[4] South of Maypole Lane the area is often referred to as Hollywood, after the adjacent village in Worcestershire, whilst to the north the boundary with Warstock (and the wider B14 moniker of Kings Heath) is undefined.
[5][failed verification] Maypole Lane is served by National Express West Midlands bus route 49 whilst Alcester Road South is served by bus no.
Highter's Heath, as part of the reorganisation of local government in Birmingham, was made a single councillor electoral ward in May 2018 and includes Highter's Heath, Warstock, Maypole, and part of Yardley Wood.
[6] Adam Higgs of the Conservative Party was elected as the councillor for Highter's Heath on 7 May 2018, a position he retained on 5 May 2022.
[7] As part of the Birmingham Selly Oak constituency, Highter's Heath is represented in the British Parliament by Alistair Carns of the Labour Party.