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Perry Common
vs Sutton Vesey

Perry Common has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Sutton Vesey. Homes in Sutton Vesey sold for a median of £361,000, 69% above Perry Common. Sutton Vesey has more green space nearby (45% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Birmingham with Perry Common highlighted
Perry Common
210 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Sutton Vesey highlighted
Sutton Vesey
365 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Perry Common has 12,047 residents in 4,933 households; Sutton Vesey has 19,692 in 8,172. Sutton Vesey has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 7.3 percentage points more than Perry Common (Birmingham: 13%). Perry Common has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 7 percentage points more than Sutton Vesey (Birmingham: 32%).

12,047Residents (2021)
19,692Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,933Households
8,172Households
423,455Households
18.7%Aged 15–29
14.1%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
14.8%Aged 65 and over
22.1%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
34.9%Living alone
27.9%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Perry Common and 47% in Sutton Vesey. Sutton Vesey has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 27.5 percentage points more than Perry Common (Birmingham: 53%). Perry Common has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 1.8 percentage points more than Sutton Vesey (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £213,500 in Perry Common and £361,000 in Sutton Vesey, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£213,500Median sale price
£361,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
51.5%Owner-occupied
79.0%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
15.0%Private renting
13.2%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
31.7%Social renting
7.1%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
12.9%Detached houses
29.0%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
43.3%Semi-detached houses
47.0%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
26.7%Terraced houses
7.7%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
13.4%Flats
13.3%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Sutton Vesey has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 45%, 28.4 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 76 in Sutton Vesey. The typical postcode is 299 m from the nearest school in Perry Common and 406 m in Sutton Vesey. The typical postcode is 1,879 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Perry Common and 1,185 m in Sutton Vesey. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Perry Common and 96% in Sutton Vesey.

16.7%Green space within 500 m
45.1%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
81Services within 15 min (median)
76Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
299 mNearest school (median)
406 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 106 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Perry Common and 80 in Sutton Vesey, 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.

106Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
80Recorded 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.

Perry Common

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.

Sutton Vesey

Sutton Vesey is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 19,692 people in 8,172 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £361,000 over the past two years, 50% above the Birmingham median. On average 45% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 177% above the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

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