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West Heath: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the West Heath neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 131). Headline figures assembled 19 October 2026. Postcodes B31, B38. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B31 4QH.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

West Heath is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Birmingham (4 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £227,000 and flats for £137,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Birmingham (0.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Longbridge, is about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 19 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£227,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£137,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.09; 4 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£50,200

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.4 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where West Heath sits in Birmingham

Typical house price: 59th highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one
Typical flat price: 31st highest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 47th highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 19 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in West Heath

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Birmingham, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 19 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 1 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Recorded crime
Schools improving
Air quality
Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

Home improvement applications

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Longbridge Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (970 m in a straight line). About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bromsgrove (about 10 min) and Four Oaks (about 49 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Cofton Primary School 280 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit May 2025: Standards maintained.
Nearest state secondary school Turves Green Boys' School 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about West Heath

What is the typical house price in West Heath?

£227,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.

How does West Heath compare with the rest of Birmingham?

Typical house price: 59th highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 31st highest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 47th highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.

Is West Heath an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is West Heath gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.09; 4 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to West Heath?

Longbridge. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (970 m in a straight line). About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bromsgrove (about 10 min) and Four Oaks (about 49 min).

Which state schools are nearest to West Heath?

Nearest state primary school. Cofton Primary School. 280 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit May 2025: Standards maintained. Nearest state secondary school. Turves Green Boys' School. 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.