Hall Green South
vs Highter's Heath
Highter's Heath has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Hall Green South. Homes in Hall Green South sold for a median of £315,000, 34% above Highter's Heath. Highter's Heath has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Hall Green South has 10,986 residents in 4,001 households; Highter's Heath has 10,417 in 4,251. Hall Green South has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 1.6 percentage points more than Highter's Heath (Birmingham: 13%). Highter's Heath has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 5.2 percentage points more than Hall Green South (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 65% of homes in Hall Green South and 50% in Highter's Heath. Hall Green South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 11.7 percentage points more than Highter's Heath (Birmingham: 53%). Hall Green South has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 1.6 percentage points more than Highter's Heath (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £315,000 in Hall Green South and £235,500 in Highter's Heath, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
Highter's Heath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 12%, 4.5 percentage points more than Hall Green South (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 68 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hall Green South, and 53 in Highter's Heath. The typical postcode is 458 m from the nearest school in Hall Green South and 284 m in Highter's Heath. The typical postcode is 795 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hall Green South and 2,085 m in Highter's Heath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Hall Green South and 96% in Highter's Heath.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 44 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Hall Green South 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.
Hall Green South is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 10,986 people in 4,001 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £315,000 over the past two years, 31% above the Birmingham median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 52% 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.
Hall Green South and Highter's Heath next to other wards of Birmingham.