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Yardley East
vs Yardley West & Stechford

Yardley West & Stechford has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Yardley East. Homes in Yardley East sold for a median of £250,000, 14% above Yardley West & Stechford. Yardley West & Stechford has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Birmingham with Yardley East highlighted
Yardley East
177 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Yardley West & Stechford highlighted
Yardley West & Stechford
158 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Yardley East has 10,203 residents in 3,937 households; Yardley West & Stechford has 13,378 in 4,181. Yardley East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 7.3 percentage points more than Yardley West & Stechford (Birmingham: 13%). Yardley East has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 5.3 percentage points more than Yardley West & Stechford (Birmingham: 32%).

10,203Residents (2021)
13,378Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
3,937Households
4,181Households
423,455Households
19.2%Aged 15–29
21.5%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
17.7%Aged 65 and over
10.4%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
31.0%Living alone
25.7%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 54% of homes in Yardley East and 43% in Yardley West & Stechford. Yardley East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 13.6 percentage points more than Yardley West & Stechford (Birmingham: 53%). Yardley West & Stechford has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 5.9 percentage points more than Yardley East (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £250,000 in Yardley East and £220,000 in Yardley West & Stechford, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£250,000Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
66.8%Owner-occupied
53.2%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
15.6%Private renting
21.5%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
17.1%Social renting
24.2%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
9.1%Detached houses
5.8%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
53.9%Semi-detached houses
43.1%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
15.2%Terraced houses
31.1%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
18.6%Flats
13.9%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Yardley West & Stechford has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 5.1 percentage points more than Yardley East (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 65 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Yardley East, and 79 in Yardley West & Stechford. The typical postcode is 508 m from the nearest school in Yardley East and 267 m in Yardley West & Stechford. The typical postcode is 1,241 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Yardley East and 1,145 m in Yardley West & Stechford. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Yardley East and 98% in Yardley West & Stechford.

14.5%Green space within 500 m
19.6%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
65Services within 15 min (median)
79Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
508 mNearest school (median)
267 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
99.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 82 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Yardley East and 157 in Yardley West & Stechford, 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.

82Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
157Recorded 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.

Yardley East

Yardley East is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,203 people in 3,937 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 4% above the Birmingham median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the Birmingham average.

Yardley West & Stechford

Yardley West & Stechford is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 13,378 people in 4,181 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 8% below the Birmingham median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% above the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Yardley East and Yardley West & Stechford next to other wards of Birmingham.

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