Sparkhill
vs Tyseley & Hay Mills
Sparkhill has the younger population: 25% 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 Sparkhill. Sparkhill has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Sparkhill has 21,017 residents in 5,315 households; Tyseley & Hay Mills has 12,945 in 4,506. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (9% and 10%). Tyseley & Hay Mills has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 11.1 percentage points more than Sparkhill (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 57% of homes in Sparkhill and 44% in Tyseley & Hay Mills. Sparkhill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 58%, 12.3 percentage points more than Tyseley & Hay Mills (Birmingham: 53%). Sparkhill has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 2.9 percentage points more than Tyseley & Hay Mills (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £200,000 in Sparkhill and £205,000 in Tyseley & Hay Mills, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (11% and 10%). A typical postcode has 161 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Sparkhill, and 90 in Tyseley & Hay Mills. The typical postcode is 276 m from the nearest school in Sparkhill and 339 m in Tyseley & Hay Mills. The typical postcode is 1,164 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Sparkhill and 537 m in Tyseley & Hay Mills. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Sparkhill and 98% in Tyseley & Hay Mills.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 94 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Sparkhill 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.
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.
Sparkhill is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 21,017 people in 5,315 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Birmingham median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Birmingham average.
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.
Sparkhill and Tyseley & Hay Mills next to other wards of Birmingham.