Short Heath
Middle areaNorth east Birmingham. 8,254 people in 1.3 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Short Heath’s wards yet.
How Short Heath compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Short HeathMiddle
Median sale price131 middle areas, Birmingham · 2025
£210,000joint 46th lowest
Population132 middle areas, Birmingham · 2021
8,15961st lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage132 middle areas, Birmingham · Jan 2026
98.5%joint 57th highest
Claimant rate132 middle areas, Birmingham · Aug 2026
10.4%joint 46th highest
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 Short Heath alone. See Birmingham
Short Heath in brief
The median price paid for a home in Short Heath was £210,000 in 2025.
Short Heath had 8,159 usual residents at the census.
In Short Heath, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Short Heath, 10.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.