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Moseley
vs Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East

Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 20% in Moseley. Homes in Moseley sold for a median of £280,500, 60% above Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. Moseley has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Birmingham with Moseley highlighted
Moseley
405 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East highlighted
Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
419 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Moseley has 22,213 residents in 9,295 households; Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East has 26,302 in 7,490. Moseley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 7.6 percentage points more than Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East (Birmingham: 13%). Moseley has the higher share of people living alone: 43%, 19.1 percentage points more than Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East (Birmingham: 32%).

22,213Residents (2021)
26,302Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
9,295Households
7,490Households
423,455Households
20.1%Aged 15–29
25.1%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
15.5%Aged 65 and over
7.9%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
43.2%Living alone
24.1%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Moseley (31%) and terraced houses in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East (56%). Moseley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 52%, 8.4 percentage points more than Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East (Birmingham: 53%). Moseley has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 2.7 percentage points more than Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £280,500 in Moseley and £175,000 in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£280,500Median sale price
£175,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
51.8%Owner-occupied
43.4%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
28.4%Private renting
25.7%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
19.2%Social renting
30.2%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
16.5%Detached houses
8.1%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
18.2%Semi-detached houses
17.9%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
17.2%Terraced houses
55.5%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
30.7%Flats
12.9%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Moseley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 4.4 percentage points more than Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 173 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Moseley, and 237 in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. The typical postcode is 303 m from the nearest school in Moseley and 253 m in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. The typical postcode is 731 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Moseley and 850 m in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 91% of premises in Moseley and 97% in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East.

12.8%Green space within 500 m
8.4%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
173Services within 15 min (median)
237Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
303 mNearest school (median)
253 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
731 mNearest tram or rail (median)
850 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
24Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
90.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 117 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Moseley and 133 in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East, 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.

117Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
133Recorded 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.

Moseley

Moseley is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 22,213 people in 9,295 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £280,500 over the past two years, 17% above the Birmingham median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% below the Birmingham average.

Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East

Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 26,302 people in 7,490 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £175,000 over the past two years, 27% below the Birmingham median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 48% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Moseley and Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East next to other wards of Birmingham.

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