Buying a home in B30, Birmingham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£295kmost £254k–£358k
Houses per m²£3,492flats £2,492
Sold last year2331,563 in five years
Prices in Birmingham+2.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B30 sold for £294,608 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £254,305 and £357,617, for about 87 m² of space. That is 15% more than the same home across Birmingham (£256,000).

233 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £106k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B30 3 (£3,181) and the most in B30 1 (£4,025).

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 £1,343 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £59,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in B30 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£145,680£117k–£176k43 m²5
2£254,671£211k–£281k73 m²385
3£294,608£254k–£358k87 m²690
4£390,693£312k–£488k112 m²161
5+£506,845£408k–£589k141 m²103

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£146k£255k£295k£391k£507k
Detached—£349k£427k£552k£551k
Semi-detached—£263k£317k£401k£535k
Terraced£146k£246k£281k£373k£428k
Flats£106k£134k£127k——

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

Price per m² across B30

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
B30 1£4,025£2,245
B30 2£3,495£3,632
B30 3£3,181£2,405

Schools near B30

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School90% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%16 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSelly Park Girls' School59.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%25 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about B30

Is B30 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 15% 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 (90% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (59.6% against 43.8%); 233 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 B30?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B30 sold for £294,608 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £254,305 and £357,617.

Is B30 expensive for Birmingham?

A 3-bedroom house in B30 costs 15% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Birmingham (£256,000).

How many homes sell in B30 each year?

233 homes sold in the last year and 1,563 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near B30?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near B30?

For a 3-bedroom house, B38 (£244k, 3 km), B31 (£252k, 3 km), B12 (£195k, 5 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.