It borders Reading and the towns wider borough.

It therefore lies within the civil parish of Tilehurst in the area of the unitary authority of West Berkshire.

Like the rest of Tilehurst, Little Heath falls within the Reading West constituency of the UK Parliament.

Prior to Brexit in 2020, it was represented by the South East England constituency for the European Parliament.

Little Heath is the home of Little Heath School, a voluntary aided co-educational comprehensive secondary school that serves the local area on both sides of the borough boundary.