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Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
vs Sheldon

Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Sheldon. Homes in Sheldon sold for a median of £250,000, 22% above Glebe Farm & Tile Cross. Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Birmingham with Glebe Farm & Tile Cross highlighted
Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
434 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Sheldon highlighted
Sheldon
345 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has 23,942 residents in 8,885 households; Sheldon has 20,252 in 8,280. Sheldon has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 5.4 percentage points more than Glebe Farm & Tile Cross (Birmingham: 13%). Sheldon has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 1.2 percentage points more than Glebe Farm & Tile Cross (Birmingham: 32%).

23,942Residents (2021)
20,252Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
8,885Households
8,280Households
423,455Households
20.1%Aged 15–29
18.5%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
11.8%Aged 65 and over
17.2%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
29.5%Living alone
30.7%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 67% in Sheldon. Sheldon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 19.6 percentage points more than Glebe Farm & Tile Cross (Birmingham: 53%). Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 1.1 percentage points more than Sheldon (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £205,000 in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and £250,000 in Sheldon, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£205,000Median sale price
£250,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
48.5%Owner-occupied
68.1%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
18.1%Private renting
17.0%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
32.2%Social renting
14.1%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
5.8%Detached houses
6.8%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
42.6%Semi-detached houses
66.5%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
36.1%Terraced houses
8.7%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
13.4%Flats
15.6%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 3.4 percentage points more than Sheldon (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 53 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross, and 71 in Sheldon. The typical postcode is 353 m from the nearest school in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 370 m in Sheldon. The typical postcode is 884 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 1,888 m in Sheldon. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 99% in Sheldon.

18.4%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
53Services within 15 min (median)
71Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
353 mNearest school (median)
370 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
884 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
7Postcodes in flood risk areas
40Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
99.1%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 124 in Sheldon, 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
124Recorded 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.

Sheldon

Sheldon is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 20,252 people in 8,280 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 4% above the Birmingham median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

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

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