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Kings Heath

Middle area

South Birmingham. 7,755 people in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Kings Heath’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£317,500
3,177th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,703
4,061st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kings Heath compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Kings HeathMiddle
Median sale price131 middle areas, Birmingham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Birmingham131 areas from £128,000 to £556,000. The middle area is £226,500. Kings Heath is £317,500.
£317,50018th highest
Population132 middle areas, Birmingham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Birmingham132 areas from 5,596 to 16,085. The middle area is 8,394. Kings Heath is 7,703.
7,70345th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage132 middle areas, Birmingham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Birmingham132 areas from 57.2% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.2%. Kings Heath is 99.1%.
99.1%joint 32nd highest
Claimant rate132 middle areas, Birmingham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Birmingham132 areas from 1.8% to 23.2%. The middle area is 9.2%. Kings Heath is 6.4%.
6.4%joint 35th lowest

Figures for the whole of Birmingham

These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Kings Heath alone. See Birmingham

Average house price
£234,257
Up 2.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,989
93rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.1
5th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Kings Heath in brief

The median price paid for a home in Kings Heath was £317,500 in 2025.

Kings Heath had 7,703 usual residents at the census.

In Kings Heath, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kings Heath, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.