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Heartlands
vs Small Heath

Small Heath has the younger population: 26% of residents are aged 15–29, against 25% in Heartlands. Homes in Heartlands sold for a median of £210,000, 5% above Small Heath. Heartlands has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Birmingham with Heartlands highlighted
Heartlands
139 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Small Heath highlighted
Small Heath
189 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Heartlands has 13,229 residents in 3,482 households; Small Heath has 21,968 in 5,367. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (8% and 8%). Heartlands has the higher share of people living alone: 21%, 5.8 percentage points more than Small Heath (Birmingham: 32%).

13,229Residents (2021)
21,968Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
3,482Households
5,367Households
423,455Households
25.0%Aged 15–29
26.3%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
7.6%Aged 65 and over
8.3%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
21.0%Living alone
15.2%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Heartlands (39%) and terraced houses in Small Heath (60%). Small Heath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 57%, 8.6 percentage points more than Heartlands (Birmingham: 53%). Small Heath has the higher share of private renting: 29%, 4.4 percentage points more than Heartlands (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £210,000 in Heartlands and £200,000 in Small Heath, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£210,000Median sale price
£200,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
48.7%Owner-occupied
57.3%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
24.3%Private renting
28.7%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
25.4%Social renting
13.6%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
7.1%Detached houses
7.7%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
38.8%Semi-detached houses
24.7%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
36.8%Terraced houses
59.5%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
11.4%Flats
4.6%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Heartlands has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 3 percentage points more than Small Heath (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 103 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Heartlands, and 155 in Small Heath. The typical postcode is 312 m from the nearest school in Heartlands and 269 m in Small Heath. The typical postcode is 1,221 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Heartlands and 1,173 m in Small Heath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Heartlands and 99% in Small Heath.

16.4%Green space within 500 m
13.4%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
103Services within 15 min (median)
155Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
312 mNearest school (median)
269 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 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
99.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 144 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Heartlands and 71 in Small 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.

144Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
71Recorded 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.

Heartlands

Heartlands is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 13,229 people in 3,482 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 13% below the Birmingham median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Birmingham average.

Small Heath

Small Heath is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 21,968 people in 5,367 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Birmingham median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the Birmingham average.

More comparisons.

Heartlands and Small Heath next to other wards of Birmingham.

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