Kingstanding
vs Perry Barr
Kingstanding has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Perry Barr. Homes in Perry Barr sold for a median of £222,500, 8% above Kingstanding. Kingstanding has more green space nearby (37% within 500 m, against 37%).
People
Kingstanding has 20,888 residents in 8,005 households; Perry Barr has 20,872 in 7,883. Perry Barr has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 1.7 percentage points more than Kingstanding (Birmingham: 13%). Kingstanding has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 2.1 percentage points more than Perry Barr (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 51% of homes in Kingstanding and 69% in Perry Barr. Perry Barr has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 15.2 percentage points more than Kingstanding (Birmingham: 53%). Perry Barr has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 3.4 percentage points more than Kingstanding (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £206,000 in Kingstanding and £222,500 in Perry Barr, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (37% and 37%). A typical postcode has 103 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Kingstanding, and 87 in Perry Barr. The typical postcode is 292 m from the nearest school in Kingstanding and 469 m in Perry Barr. The typical postcode is 2,789 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Kingstanding and 1,005 m in Perry Barr. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Kingstanding and 98% in Perry Barr.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 106 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Kingstanding and 152 in Perry Barr, 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.
Kingstanding is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 20,888 people in 8,005 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £206,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Birmingham median. On average 37% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 129% above the Birmingham average.
Perry Barr is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 20,872 people in 7,883 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £222,500 over the past two years, 7% below the Birmingham median. On average 37% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 125% above the Birmingham average.
More comparisons.
Kingstanding and Perry Barr next to other wards of Birmingham.