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Small Heath
vs Tyseley & Hay Mills

Small Heath has the younger population: 26% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Tyseley & Hay Mills. Homes in Tyseley & Hay Mills sold for a median of £205,000, in line with Small Heath. Small Heath has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Birmingham with Small Heath highlighted
Small Heath
189 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Tyseley & Hay Mills highlighted
Tyseley & Hay Mills
224 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Small Heath has 21,968 residents in 5,367 households; Tyseley & Hay Mills has 12,945 in 4,506. Tyseley & Hay Mills has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 10%, 1.2 percentage points more than Small Heath (Birmingham: 13%). Tyseley & Hay Mills has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 13.9 percentage points more than Small Heath (Birmingham: 32%).

21,968Residents (2021)
12,945Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
5,367Households
4,506Households
423,455Households
26.3%Aged 15–29
20.9%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
8.3%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
15.2%Living alone
29.1%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 60% of homes in Small Heath and 44% in Tyseley & Hay Mills. Small Heath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 57%, 11.4 percentage points more than Tyseley & Hay Mills (Birmingham: 53%). Small Heath has the higher share of private renting: 29%, 1.7 percentage points more than Tyseley & Hay Mills (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £200,000 in Small Heath and £205,000 in Tyseley & Hay Mills, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£200,000Median sale price
£205,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
57.3%Owner-occupied
45.9%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
28.7%Private renting
27.0%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
13.6%Social renting
26.3%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
7.7%Detached houses
5.0%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
24.7%Semi-detached houses
32.0%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
59.5%Terraced houses
44.4%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
4.6%Flats
13.4%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Small Heath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 3.3 percentage points more than Tyseley & Hay Mills (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 155 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Small Heath, and 90 in Tyseley & Hay Mills. The typical postcode is 269 m from the nearest school in Small Heath and 339 m in Tyseley & Hay Mills. The typical postcode is 1,173 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Small Heath and 537 m in Tyseley & Hay Mills. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Small Heath and 98% in Tyseley & Hay Mills.

13.4%Green space within 500 m
10.1%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
155Services within 15 min (median)
90Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
269 mNearest school (median)
339 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
537 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 71 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Small Heath and 141 in Tyseley & Hay Mills, 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.

71Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
141Recorded 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.

Small Heath

Small Heath is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 21,968 people in 5,367 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Birmingham median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the Birmingham average.

Tyseley & Hay Mills

Tyseley & Hay Mills is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 12,945 people in 4,506 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £205,000 over the past two years, 15% below the Birmingham median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Small Heath and Tyseley & Hay Mills next to other wards of Birmingham.

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