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Buying a home in B15, Birmingham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£444kmost £361k–£538k
Houses per m²£5,103flats £3,766
Sold last year64538 in five years
Prices in Birmingham+2.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B15 sold for £444,348 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £360,999 and £537,734, for about 93 m² of space. That is 74% more than the same home across Birmingham (£256,000).

64 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £135k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B15 2 (£4,776) and the most in B15 3 (£5,353).

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 £2,026 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £89,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in B15 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£389,145£372k–£415k87 m²5
2£324,119£271k–£366k75 m²25
3£444,348£361k–£538k93 m²58
4£625,020£533k–£739k139 m²49
5+£1,007,655£760k–£1.56m208 m²90

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£389k£324k£444k£625k£1.01m
Detached——£515k£634k£1.24m
Semi-detached—£342k£470k£717k£882k
Terraced—£312k£377k£504k£525k
Flats£135k£188k£253k£258k—

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

Price per m² across B15

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
B15 1—£4,499
B15 2£4,776£3,809
B15 3£5,353£3,163

Schools near B15

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School84% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%11 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%44 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

B16 Birmingham · 1 km3-bed house £264kB5 Birmingham · 2 km3-bed house £322kB1 Birmingham · 2 km3-bed house £238kB17 Birmingham · 2 km3-bed house £371kB12 Birmingham · 3 km3-bed house £195kB18 Birmingham · 3 km3-bed house £170kB29 Birmingham · 4 km3-bed house £271kB19 Birmingham · 4 km3-bed house £182k

Questions about B15

Is B15 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 74% more than across Birmingham; prices in Birmingham are up 2.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (84% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82% against 43.8%); 64 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 B15?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B15 sold for £444,348 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £360,999 and £537,734.

Is B15 expensive for Birmingham?

A 3-bedroom house in B15 costs 74% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Birmingham (£256,000).

How many homes sell in B15 each year?

64 homes sold in the last year and 538 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near B15?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, where 84% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near B15?

For a 3-bedroom house, B16 (£264k, 1 km), B5 (£322k, 2 km), B1 (£238k, 2 km).

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.