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Balsall Heath West
vs Bordesley & Highgate

Bordesley & Highgate has the younger population: 33% of residents are aged 15–29, against 27% in Balsall Heath West. Homes in Balsall Heath West sold for a median of £227,000, 3% above Bordesley & Highgate. Balsall Heath West has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 5%).

Map of Birmingham with Balsall Heath West highlighted
Balsall Heath West
216 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Bordesley & Highgate highlighted
Bordesley & Highgate
511 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Balsall Heath West has 13,247 residents in 4,163 households; Bordesley & Highgate has 16,065 in 5,703. Balsall Heath West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 10%, 5.5 percentage points more than Bordesley & Highgate (Birmingham: 13%). Bordesley & Highgate has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 3.7 percentage points more than Balsall Heath West (Birmingham: 32%).

13,247Residents (2021)
16,065Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,163Households
5,703Households
423,455Households
26.9%Aged 15–29
32.9%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
10.1%Aged 65 and over
4.6%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
32.9%Living alone
36.6%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Balsall Heath West (37%) and flats in Bordesley & Highgate (61%). Balsall Heath West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 36%, 12.2 percentage points more than Bordesley & Highgate (Birmingham: 53%). Bordesley & Highgate has the higher share of private renting: 41%, 18.4 percentage points more than Balsall Heath West (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £227,000 in Balsall Heath West and £220,000 in Bordesley & Highgate, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£227,000Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
35.9%Owner-occupied
23.7%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
22.7%Private renting
41.1%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
40.3%Social renting
33.9%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
6.4%Detached houses
4.4%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
20.1%Semi-detached houses
12.2%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
36.8%Terraced houses
17.6%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
29.5%Flats
60.6%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Balsall Heath West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 12%, 7.1 percentage points more than Bordesley & Highgate (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 217 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Balsall Heath West, and 415 in Bordesley & Highgate. The typical postcode is 196 m from the nearest school in Balsall Heath West and 310 m in Bordesley & Highgate. The typical postcode is 1,259 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Balsall Heath West and 525 m in Bordesley & Highgate. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Balsall Heath West and 84% in Bordesley & Highgate.

12.3%Green space within 500 m
5.2%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
217Services within 15 min (median)
415Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
196 mNearest school (median)
310 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
525 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
56Postcodes in flood risk areas
106Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
94.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 99 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Balsall Heath West and 382 in Bordesley & Highgate, 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.

99Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
382Recorded 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.

Balsall Heath West

Balsall Heath West is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 13,247 people in 4,163 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £227,000 over the past two years, 5% below the Birmingham median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% below the Birmingham average.

Bordesley & Highgate

Bordesley & Highgate is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 16,065 people in 5,703 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 8% below the Birmingham median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 68% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Balsall Heath West and Bordesley & Highgate next to other wards of Birmingham.

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