Perry Common
vs Stockland Green
Stockland Green has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Perry Common. Homes in Perry Common sold for a median of £213,500, 15% above Stockland Green. Stockland Green has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Perry Common has 12,047 residents in 4,933 households; Stockland Green has 23,595 in 9,216. Perry Common has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 3.8 percentage points more than Stockland Green (Birmingham: 13%). Perry Common has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 1.9 percentage points more than Stockland Green (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Perry Common and 36% in Stockland Green. Perry Common has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 52%, 4 percentage points more than Stockland Green (Birmingham: 53%). Stockland Green has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 14.9 percentage points more than Perry Common (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £213,500 in Perry Common and £185,500 in Stockland Green, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
Stockland Green has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 3.5 percentage points more than Perry Common (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 81 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Perry Common, and 64 in Stockland Green. The typical postcode is 299 m from the nearest school in Perry Common and 315 m in Stockland Green. The typical postcode is 1,879 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Perry Common and 1,078 m in Stockland Green. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Perry Common and 98% in Stockland Green.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 106 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Perry Common and 136 in Stockland Green, 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.
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.
Stockland Green is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 23,595 people in 9,216 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £185,500 over the past two years, 23% below the Birmingham median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% above the Birmingham average.
More comparisons.
Perry Common and Stockland Green next to other wards of Birmingham.