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Harborne
vs Weoley & Selly Oak

Weoley & Selly Oak has the younger population: 26% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Harborne. Homes in Harborne sold for a median of £325,000, 35% above Weoley & Selly Oak. Weoley & Selly Oak has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Birmingham with Harborne highlighted
Harborne
472 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Weoley & Selly Oak highlighted
Weoley & Selly Oak
468 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Harborne has 22,999 residents in 9,958 households; Weoley & Selly Oak has 25,243 in 9,699. Harborne has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 1.5 percentage points more than Weoley & Selly Oak (Birmingham: 13%). Harborne has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 2.5 percentage points more than Weoley & Selly Oak (Birmingham: 32%).

22,999Residents (2021)
25,243Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
9,958Households
9,699Households
423,455Households
20.7%Aged 15–29
25.9%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
16.0%Aged 65 and over
14.5%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
35.9%Living alone
33.4%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Harborne (29%) and semi-detached houses in Weoley & Selly Oak (47%). Harborne has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 50%, 2.8 percentage points more than Weoley & Selly Oak (Birmingham: 53%). Harborne has the higher share of private renting: 26%, 5.3 percentage points more than Weoley & Selly Oak (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £325,000 in Harborne and £240,000 in Weoley & Selly Oak, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£325,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
49.8%Owner-occupied
47.0%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
25.8%Private renting
20.5%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
22.3%Social renting
30.8%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
12.7%Detached houses
6.3%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
27.7%Semi-detached houses
46.6%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Terraced houses
25.8%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
29.2%Flats
18.6%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Weoley & Selly Oak has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 4.6 percentage points more than Harborne (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 114 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Harborne, and 56 in Weoley & Selly Oak. The typical postcode is 406 m from the nearest school in Harborne and 321 m in Weoley & Selly Oak. The typical postcode is 1,723 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Harborne and 2,011 m in Weoley & Selly Oak. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Harborne and 97% in Weoley & Selly Oak.

11.7%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
114Services within 15 min (median)
56Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
406 mNearest school (median)
321 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
19Postcodes in flood risk areas
19Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 137 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Harborne and 87 in Weoley & Selly Oak, 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.

137Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
87Recorded 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.

Harborne

Harborne is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 22,999 people in 9,958 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £325,000 over the past two years, 35% above the Birmingham median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below the Birmingham average.

Weoley & Selly Oak

Weoley & Selly Oak is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 25,243 people in 9,699 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £240,000 over the past two years, in line with the Birmingham median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

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