Buying a home in B43, Birmingham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£270kmost £240k–£307k
Houses per m²£3,337flats £2,434
Sold last year2061,725 in five years
Prices in Sandwell-0.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B43 sold for £270,317 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £239,686 and £306,748, for about 84 m² of space. That is 6% more than the same home across Birmingham (£256,000).

206 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £111k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B43 5 (£3,132) and the most in B43 6 (£3,775).

Across Sandwell, prices are down 0.5% on a year ago and up 23.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,014 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,233 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 B43 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£174,523£134k–£239k38 m²10
2£245,414£217k–£276k72 m²310
3£270,317£240k–£307k84 m²980
4£336,667£272k–£388k104 m²168
5+£448,745£360k–£533k135 m²88

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£175k£245k£270k£337k£449k
Detached—£310k£329k£415k£506k
Semi-detached—£255k£272k£328k£360k
Terraced£134k£220k£248k£274k£372k
Flats£111k£144k———

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

Price per m² across B43

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
B43 5£3,132£2,112
B43 6£3,775£2,409
B43 7£3,323£2,561

Schools near B43

Best state primary within 2 kmGrove Vale Primary School83% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%11 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%23 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about B43

Is B43 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 6% more than across Birmingham; prices in Sandwell are down 0.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (83% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82.4% against 43.8%); 206 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 B43?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B43 sold for £270,317 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £239,686 and £306,748.

Is B43 expensive for Birmingham?

A 3-bedroom house in B43 costs 6% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Birmingham (£256,000).

How many homes sell in B43 each year?

206 homes sold in the last year and 1,725 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near B43?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Grove Vale Primary School, where 83% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near B43?

For a 3-bedroom house, B42 (£231k, 2 km), B44 (£222k, 3 km), B71 (£240k, 4 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.