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Highgate West Midlands Map

Traditional county: West Midlands · District / Borough: Birmingham · Region: West Midlands

Explore Highgate, West Midlands with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Highgate map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Highgate, West Midlands

How to Use This Highgate, West Midlands Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Highgate, West Midlands, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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Drag the map to pan to any area of West Midlands or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Highgate and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

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PlaceHighgate
Traditional CountyWest Midlands
District / BoroughBirmingham
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.465511
Longitude-1.891549
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Highgate

Highgate reveals a sturdy, industrious character shaped by its proximity to the pulsing heart of the West Midlands. It lies 1.1 miles south-south-east of Birmingham (from Birmingham: bearing 153°T, OS grid SP 074 852). Industrial brickwork and modern residential blocks define the horizon, yet Highgate retains a quiet resilience that persists despite the constant hum of nearby traffic. A short walk reveals the verdant relief of Calthorpe Park, where the afternoon light catches the swaying grass and offers a brief reprieve from the dense urban grid. Further east, the simple pathways of New Hope Community Park provide a modest green lung for residents amidst the hardworking streets. The atmosphere here is one of constant transition, where the echoes of manufacturing heritage rub shoulders with the aspirations of a modern, diverse population. Highgate manages to balance this utilitarian grit with pockets of openness that invite a slower pace of observation. It remains a place of functional beauty, where the sky seems broader when viewed from the quiet corners of its neighbourhood parks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • New Hope Community Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 092° E
  • Calthorpe Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 205° SSW
  • Black Sabbath Mural (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 011° N
  • The De Birmingham Moated Site, The Seat Of The Medieval Lords Of Birmingham (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 002° N
  • Barfly (Theatre) — 0.7 mi, 015° NNE
  • Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre (Theatre) — 0.7 mi, 336° NNW
  • Back To Backs (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 338° NNW
  • Lord Nelson (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 353° N
  • Mockingbird Cinema & Kitchen (Cinema) — 0.8 mi, 024° NNE
  • St Thomas's Church (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 311° NW
  • Adult World Cinema (Cinema) — 0.8 mi, 341° NNW
  • BBC Midlands Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 322° NW
  • Model of the Elan Valley Reservoirs (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 208° SSW
  • Cannon Hill Park Station (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 203° SSW
  • Cannon Hill Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.1 mi, 203° SSW · 27 ha
  • Fluted Column (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 346° NNW
  • Gun Barrell Proof House (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 015° NNE
  • Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 334° NNW
  • Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 010° N
  • Edgbaston Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.3 mi, 239° WSW · 48 ha
  • Newman Brothers Coffin Furniture Factory (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 330° NNW
  • Edgbaston Pool Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 236° SW · 16 ha
  • Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.4 mi, 216° SW
  • Chad Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 224° SW
  • Roundhouse Birmingham (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 309° NW
  • Birmingham Botanical Gardens (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.6 mi, 272° W · 4 ha
  • Chamberlain Farm (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 191° S
  • Icknield Port Loop (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 304° WNW
  • Soho Loop (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 318° NW
  • Roman Forts At Metchley (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 243° WSW · 3 ha

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About This Highgate Map Page

Explore Highgate, West Midlands, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.465511, -1.891549. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.