Heartlands
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Heartlands at a glance
- House prices
- £192,500
- Lower prices17th percentile
- Schools
- 71st percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 66th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 136.8 per 1,000 residents
- Weak11th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle32nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Heartlands a good place to live?
Heartlands may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Birmingham below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Heartlands
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 136.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 11th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Heartlands
House prices
- Median sale price
- £192,500
- Percentile
- 17th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 32 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Heartlands
Schools
71st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Heartlands
Flood risk
2.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.9% of the area. That is the 32nd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Heartlands
Transport
66th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Heartlands a good place to live?
Heartlands may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Heartlands safe?
Heartlands ranks in the 11th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Heartlands?
The median sale price was £192,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 17th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Heartlands?
Schools rank in the 71st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Heartlands?
Nearby public profiles include Bordesley & Highgate in Birmingham and Tyseley & Hay Mills North in Birmingham.
