Buying a home in B21, Birmingham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£181kmost £157k–£215k

Houses per m²£2,050

Sold last year73554 in five years

Prices in Birmingham+2.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B21 sold for £181,240 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £156,995 and £214,810, for about 85 m² of space. That is 29% less than the same home across Birmingham (£256,000).

73 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B21 9 (£1,905) and the most in B21 8 (£2,195).

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 £826 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £36,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.

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House prices in B21 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£157,870	£139k–£174k	72 m²	103
3	£181,240	£157k–£215k	85 m²	343
4	£222,832	£199k–£257k	113 m²	62
5+	£257,855	£201k–£303k	142 m²	46

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£158k	£181k	£223k	£258k
Detached	—	—	£210k	—	—
Semi-detached	—	£204k	£219k	£266k	£283k
Terraced	—	£156k	£171k	£211k	£235k

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

Price per m² across B21

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
B21 0	£1,990	—
B21 8	£2,195	—
B21 9	£1,905	—

Schools near B21

Best state primary within 2 kmNishkam Primary School Birmingham84% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%18 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

B20 Birmingham · 2 km3-bed house £247k B18 Birmingham · 2 km3-bed house £170k B66 Smethwick · 2 km3-bed house £195k B19 Birmingham · 3 km3-bed house £182k B16 Birmingham · 3 km3-bed house £264k B67 Smethwick · 3 km3-bed house £234k B42 Birmingham · 4 km3-bed house £231k B1 Birmingham · 4 km3-bed house £238k

Questions about B21

Is B21 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 29% 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%); 73 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 B21?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B21 sold for £181,240 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £156,995 and £214,810.

Is B21 expensive for Birmingham?

A 3-bedroom house in B21 costs 29% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Birmingham (£256,000).

How many homes sell in B21 each year?

73 homes sold in the last year and 554 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near B21?

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.