Short Heath

Walsall · West Midlands

Short Heath in Walsall is made up of 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 28 to 38 out of 100, with typical homes from £215,000 to £222,000.

In summary

Short Heath is remarkably uniform: its 2 neighbourhoods are separated by just 10 points, Short Heath East (29) to Short Heath West (38). 1 of the 2 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Prices are tightly grouped: every reported median falls between £215,000 and £222,000.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,211a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime71per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)45

Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Short Heath

£218,750median home sold over the past year · +36.7% over 5 years · +12.2% over the year · 126 sales

Detached£263,250

Semi-detached£222,000

Terraced£195,000

Flat£115,000

Walsall£225,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Short Heath West	4,221	38	£222,000
Short Heath East	4,879	29	£215,000

Postcode districts in Short Heath

WS2 WV12 WV13

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Short Heath.

Willenhall Wednesfield (Wolverhampton) Bloxwich Bilston North (Wolverhampton) Darlaston Blakenall

“Short Heath” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Walsall — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Walsall.