325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Balsall Heath West

Ward · E05011122

Ward
Balsall Heath West
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Police
West Midlands

House prices

£562k£281k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £324k -23% +583% -24%
Semi-detached £236k -6.3% +456% -16%
Terraced £285k -11% +579% +15%
Flat £224k +6.7% +623% -7%

Median sale prices in Balsall Heath West from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Redstone Academy for Girls 0.4 mi Selective — —
Ark St Alban's Academy 0.4 mi Non-sel 46.9 53%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £1,084
1 bed £819
2 bed £990
3 bed £1,115
4+ bed £1,562

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 10,669
Violence & sexual offences 4,511
Burglary 512
Anti-social behaviour 298

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES GP practice 0.4 mi
FIRSTCARE PRACTICE GP practice 0.4 mi
BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S) GP practice 0.4 mi
B.D.I.P.WAND GP practice 0.6 mi
THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.6 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 1.6 mi
Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 1.6 mi
Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 1.6 mi
Birmingham New Street Rail Station Rail station 1.6 mi
Meriden Street (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 1.8 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 97.0%
Gigabit 92.9%
Full fibre (FTTP) 64.1%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 98.2%
Indoor voice (all) 99.7%
5G outdoor (any) 100.0%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Balsall Heath West
average (lo–hi)
Overall6% (1–13)
Income3% (0–9)
Employment7% (2–14)
Education15% (7–40)
Health11% (3–24)
Crime21% (6–48)
Housing & services26% (10–41)
Living environment27% (4–55)

Your MP

Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood KC MP

Labour

Birmingham Ladywood

shabana.mahmood.mp@parliament.uk

https://www.shabanamahmood.org

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Calthorpe Park Park 0.06 mi
Calthorpe Park Park 0.10 mi
Calthorpe Park Park 0.07 mi
Calthorpe Park Park 0.1 mi
Calthorpe Park Park 0.1 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Public Convenience on Pavement in Front of the Cannon Hill Public House II 0.2 mi
Edward Road Baptist Church II 0.2 mi
Balsall Heath Library and Balsall Heath Public Baths II* 0.5 mi
360 and 362, Moseley Road B12 II 0.6 mi
Numbers 498-506 with Attached Gatepiers and Railings II 0.5 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 62,363
Total registered 70,356
Dormant 836
New (last year) 13,562
New (last 5 years) 39,534

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 8
PM10 12
NO₂ 16
NOₓ 23

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 5
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 3
Cyclist 3

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 3,657,300,000
Cars & taxis 2,980,400,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 4

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,708

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 24.8%
Aged 16–64 65.5%
Aged 65+ 9.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 11.2%
Asian 35.9%
Black 14.0%
Mixed 4.6%
Other 34.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 45.4%
Social rented 29.9%
Private rented 23.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 10.4%
Semi-detached 24.9%
Terraced 41.0%
Flat / maisonette 23.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 44.4%
1 car or van 42.0%
2+ cars or vans 13.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 47.6%
Unemployed 7.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 31.1%
Degree or above 22.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 65.7%
Smoking prevalence 12.2%
Infant mortality 8.7

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.