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Longbridge & West Heath
vs Northfield

Longbridge & West Heath has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Northfield. Homes in Northfield sold for a median of £265,000, 18% above Longbridge & West Heath. Longbridge & West Heath has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Birmingham with Longbridge & West Heath highlighted
Longbridge & West Heath
468 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Northfield highlighted
Northfield
218 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Longbridge & West Heath has 21,927 residents in 9,810 households; Northfield has 10,707 in 4,560. Northfield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 1.7 percentage points more than Longbridge & West Heath (Birmingham: 13%). Longbridge & West Heath has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 3.9 percentage points more than Northfield (Birmingham: 32%).

21,927Residents (2021)
10,707Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
9,810Households
4,560Households
423,455Households
18.0%Aged 15–29
16.6%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
18.0%Aged 65 and over
19.7%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
35.2%Living alone
31.3%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Longbridge & West Heath and 56% in Northfield. Northfield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 12.9 percentage points more than Longbridge & West Heath (Birmingham: 53%). Northfield has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 1.4 percentage points more than Longbridge & West Heath (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £225,000 in Longbridge & West Heath and £265,000 in Northfield, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£225,000Median sale price
£265,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
57.3%Owner-occupied
70.2%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
14.0%Private renting
15.4%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
25.7%Social renting
12.5%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
9.2%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
42.1%Semi-detached houses
55.5%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
23.7%Terraced houses
16.1%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
22.7%Flats
15.1%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Longbridge & West Heath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 3.7 percentage points more than Northfield (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 58 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Longbridge & West Heath, and 83 in Northfield. The typical postcode is 336 m from the nearest school in Longbridge & West Heath and 400 m in Northfield. The typical postcode is 796 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Longbridge & West Heath and 759 m in Northfield. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Longbridge & West Heath and 95% in Northfield.

13.9%Green space within 500 m
10.2%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
58Services within 15 min (median)
83Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
336 mNearest school (median)
400 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
796 mNearest tram or rail (median)
759 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 123 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Longbridge & West Heath and 129 in Northfield, 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.

123Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
129Recorded 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.

Longbridge & West Heath

Longbridge & West Heath is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 21,927 people in 9,810 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £225,000 over the past two years, 6% below the Birmingham median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% below the Birmingham average.

Northfield

Northfield is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,707 people in 4,560 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 10% above the Birmingham median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

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