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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%).

23,942Residents (2021)
13,378Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
8,885Households
4,181Households
423,455Households
20.1%Aged 15–29
21.5%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
11.8%Aged 65 and over
10.4%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
29.5%Living alone
25.7%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 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.

£205,000Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
48.5%Owner-occupied
53.2%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
18.1%Private renting
21.5%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
32.2%Social renting
24.2%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
5.8%Detached houses
5.8%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
42.6%Semi-detached houses
43.1%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
36.1%Terraced houses
31.1%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
13.4%Flats
13.9%Flats
21.0%Flats

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.

18.4%Green space within 500 m
19.6%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
53Services within 15 min (median)
79Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
353 mNearest school (median)
267 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
884 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
7Postcodes in flood risk areas
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.3%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 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.

147Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
157Recorded 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.

Yardley West & Stechford

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.