Kingstanding
vs Perry Common
Kingstanding has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Perry Common. Homes in Perry Common sold for a median of £213,500, 4% above Kingstanding. Kingstanding has more green space nearby (37% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Kingstanding has 20,888 residents in 8,005 households; Perry Common has 12,047 in 4,933. Perry Common has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 1.3 percentage points more than Kingstanding (Birmingham: 13%). Perry Common has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 5.2 percentage points more than Kingstanding (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 51% of homes in Kingstanding and 43% in Perry Common. Kingstanding has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 55%, 3.2 percentage points more than Perry Common (Birmingham: 53%). Kingstanding has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 4.4 percentage points more than Perry Common (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £206,000 in Kingstanding and £213,500 in Perry Common, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
Kingstanding has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 37%, 20.6 percentage points more than Perry Common (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 103 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Kingstanding, and 81 in Perry Common. The typical postcode is 292 m from the nearest school in Kingstanding and 299 m in Perry Common. The typical postcode is 2,789 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Kingstanding and 1,879 m in Perry Common. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Kingstanding and 98% in Perry Common.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 106 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Kingstanding and 106 in Perry Common, 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 Common is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 12,047 people in 4,933 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £213,500 over the past two years, 11% below the Birmingham median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Birmingham average.
More comparisons.
Kingstanding and Perry Common next to other wards of Birmingham.