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Short Heath
Birmingham 020 · 5 sub-areas · 8,254 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (65/100)Watch-out: Families (52/100)Liveability 71/100 · Above medianCommuter neighbourhood
Short Heath is a commuter neighbourhood within Birmingham — train into Birmingham runs in around 16 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
71/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Short Heath?
A snapshot of Short Heath
2 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,086 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Short Heath?
- The median monthly rent across Short Heath is £1,086.
- How safe is Short Heath?
- Short Heath has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Short Heath?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 16 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Short Heath?
- There are 28 schools within 2 km of Short Heath, of which 28% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2469 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Short Heath?
- The most common council tax band in Short Heath is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,796. Council tax is set by Birmingham council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Short Heath to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Short Heath to central London is approximately 101 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Short Heath?
- 100% of premises in Short Heath are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Short Heath?
- Short Heath sits in IMD decile 2 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Short Heath?
- 51% of households in Short Heath are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Short Heath?
- The average property price across Birmingham (the local authority covering Short Heath) is approximately £232,266, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Short Heath a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.49 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,180.)
- Which local areas are part of Short Heath?
- Short Heath contains 5 local areas: Birmingham 020E, Birmingham 020B, Birmingham 020C, Birmingham 020D, Birmingham 020A.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Short Heath
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Short Heath?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Short Heath is £1,086. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Short Heath a safe place to live?
- Short Heath has a safety score of 37/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Short Heath?
- 28% of schools within 2 km of Short Heath are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Short Heath?
- Public-transport commute time from Short Heath to central London is approximately 101 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Short Heath different from the rest of Birmingham?
- Short Heath contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Short Heath rank in Birmingham?
- Short Heath scores 71/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Birmingham, see the Cities table on the Birmingham page.
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