Typical 3-bedroom house£252kmost £215k–£291k
Houses per m²£3,088flats £2,466
Sold last year4132,768 in five years
Prices in Birmingham+2.5%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in B31 sold for £252,086 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £214,835 and £290,507, for about 84 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Birmingham (£256,000).
413 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £103k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B31 3 (£2,893) and the most in B31 2 (£3,381).
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 £1,150 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £50,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.
Questions about B31
Is B31 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Birmingham; prices in Birmingham are up 2.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (80% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (59.6% against 43.8%); 413 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 B31?
A typical 3-bedroom house in B31 sold for £252,086 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £214,835 and £290,507.
Is B31 expensive for Birmingham?
A 3-bedroom house in B31 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Birmingham (£256,000).
How many homes sell in B31 each year?
413 homes sold in the last year and 2,768 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near B31?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Columba's Catholic Primary School, where 80% 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.