Buying a home in B18, Birmingham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£170kmost £140k–£216k
Houses per m²£2,193flats £3,395
Sold last year46309 in five years
Prices in Birmingham+2.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B18 sold for £170,000 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £140,137 and £216,012, for about 82 m² of space. That is 34% less than the same home across Birmingham (£256,000).

46 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £150k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B18 4 (£1,925) and the most in B18 6 (£3,437).

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 £775 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £34,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.

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House prices in B18 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£158,721£142k–£181k66 m²103
3£170,000£140k–£216k82 m²101
4£232,000£185k–£246k97 m²11

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£159k£170k£232k—
Semi-detached—£171k£249k——
Terraced—£156k£161k£232k—
Flats£150k£203k———

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

Price per m² across B18

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
B18 4£1,925—
B18 5£2,374£2,010
B18 6£3,437£3,578
B18 7£2,536£1,685

Schools near B18

Best state primary within 2 kmNishkam Primary School Birmingham84% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%27 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmEden Boys' School, Birmingham82.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%40 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about B18

Is B18 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 34% 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 (84% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82.4% against 43.8%); 46 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 B18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B18 sold for £170,000 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £140,137 and £216,012.

Is B18 expensive for Birmingham?

A 3-bedroom house in B18 costs 34% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Birmingham (£256,000).

How many homes sell in B18 each year?

46 homes sold in the last year and 309 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near B18?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Nishkam Primary School Birmingham, where 84% 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.