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Short Heath East

Middle area

West Walsall. 5,912 people in 2.0 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 Short Heath East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£207,500
1,664th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,625
2,312th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Short Heath East compares

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

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Median sale price39 middle areas, Walsall · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Walsall39 areas from £149,000 to £382,750. The middle area is £215,000. Short Heath East is £207,500.
£207,50018th lowest
Population39 middle areas, Walsall · 2021
Population: every middle area in Walsall39 areas from 5,270 to 11,431. The middle area is 6,823. Short Heath East is 5,625.
5,6252nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage39 middle areas, Walsall · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Walsall39 areas from 51.0% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.7%. Short Heath East is 98.7%.
98.7%joint 6th highest
Claimant rate39 middle areas, Walsall · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Walsall39 areas from 1.6% to 9.7%. The middle area is 5.8%. Short Heath East is 4.6%.
4.6%16th lowest

Figures for the whole of Walsall

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

Average house price
£215,329
Up 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,036
33rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
117th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.7
28th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Short Heath East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Short Heath East was £207,500 in 2025.

Short Heath East had 5,625 usual residents at the census.

In Short Heath East, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Short Heath East, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.