Buying a home in B36, Birmingham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£271kmost £200k–£328k
Houses per m²£3,007flats £2,347
Sold last year2241,468 in five years
Prices in Solihull+3.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B36 sold for £270,703 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £200,192 and £328,229, for about 87 m² of space. That is 6% more than the same home across Birmingham (£256,000).

224 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £107k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B36 8 (£2,758) and the most in B36 9 (£3,166).

Across Solihull, prices are up 3.3% on a year ago and up 10.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,262 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,234 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £54,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in B36 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£216,695£192k–£268k45 m²12
2£225,065£187k–£256k71 m²231
3£270,703£200k–£328k87 m²893
4£350,338£277k–£391k105 m²155
5+£412,467£366k–£475k139 m²45

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£217k£225k£271k£350k£412k
Detached—£291k£364k£395k£463k
Semi-detached£234k£241k£299k£330k£408k
Terraced£192k£188k£195k£242k£384k
Flats£107k£133k£118k£148k—

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

Price per m² across B36

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
B36 0£3,052£2,412
B36 8£2,758£1,463
B36 9£3,166£2,407

Schools near B36

Best state primary within 2 kmChivenor Primary School74% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%15 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmEden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East73.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%26 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about B36

Is B36 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 6% more than across Birmingham; prices in Solihull are up 3.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (74% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (73.3% against 43.8%); 224 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 B36?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B36 sold for £270,703 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £200,192 and £328,229.

Is B36 expensive for Birmingham?

A 3-bedroom house in B36 costs 6% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Birmingham (£256,000).

How many homes sell in B36 each year?

224 homes sold in the last year and 1,468 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near B36?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Chivenor Primary School, where 74% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near B36?

For a 3-bedroom house, B34 (£232k, 1 km), B35 (£202k, 2 km), B33 (£230k, 3 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.