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Balsall Heath West

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South Birmingham. About 12,578 people in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Balsall Heath West, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,157
1,537th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
14.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.3%
1,243rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Balsall Heath West compares

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Balsall Heath WestMiddle
Population69 wards, Birmingham · 2021
Population: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 9,300 to 28,025. The middle area is 15,059. Balsall Heath West is 12,157.
12,15727th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage69 wards, Birmingham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 73.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.8%. Balsall Heath West is 96.7%.
96.7%23rd lowest
Claimant rate69 wards, Birmingham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 2.2% to 20.1%. The middle area is 8.7%. Balsall Heath West is 14.1%.
14.1%15th highest
Aged 15 to 6469 wards, Birmingham · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 57.4% to 86.2%. The middle area is 64.3%. Balsall Heath West is 67.3%.
67.3%16th highest

Figures for the whole of Birmingham

These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each ward, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Balsall Heath West 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
Balsall Heath West in brief

Balsall Heath West had 12,157 usual residents at the census.

In Balsall Heath West, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Balsall Heath West, 14.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

67.3% of residents in Balsall Heath West were aged 15 to 64 at the census.