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Pype Hayes
vs Sutton Walmley & Minworth

Pype Hayes has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Sutton Walmley & Minworth. Homes in Sutton Walmley & Minworth sold for a median of £338,000, 43% above Pype Hayes. Sutton Walmley & Minworth has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 18%).

Map of Birmingham with Pype Hayes highlighted
Pype Hayes
244 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Sutton Walmley & Minworth highlighted
Sutton Walmley & Minworth
357 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Pype Hayes has 10,877 residents in 4,495 households; Sutton Walmley & Minworth has 16,331 in 7,037. Sutton Walmley & Minworth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 9.6 percentage points more than Pype Hayes (Birmingham: 13%). Pype Hayes has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 2.6 percentage points more than Sutton Walmley & Minworth (Birmingham: 32%).

10,877Residents (2021)
16,331Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,495Households
7,037Households
423,455Households
17.4%Aged 15–29
14.1%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
14.6%Aged 65 and over
24.2%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
32.5%Living alone
29.9%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Pype Hayes (54%) and detached houses in Sutton Walmley & Minworth (38%). Sutton Walmley & Minworth has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 26 percentage points more than Pype Hayes (Birmingham: 53%). Pype Hayes has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 4.9 percentage points more than Sutton Walmley & Minworth (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £237,000 in Pype Hayes and £338,000 in Sutton Walmley & Minworth, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£237,000Median sale price
£338,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
53.0%Owner-occupied
79.0%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
16.4%Private renting
11.5%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
29.5%Social renting
8.6%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
13.0%Detached houses
38.0%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
53.5%Semi-detached houses
36.6%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
20.5%Terraced houses
9.7%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
9.2%Flats
14.5%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Sutton Walmley & Minworth has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 6.8 percentage points more than Pype Hayes (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 57 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Pype Hayes, and 45 in Sutton Walmley & Minworth. The typical postcode is 362 m from the nearest school in Pype Hayes and 463 m in Sutton Walmley & Minworth. The typical postcode is 1,867 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Pype Hayes and 2,442 m in Sutton Walmley & Minworth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Pype Hayes and 91% in Sutton Walmley & Minworth.

18.0%Green space within 500 m
24.8%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
57Services within 15 min (median)
45Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
362 mNearest school (median)
463 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
8Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
93.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 142 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Pype Hayes and 68 in Sutton Walmley & Minworth, 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.

142Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
68Recorded 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.

Pype Hayes

Pype Hayes is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,877 people in 4,495 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £237,000 over the past two years, in line with the Birmingham median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% above the Birmingham average.

Sutton Walmley & Minworth

Sutton Walmley & Minworth is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 16,331 people in 7,037 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £338,000 over the past two years, 41% above the Birmingham median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 52% above the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Pype Hayes and Sutton Walmley & Minworth next to other wards of Birmingham.

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