Birmingham’s cheapest and most expensive places to buy a home can now be revealed, according to a new interactive map. Across the city, the average house prices ranged from £155k to £471k for 2024 – and some areas had seen property costs plummet over the last year.
Aston was ranked the least expensive place to buy a home in the city, with properties in the B6 postcode said to have sold for an average of £155,531 each in the 12 months to the end of August.
That’s less than any postcode area in Birmingham – with at least 20 sales over the last year. Castle Vale, around five miles away from Aston, was dubbed the next cheapest place to buy, with houses selling for an average of £155,945 each in the B35 postcode area.
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The housing estate, sandwiched between Erdington, Minworth and Castle Bromwich, also had the second highest decrease in property prices across Birmingham – with costs falling by 21 per cent over the last year.
The B19 area, Lozells, had the third lowest average for house prices, selling each for £165,577. You can find the average sale price for every postcode area in Birmingham and beyond using the interactive map below.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Edgbaston held the highest average sale price of any postcode area in Birmingham to have had at least 50 sales over the last 12 months. Houses sold for an average of £471,367 in the B15 postcode area.
The B74 area was the next most expensive place to buy a home in Birmingham. The average home in Four Oaks sold for an average of £451,534 last year. That’s followed by B72, Sutton Coldfield Town Centre, with an average home sold for £404,318. You can view all of the average house prices below.
All postcode areas:
B6 (Aston): £155,531
B35 (Castle Vale): £155,945
B7 (Nechells): £157,356 (nine sales recorded)
B19 (Lozells): £165,577
B18 (Winson Green): £167,922
B12 (Balsall Heath): £175,049
B11 (Sparkhill): £176,436
B8 (Washwood Heath): £179,693
B9 (Bordesley Green): £180,271
B10 (Small Heath): £180,456
B23 (Erdington): £181,040
B25 (Yardley): £190,815
B21 (Handsworth): £192,222
B44 (Perry Barr): £196,032
B33 (Kitts Green): £201,611
B65 (Rowley Regis): £206,229
B34 (Shard End): £208,065
B1 (Birmingham City Centre): £208,112
B3 (Birmingham City Centre): £209,455
B27 (Acocks Green): £213,750
B5 (Digbeth): £215,075
B42 (Perry Barr): £217,155
B24 (Erdington): £222,613
B32 (Woodgate): £228,755
B26 (Sheldon): £232,451
B31 (Northfield): £236,451
B20 (Birchfield): £240,165
B36 (Castle Bromwich): £245,025
B14 (Kings Heath): £258,313
B43 (Great Barr): £263,956
B38 (Kings Norton): £265,052
B16 (Edgbaston): £270,826
B4 (Birmingham City Centre): £271,680 (five sales recorded)
B62 (Halesowen): £274,020
B29 (Selly Oak): £276,929
B30 (Bournville): £283,795
B2 (Birmingham City Centre): £285,500 (two sales recorded)
B28 (Hall Green): £285,678
B13 (Moseley): £331,667
B76 (Walmley): £341,486
B45 (Rednal): £347,689
B73 (Boldmere): £369,213
B17 (Harborne): £375,799
B75 (Sutton Trinity): £386,557
B72 (Sutton Coldfield Town Centre): £404,318
B74 (Four Oaks): £451,534
B15 (Edgbaston): £471,367
Change in postcode areas:
B5 (Digbeth): -23.2%
B35 (Castle Vale): -21%
B3 (Birmingham City Centre): -20.2%
B1 (Birmingham City Centre): -15%
B12 (Balsall Heath): -14%
B18 (Winson Green): -10%
B74 (Four Oaks): -9.2%
B62 (Halesowen): -9.1%
B19 (Lozells): -7.4%
B25 (Yardley): -6.5%
B75 (Sutton Trinity): -5.6%
B27 (Acocks Green): -4.3%
B32 (Woodgate): -3.9%
B28 (Hall Green): -3.8%
B14 (Kings Heath): -3.7%
B36 (Castle Bromwich): -3.3%
B20 (Birchfield): -3.2%
B23 (Erdington): -3%
B10 (Small Heath): -3%
B17 (Harborne): -2.8%
B11 (Sparkhill): -2.5%
B42 (Perry Barr): -2.3%
B24 (Erdington): -2.2%
B65 (Rowley Regis): -1.9%
B44 (Perry Barr): -1.9%
B30 (Bournville): -1.6%
B34 (Shard End): -1.6%
B29 (Selly Oak): -1.4%
B73 (Boldmere): -0.9%
B6 (Aston): 0.8%
B31 (Northfield): 1.1%
B26 (Sheldon): 2.2%
B8 (Washwood Heath): 2.4%
B43 (Great Barr): 2.7%
B33 (Kitts Green): 3.1%
B76 (Walmley): 3.1%
B9 (Bordesley Green): 3.1%
B16 (Edgbaston): 7%
B13 (Moseley): 8.4%
B38 (Kings Norton): 10.4%
B45 (Rednal): 11.4%
B72 (Sutton Coldfield Town Centre): 11.5%
B21 (Handsworth): 11.9%
B15 (Edgbaston): 21.9%
Do you have a story to tell about house prices in your area, or do you have any thoughts on why house prices might be up or down in certain postcodes? We would like to hear from you. You can contact us by emailing stephanie.balloo@reachplc.com