Buying a home in B12, Birmingham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£195kmost £166k–£224k

Houses per m²£2,305flats £3,566

Sold last year30241 in five years

Prices in Birmingham+2.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B12 sold for £194,955 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £166,449 and £223,845, for about 88 m² of space. That is 24% less than the same home across Birmingham (£256,000).

30 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £140k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B12 8 (£2,054) and the most in B12 0 (£2,615).

Across Birmingham, prices are up 2.5% on a year ago and up 12.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,134 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £889 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £39,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.

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House prices in B12 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£164,316	£135k–£181k	67 m²	37
3	£194,955	£166k–£224k	88 m²	85
4	£200,000	£154k–£297k	106 m²	34
5+	£302,152	£247k–£330k	140 m²	19

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£164k	£195k	£200k	£302k
Semi-detached	—	—	—	£274k	—
Terraced	—	£164k	£190k	£181k	£283k
Flats	£140k	£157k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across B12

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
B12 0	£2,615	£3,523
B12 8	£2,054	—
B12 9	£2,527	£3,988

Schools near B12

Best state primary within 2 kmThe Olive School, Small Heath97% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%34 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Paul's School for Girls82% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%47 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

B5 Birmingham · 1 km3-bed house £322k B11 Birmingham · 2 km3-bed house £194k B10 Birmingham · 2 km3-bed house £189k B13 Birmingham · 3 km3-bed house £322k B1 Birmingham · 3 km3-bed house £238k B15 Birmingham · 3 km3-bed house £444k B9 Birmingham · 3 km3-bed house £196k B7 Birmingham · 4 km3-bed house £200k

Questions about B12

Is B12 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 24% less than across Birmingham; prices in Birmingham are up 2.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (97% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82% against 43.8%); 30 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in B12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B12 sold for £194,955 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £166,449 and £223,845.

Is B12 expensive for Birmingham?

A 3-bedroom house in B12 costs 24% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Birmingham (£256,000).

How many homes sell in B12 each year?

30 homes sold in the last year and 241 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near B12?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is The Olive School, Small Heath, where 97% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.