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Heartlands
vs Ward End

Ward End has the younger population: 26% of residents are aged 15–29, against 25% in Heartlands. Homes in Heartlands sold for a median of £210,000, 8% above Ward End. Heartlands has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Birmingham with Heartlands highlighted
Heartlands
139 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Ward End highlighted
Ward End
167 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Heartlands has 13,229 residents in 3,482 households; Ward End has 13,697 in 3,699. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (8% and 8%). Heartlands has the higher share of people living alone: 21%, 2.2 percentage points more than Ward End (Birmingham: 32%).

13,229Residents (2021)
13,697Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
3,482Households
3,699Households
423,455Households
25.0%Aged 15–29
25.6%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
7.6%Aged 65 and over
7.5%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
21.0%Living alone
18.8%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Heartlands (39%) and terraced houses in Ward End (41%). Ward End has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 55%, 5.9 percentage points more than Heartlands (Birmingham: 53%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (24% and 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £210,000 in Heartlands and £195,000 in Ward End, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£210,000Median sale price
£195,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
48.7%Owner-occupied
54.6%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
24.3%Private renting
24.6%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
25.4%Social renting
19.7%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
7.1%Detached houses
7.1%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
38.8%Semi-detached houses
39.2%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
36.8%Terraced houses
40.7%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
11.4%Flats
9.2%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Heartlands has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 1.7 percentage points more than Ward End (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 103 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Heartlands, and 112 in Ward End. The typical postcode is 312 m from the nearest school in Heartlands and 262 m in Ward End. The typical postcode is 1,221 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Heartlands and 1,621 m in Ward End. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Heartlands and 98% in Ward End.

16.4%Green space within 500 m
14.7%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
103Services within 15 min (median)
112Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
312 mNearest school (median)
262 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
99.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 144 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Heartlands and 105 in Ward End, 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.

144Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
105Recorded 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.

Heartlands

Heartlands is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 13,229 people in 3,482 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 13% below 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.

Ward End

Ward End is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 13,697 people in 3,699 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £195,000 over the past two years, 19% below the Birmingham median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Heartlands and Ward End next to other wards of Birmingham.

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