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Gravelly Hill
vs Pype Hayes

Gravelly Hill has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Pype Hayes. Homes in Pype Hayes sold for a median of £237,000, 22% above Gravelly Hill. Pype Hayes has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Birmingham with Gravelly Hill highlighted
Gravelly Hill
184 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Pype Hayes highlighted
Pype Hayes
244 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Gravelly Hill has 10,948 residents in 4,243 households; Pype Hayes has 10,877 in 4,495. Pype Hayes has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 3.1 percentage points more than Gravelly Hill (Birmingham: 13%). Gravelly Hill has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 5.9 percentage points more than Pype Hayes (Birmingham: 32%).

10,948Residents (2021)
10,877Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,243Households
4,495Households
423,455Households
23.1%Aged 15–29
17.4%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
11.5%Aged 65 and over
14.6%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
38.4%Living alone
32.5%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 35% of homes in Gravelly Hill and 54% in Pype Hayes. Pype Hayes has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 53%, 10.7 percentage points more than Gravelly Hill (Birmingham: 53%). Gravelly Hill has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 11.8 percentage points more than Pype Hayes (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £195,000 in Gravelly Hill and £237,000 in Pype Hayes, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£195,000Median sale price
£237,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
42.3%Owner-occupied
53.0%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
28.2%Private renting
16.4%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
27.7%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
8.6%Detached houses
13.0%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
34.7%Semi-detached houses
53.5%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
19.3%Terraced houses
20.5%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
26.5%Flats
9.2%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Pype Hayes has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 6.6 percentage points more than Gravelly Hill (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 60 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Gravelly Hill, and 57 in Pype Hayes. The typical postcode is 368 m from the nearest school in Gravelly Hill and 362 m in Pype Hayes. The typical postcode is 727 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Gravelly Hill and 1,867 m in Pype Hayes. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Gravelly Hill and 93% in Pype Hayes.

11.4%Green space within 500 m
18.0%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
60Services within 15 min (median)
57Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
368 mNearest school (median)
362 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
727 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
8Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
94.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 168 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Gravelly Hill and 142 in Pype Hayes, 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.

168Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
142Recorded 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.

Gravelly Hill

Gravelly Hill is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,948 people in 4,243 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £195,000 over the past two years, 19% below the Birmingham median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 30% below the Birmingham average.

Pype Hayes

Pype Hayes is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,877 people in 4,495 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £237,000 over the past two years, in line with the Birmingham median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% above the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Gravelly Hill and Pype Hayes next to other wards of Birmingham.

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