Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
vs Yardley East
Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Yardley East. Homes in Yardley East 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%).
People
Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has 23,942 residents in 8,885 households; Yardley East has 10,203 in 3,937. Yardley East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 5.9 percentage points more than Glebe Farm & Tile Cross (Birmingham: 13%). Yardley East has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 1.5 percentage points more than Glebe Farm & Tile Cross (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 54% in Yardley East. Yardley East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 18.3 percentage points more than Glebe Farm & Tile Cross (Birmingham: 53%). Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.5 percentage points more than Yardley East (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £205,000 in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and £250,000 in Yardley East, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 3.9 percentage points more than Yardley East (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 53 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross, and 65 in Yardley East. The typical postcode is 353 m from the nearest school in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 508 m in Yardley East. The typical postcode is 884 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 1,241 m in Yardley East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 99% in Yardley East.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 147 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 82 in Yardley East, 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.
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.
Yardley East is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,203 people in 3,937 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 — 11% below the Birmingham average.
More comparisons.
Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and Yardley East next to other wards of Birmingham.