Sutton Mere Green
vs Sutton Trinity
Sutton Trinity has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Sutton Mere Green. Homes in Sutton Mere Green sold for a median of £420,000, 20% above Sutton Trinity. Sutton Trinity has more green space nearby (43% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Sutton Mere Green has 10,144 residents in 4,254 households; Sutton Trinity has 10,252 in 4,374. Sutton Mere Green has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 1.3 percentage points more than Sutton Trinity (Birmingham: 13%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Sutton Mere Green and 34% in Sutton Trinity. Sutton Mere Green has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 3.5 percentage points more than Sutton Trinity (Birmingham: 53%). Sutton Trinity has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 8.7 percentage points more than Sutton Mere Green (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £420,000 in Sutton Mere Green and £350,000 in Sutton Trinity, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
Sutton Trinity has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 43%, 34.1 percentage points more than Sutton Mere Green (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 68 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Sutton Mere Green, and 145 in Sutton Trinity. The typical postcode is 406 m from the nearest school in Sutton Mere Green and 422 m in Sutton Trinity. The typical postcode is 541 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Sutton Mere Green and 644 m in Sutton Trinity. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Sutton Mere Green and 90% in Sutton Trinity.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 53 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Sutton Mere Green and 124 in Sutton Trinity, 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.
Sutton Mere Green is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,144 people in 4,254 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £420,000 over the past two years, 75% above the Birmingham median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 48% below the Birmingham average.
Sutton Trinity is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,252 people in 4,374 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £350,000 over the past two years, 46% above the Birmingham median. On average 43% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 161% above the Birmingham average.
More comparisons.
Sutton Mere Green and Sutton Trinity next to other wards of Birmingham.