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Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
vs Shard End

Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Shard End. Homes in Shard End sold for a median of £210,000, in line with Glebe Farm & Tile Cross. Shard End has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 18%).

Map of Birmingham with Glebe Farm & Tile Cross highlighted
Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
434 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Shard End highlighted
Shard End
219 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has 23,942 residents in 8,885 households; Shard End has 12,330 in 5,260. Shard End has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 2.7 percentage points more than Glebe Farm & Tile Cross (Birmingham: 13%). Shard End has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 6.1 percentage points more than Glebe Farm & Tile Cross (Birmingham: 32%).

23,942Residents (2021)
12,330Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
8,885Households
5,260Households
423,455Households
20.1%Aged 15–29
18.4%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
11.8%Aged 65 and over
14.5%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
29.5%Living alone
35.6%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross (43%) and terraced houses in Shard End (46%). Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 49%, 3.7 percentage points more than Shard End (Birmingham: 53%). Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 5.3 percentage points more than Shard End (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £205,000 in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and £210,000 in Shard End, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£205,000Median sale price
£210,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
48.5%Owner-occupied
44.8%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
18.1%Private renting
12.8%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
32.2%Social renting
40.0%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
5.8%Detached houses
4.2%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
42.6%Semi-detached houses
29.8%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
36.1%Terraced houses
45.6%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
13.4%Flats
17.9%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Shard End has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 4.6 percentage points more than Glebe Farm & Tile Cross (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 53 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross, and 57 in Shard End. The typical postcode is 353 m from the nearest school in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 312 m in Shard End. The typical postcode is 884 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 2,032 m in Shard End. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 99% in Shard End.

18.4%Green space within 500 m
23.0%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
53Services within 15 min (median)
57Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
353 mNearest school (median)
312 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
884 mNearest tram or rail (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
7Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
99.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

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

147Recorded 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.

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.

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.

Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and Shard End next to other wards of Birmingham.

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