# Little Heath

North east Coventry. 7,665 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.

Little Heath had 7,211 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02001962. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) › [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Little Heath was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 1,366th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/little-heath#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 7,211** (2021). Little Heath had 7,211 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,558th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/little-heath#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Little Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/little-heath#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Little Heath, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/little-heath#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001962) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Little Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02001962) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 50 homes were sold in Little Heath in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02001962) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Little Heath.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001962) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Little Heath had 7,211 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Little Heath

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Little Heath at a rate of 128.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.5 per 1,000 people across Coventry.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 319 |
| Shoplifting | 238 |
| Other crime | 162 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 79 |
| Vehicle crime | 66 |
| Burglary | 48 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 32 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Little Heath compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Little Heath | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £195,000 | 10th cheapest | 42 middle areas, Coventry · 2025 |
| Population | 7,211 | 13th least populated | 42 middle areas, Coventry · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 42 middle areas, Coventry · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.9% | 15th lowest | 42 middle areas, Coventry · Jan 2026 |

## Is Little Heath safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Little Heath at a rate of 128.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.5 per 1,000 people across Coventry.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 108 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Little Heath.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (319), shoplifting (238) and other crime (162).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Coventry

These figures are published for the whole of Coventry, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Coventry and not Little Heath alone. [See Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry)

- **Average house price: £227,679** (July 2026). Coventry’s average house price was £227,679 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,759** (2025). Full-time workers living in Coventry earned a median of £37,759 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 150th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Coventry costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.5** (2025). Coventry has a deprivation score of 27.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 57th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Little Heath in brief

The median price paid for a home in Little Heath was £195,000 in 2025.
Little Heath had 7,211 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Little Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Little Heath, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001962
- Ward: [Foleshill †](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/ward/foleshill)
- Constituency: [Coventry East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coventry-east)
- Council: [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.43 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,665*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 21

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Longford](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/longford), [Bell Green](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/bell-green), [Foleshill West](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/foleshill-west), [Holbrooks](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/holbrooks), [Foleshill East](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/foleshill-east), [Stoke Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/stoke-heath)

## Latest updates for Little Heath

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001962

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/little-heath, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/coventry/little-heath#f-house-sales-median-price.

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