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Billesley
vs Highter's Heath

Billesley has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Highter's Heath. Homes in Highter's Heath sold for a median of £235,500, in line with Billesley. Billesley has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Birmingham with Billesley highlighted
Billesley
320 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Highter's Heath highlighted
Highter's Heath
184 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Billesley has 21,501 residents in 8,306 households; Highter's Heath has 10,417 in 4,251. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (15% and 16%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (31% and 30%).

21,501Residents (2021)
10,417Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
8,306Households
4,251Households
423,455Households
18.4%Aged 15–29
17.6%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 65 and over
16.1%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
30.8%Living alone
30.3%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Billesley and 50% in Highter's Heath. Highter's Heath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 8.6 percentage points more than Billesley (Birmingham: 53%). Billesley has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 1.1 percentage points more than Highter's Heath (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £235,000 in Billesley and £235,500 in Highter's Heath, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£235,000Median sale price
£235,500Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
58.9%Owner-occupied
67.5%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
16.3%Private renting
15.2%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
23.4%Social renting
15.6%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
11.0%Detached houses
6.3%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
38.2%Semi-detached houses
50.0%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
30.3%Terraced houses
32.2%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
17.4%Flats
9.3%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Billesley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 9.4 percentage points more than Highter's Heath (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 67 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Billesley, and 53 in Highter's Heath. The typical postcode is 359 m from the nearest school in Billesley and 284 m in Highter's Heath. The typical postcode is 1,125 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Billesley and 2,085 m in Highter's Heath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Billesley and 96% in Highter's Heath.

21.8%Green space within 500 m
12.4%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
67Services within 15 min (median)
53Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
359 mNearest school (median)
284 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 83 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Billesley and 129 in Highter's Heath, 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.

83Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
129Recorded 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.

Billesley

Billesley is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 21,501 people in 8,306 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £235,000 over the past two years, in line with the Birmingham median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% above the Birmingham average.

Highter's Heath

Highter's Heath is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,417 people in 4,251 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £235,500 over the past two years, in line with the Birmingham median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Billesley and Highter's Heath next to other wards of Birmingham.

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