Short Heath
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Short Heath at a glance
- House prices
- £220,000
- Lower prices26th percentile
- Schools
- 58th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 55th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 71.8 per 1,000 residents
- Middle45th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.2% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land30th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Short Heath a good place to live?
Short Heath may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range and schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Walsall below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
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Crime rate in Short Heath
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 71.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 45th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
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 Short Heath
House prices
- Median sale price
- £220,000
- Percentile
- 26th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 89 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 Short Heath
Schools
58th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Short Heath
Flood risk
2.2% 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 1.2% of the area. That is the 30th 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 Short Heath
Transport
55th 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 Short Heath a good place to live?
Short Heath may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range and schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Short Heath safe?
Short Heath ranks in the 45th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Short Heath?
The median sale price was £220,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 26th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Short Heath?
Schools rank in the 58th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Short Heath?
Nearby public profiles include Brownhills in Walsall and Dogsthorpe in City of Peterborough.
