Brandwood & King's Heath
vs Highter's Heath
Highter's Heath has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Brandwood & King's Heath. Homes in Brandwood & King's Heath sold for a median of £300,000, 27% above Highter's Heath. Highter's Heath has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Brandwood & King's Heath has 18,465 residents in 7,673 households; Highter's Heath has 10,417 in 4,251. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (16% and 16%). Brandwood & King's Heath has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 2.2 percentage points more than Highter's Heath (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Brandwood & King's Heath and 50% in Highter's Heath. Highter's Heath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 3.4 percentage points more than Brandwood & King's Heath (Birmingham: 53%). Brandwood & King's Heath has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 3.2 percentage points more than Highter's Heath (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £300,000 in Brandwood & King's Heath and £235,500 in Highter's Heath, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (12% and 12%). A typical postcode has 158 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brandwood & King's Heath, and 53 in Highter's Heath. The typical postcode is 358 m from the nearest school in Brandwood & King's Heath and 284 m in Highter's Heath. The typical postcode is 853 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brandwood & King's Heath and 2,085 m in Highter's Heath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Brandwood & King's Heath and 96% in Highter's Heath.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 140 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Brandwood & King's Heath 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.
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.
Brandwood & King's Heath is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 18,465 people in 7,673 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 25% above the Birmingham median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the Birmingham average.
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.
Brandwood & King's Heath and Highter's Heath next to other wards of Birmingham.