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Electoral wardE05011146

Highter's Heath ward, Birmingham

Highter's Heath is one of 69 electoral wards of Birmingham City Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 10,745 residents in 4,384 households — 5,708 people per km², the 59th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Birmingham Selly Oak constituency.

Residents, 202110,745council ward average 16,593
Households4,3842.45 residents per household
Density5,708/ km²about 1.88 km² · Birmingham 4,275
Aged 65+16.0%Birmingham: 13.1% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.2% · 664
5–96.8% · 729
10–157.6% · 812
16–194.4% · 470
20–245.1% · 550
25–3414.9% · 1,597
35–4918.8% · 2,025
50–6420.3% · 2,181
65–748.4% · 907
75–845.4% · 581
85+2.1% · 229

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van23.7% · 1,041
1 car or van42.9% · 1,879
2 cars or vans26.3% · 1,154
3 or more7.1% · 310
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Birmingham overall: 52.7% owned, 23.5% social rented, 22.6% private rented.

Owned outright31.9% · 1,399
With mortgage35.3% · 1,545
Shared ownership1.3% · 55
Social rented15.7% · 688
Private rented15.5% · 680
Lives rent free0.3% · 15

Type of home

Detached house6.2% · 270
Semi-detached house50.6% · 2,217
Terraced house31.4% · 1,379
Purpose-built flat9.6% · 419
Converted house1.1% · 49
Other conversion0.0% · 2
Above shop / office1.1% · 49
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011146
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
24 of 69

Other wards in the same constituency

BBillesley15.2% aged 65+ · 58.9% owned21,175BBournbrook & Selly Park6.4% aged 65+ · 34.4% owned22,374BBournville & Cotteridge19.0% aged 65+ · 52.8% owned19,176BBrandwood & King's Heath16.3% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned18,786DDruids Heath & Monyhull15.2% aged 65+ · 51.2% owned11,642SStirchley12.6% aged 65+ · 61.1% owned10,122WWeoley & Selly Oak15.5% aged 65+ · 47.1% owned23,510

All 69 wards of Birmingham

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.