Highter's Heath
Safety and schools may need closer review
Highter's Heath at a glance
- House prices
- £235,000
- Middle31st percentile
- Schools
- 14th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 62nd percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 127.7 per 1,000 residents
- Weak14th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.5% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land17th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Highter's Heath a good place to live?
Highter's Heath has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker and 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
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Highter's Heath
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 127.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 14th 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 Highter's Heath
House prices
- Median sale price
- £235,000
- Percentile
- 31st percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 90 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 Highter's Heath
Schools
14th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Highter's Heath
Flood risk
0.5% 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 0.4% of the area. That is the 17th 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 Highter's Heath
Transport
62nd 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 Highter's Heath a good place to live?
Highter's Heath has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Highter's Heath safe?
Highter's Heath ranks in the 14th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Highter's Heath?
The median sale price was £235,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 31st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Highter's Heath?
Schools rank in the 14th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Highter's Heath?
Nearby public profiles include Birchfield in Birmingham and Tyseley & Hay Mills South in Birmingham.
