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Northfield
vs Rubery & Rednal

Rubery & Rednal 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, 20% above Rubery & Rednal. Rubery & Rednal has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Birmingham with Northfield highlighted
Northfield
218 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Rubery & Rednal highlighted
Rubery & Rednal
195 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Northfield has 10,707 residents in 4,560 households; Rubery & Rednal has 10,318 in 4,436. Northfield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 4.7 percentage points more than Rubery & Rednal (Birmingham: 13%). Rubery & Rednal has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 2.2 percentage points more than Northfield (Birmingham: 32%).

10,707Residents (2021)
10,318Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,560Households
4,436Households
423,455Households
16.6%Aged 15–29
18.2%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
19.7%Aged 65 and over
15.0%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
31.3%Living alone
33.5%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 56% of homes in Northfield and 49% in Rubery & Rednal. Northfield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 12.6 percentage points more than Rubery & Rednal (Birmingham: 53%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (15% and 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £265,000 in Northfield and £220,000 in Rubery & Rednal, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£265,000Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
70.2%Owner-occupied
57.6%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
15.4%Private renting
16.2%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
12.5%Social renting
24.8%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
11.2%Detached houses
7.4%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
55.5%Semi-detached houses
49.0%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
16.1%Terraced houses
18.7%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
15.1%Flats
23.1%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Rubery & Rednal has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 6.1 percentage points more than Northfield (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 83 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Northfield, and 72 in Rubery & Rednal. The typical postcode is 400 m from the nearest school in Northfield and 339 m in Rubery & Rednal. The typical postcode is 759 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Northfield and 1,938 m in Rubery & Rednal. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Northfield and 96% in Rubery & Rednal.

10.2%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
83Services within 15 min (median)
72Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
400 mNearest school (median)
339 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
759 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
95.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 129 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Northfield and 118 in Rubery & Rednal, 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.

129Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
118Recorded 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.

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.

Rubery & Rednal

Rubery & Rednal is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,318 people in 4,436 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 8% 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.

More comparisons.

Northfield and Rubery & Rednal next to other wards of Birmingham.

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