4,992
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
72 · 6.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£210,964
Median property price
243
Postcodes
Overview of Short Heath
Coordinates52.5997, -2.0391
Postcodes
243
Population (Census)
11,639
Households (Census)
4,992
Recorded crime · May '26
72 · 6.2 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Short Heath
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.19 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.19 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Short Heath
Property sales · Short Heath
HM Land Registry · Short Heath
Average price
£200,760
YoY: -1.1%
Median price: £210,150
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £201,299
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£225k£198k£172k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Short Heath
Crime trends · Short Heath
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
593918
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
45
YoY +22%
ASB
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -80%
Vehicle Crime
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +125%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
15104
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -56%
Demographics in Short Heath
Ethnicity
White Brit.82.8%
Indian7.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.0%
Other White1.6%
White & Black Caribbean1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 5.4%
Religion
Christian52.1%
No religion33.0%
Sikh7.7%
Not answered4.6%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6420.1%
35–4917.2%
25–3412.7%
65–7412.5%
75–848.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Any member 66+15.2%
Other14.8%
All members 66+12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
+ 7 other households · 36.1%
Schools in Short Heath
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Lodge Farm Primary School
Walsall · WV12 4BU
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Old Hall School
Walsall · WS2 7LU
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Pool Hayes Academy
Walsall · WV12 4QZ
Good
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Rosedale Church of England C Infant School
Walsall · WV12 4EG
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
Short Heath Junior School
Walsall · WV12 4DS
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Woodlands Academy of Learning
Walsall · WV12 5PR
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Walsall · WV12 4BD
Requires improvement
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Pool Hayes Primary School
Walsall · WV12 4RX
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Short Heath
Postcodes in Short Heath
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