Buying a home in B2, Birmingham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 1-bedroom flat£153kmost £125k–£191k
Sold last year313 in five years
Prices in Birmingham+2.5%on a year ago

A typical 1-bedroom flat in B2 sold for £153,372 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £124,773 and £191,209, for about 35 m² of space.

3 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Flats start at around £153k for one bedroom.

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 £830 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £699 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £31,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.

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Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Flats£153k————

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

Price per m² across B2

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
B2 4—£5,006
B2 5—£3,740

Schools near B2

Best state primary within 2 kmCromwell Junior and Infant School97% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%21 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%49 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about B2

Is B2 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: 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 (82.4% against 43.8%); 3 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 1-bedroom flat in B2?

A typical 1-bedroom flat in B2 sold for £153,372 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £124,773 and £191,209.

How many homes sell in B2 each year?

3 homes sold in the last year and 13 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

What are the schools like near B2?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Cromwell Junior and Infant School, 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.