Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
vs Yardley West & Stechford
Yardley West & Stechford has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 20% in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross. Homes in Yardley West & Stechford sold for a median of £220,000, 7% above Glebe Farm & Tile Cross. Yardley West & Stechford has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has 23,942 residents in 8,885 households; Yardley West & Stechford has 13,378 in 4,181. Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 1.4 percentage points more than Yardley West & Stechford (Birmingham: 13%). Glebe Farm & Tile Cross has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 3.8 percentage points more than Yardley West & Stechford (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 43% in Yardley West & Stechford. Yardley West & Stechford has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 53%, 4.7 percentage points more than Glebe Farm & Tile Cross (Birmingham: 53%). Yardley West & Stechford has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 3.4 percentage points more than Glebe Farm & Tile Cross (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £205,000 in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and £220,000 in Yardley West & Stechford, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
Yardley West & Stechford has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 1.2 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 79 in Yardley West & Stechford. The typical postcode is 353 m from the nearest school in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 267 m in Yardley West & Stechford. The typical postcode is 884 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 1,145 m in Yardley West & Stechford. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 98% in Yardley West & Stechford.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 147 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and 157 in Yardley West & Stechford, 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 West & Stechford is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 13,378 people in 4,181 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 8% below the Birmingham median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% above the Birmingham average.
More comparisons.
Glebe Farm & Tile Cross and Yardley West & Stechford next to other wards of Birmingham.