The twenty-first century
The Twenty First
Century
Yardley as we know it today is split in two by the A4040. To the west of this
road lie pre-war and inter-war structures, mainly housing, while to the east the
area is predominantly post-war. The industrial areas of Yardley lie mainly in
Tyseley and Garrets Green.
The 2001 census for Yardley Ward shows 22,976 people in Yardley. (Of course this is
only a small part of the
ancient Parish). The size of the area is listed at 4.4 sq km with 5,170 people
per sq km, more populous than Birmingham. The average age of the Yardley
inhabitant is 38.2 years (two years older than Birmingham) and 15.1% of
Yardley's population comes from ethnic minorities.
Yardley is now firmly established as a suburb of Birmingham and its rural
surroundings, preserved for so long compared to many neighbouring areas, have
gone. It remains to be seen what effect new developments in Birmingham such as
the Bull Ring are going to have on Yardley but more than at any time before its
future is strongly linked to all areas of the city.
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