Sutton Reddicap
vs Sutton Walmley & Minworth
Sutton Reddicap 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, 17% above Sutton Reddicap. Sutton Walmley & Minworth has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Sutton Reddicap has 10,331 residents in 4,388 households; Sutton Walmley & Minworth has 16,331 in 7,037. Sutton Walmley & Minworth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 6.7 percentage points more than Sutton Reddicap (Birmingham: 13%). Sutton Reddicap has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 1.6 percentage points more than Sutton Walmley & Minworth (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Sutton Reddicap (42%) and detached houses in Sutton Walmley & Minworth (38%). Sutton Walmley & Minworth has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 14.8 percentage points more than Sutton Reddicap (Birmingham: 53%). Sutton Reddicap has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 3.4 percentage points more than Sutton Walmley & Minworth (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £290,000 in Sutton Reddicap and £338,000 in Sutton Walmley & Minworth, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
Sutton Walmley & Minworth has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 5.9 percentage points more than Sutton Reddicap (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 54 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Sutton Reddicap, and 45 in Sutton Walmley & Minworth. The typical postcode is 459 m from the nearest school in Sutton Reddicap and 463 m in Sutton Walmley & Minworth. The typical postcode is 1,905 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Sutton Reddicap and 2,442 m in Sutton Walmley & Minworth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Sutton Reddicap and 91% in Sutton Walmley & Minworth.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 100 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Sutton Reddicap 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.
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 Reddicap is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,331 people in 4,388 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £290,000 over the past two years, 21% above the Birmingham median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 16% above the Birmingham average.
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.
Sutton Reddicap and Sutton Walmley & Minworth next to other wards of Birmingham.