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Druids Heath & Monyhull
vs Highter's Heath

Druids Heath & Monyhull has the younger population: 19% 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 Druids Heath & Monyhull. Druids Heath & Monyhull has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Birmingham with Druids Heath & Monyhull highlighted
Druids Heath & Monyhull
217 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Highter's Heath highlighted
Highter's Heath
184 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Druids Heath & Monyhull has 11,638 residents in 4,947 households; Highter's Heath has 10,417 in 4,251. Highter's Heath has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 1 percentage point more than Druids Heath & Monyhull (Birmingham: 13%). Druids Heath & Monyhull has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 4.8 percentage points more than Highter's Heath (Birmingham: 32%).

11,638Residents (2021)
10,417Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,947Households
4,251Households
423,455Households
18.9%Aged 15–29
17.6%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 65 and over
16.1%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
35.1%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: 36% of homes in Druids Heath & Monyhull and 50% in Highter's Heath. Highter's Heath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 16.2 percentage points more than Druids Heath & Monyhull (Birmingham: 53%). Highter's Heath has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 2.8 percentage points more than Druids Heath & Monyhull (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £235,000 in Druids Heath & Monyhull and £235,500 in Highter's Heath, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£235,000Median sale price
£235,500Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
51.3%Owner-occupied
67.5%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
12.4%Private renting
15.2%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
33.3%Social renting
15.6%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
5.7%Detached houses
6.3%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
36.4%Semi-detached houses
50.0%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
29.7%Terraced houses
32.2%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
26.7%Flats
9.3%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Druids Heath & Monyhull has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 13.1 percentage points more than Highter's Heath (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 46 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Druids Heath & Monyhull, and 53 in Highter's Heath. The typical postcode is 271 m from the nearest school in Druids Heath & Monyhull and 284 m in Highter's Heath. The typical postcode is 2,103 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Druids Heath & Monyhull and 2,085 m in Highter's Heath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Druids Heath & Monyhull and 96% in Highter's Heath.

25.5%Green space within 500 m
12.4%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
46Services within 15 min (median)
53Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
271 mNearest school (median)
284 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 87 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Druids Heath & Monyhull 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.

87Recorded 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.

Druids Heath & Monyhull

Druids Heath & Monyhull is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 11,638 people in 4,947 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £235,000 over the past two years, in line with the Birmingham median. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% 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.

Druids Heath & Monyhull and Highter's Heath next to other wards of Birmingham.

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