
5,260Households
423,455Households
21.7%Aged 15–29
18.4%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
12.1%Aged 65 and over
14.5%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
28.7%Living alone
35.6%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Garretts Green (49%) and terraced houses in Shard End (46%). Garretts Green has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 48%, 3.5 percentage points more than Shard End (Birmingham: 53%). Garretts Green has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 1.2 percentage points more than Shard End (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £220,500 in Garretts Green and £210,000 in Shard End, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£220,500Median sale price
£210,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
48.3%Owner-occupied
44.8%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
14.0%Private renting
12.8%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
35.6%Social renting
40.0%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
3.6%Detached houses
4.2%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
48.9%Semi-detached houses
29.8%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
31.1%Terraced houses
45.6%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
14.5%Flats
17.9%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Shard End has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 11.9 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 57 in Shard End. The typical postcode is 293 m from the nearest school in Garretts Green and 312 m in Shard End. The typical postcode is 962 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Garretts Green and 2,032 m in Shard End. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Garretts Green and 99% in Shard End.

11.1%Green space within 500 m
23.0%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
48Services within 15 min (median)
57Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
293 mNearest school (median)
312 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
962 mNearest tram or rail (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
99.3%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 116 in Shard End, 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
116Recorded 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.

Shard End

Shard End is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 12,330 people in 5,260 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 13% below the Birmingham median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 41% above the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Garretts Green and Shard End next to other wards of Birmingham.

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