Buying a home in B45, Birmingham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£263kmost £213k–£321k
Houses per m²£3,301flats £2,244
Sold last year2541,686 in five years
Prices in Birmingham+2.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B45 sold for £262,590 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £213,292 and £320,619, for about 87 m² of space. That is 3% more than the same home across Birmingham (£256,000).

254 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 £87k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B45 0 (£2,278) and the most in B45 8 (£3,815).

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 £1,197 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £53,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in B45 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£161,470£138k–£176k43 m²27
2£212,541£188k–£247k71 m²411
3£262,590£213k–£321k87 m²762
4£385,224£300k–£486k105 m²154
5+£813,609£515k–£1m175 m²190

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£161k£213k£263k£385k£814k
Detached—£276k£409k£471k£885k
Semi-detached£153k£223k£273k£347k£440k
Terraced£161k£195k£216k£279k—
Flats£87k£136k£131k——

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

Price per m² across B45

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
B45 0£2,278£1,884
B45 8£3,815£2,849
B45 9£3,175£2,101

Schools near B45

Best state primary within 2 kmSt James Catholic Primary School93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%11 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Thomas Aquinas Catholic School53.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%12 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about B45

Is B45 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% 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 (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (53.7% against 43.8%); 254 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 B45?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B45 sold for £262,590 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £213,292 and £320,619.

Is B45 expensive for Birmingham?

A 3-bedroom house in B45 costs 3% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Birmingham (£256,000).

How many homes sell in B45 each year?

254 homes sold in the last year and 1,686 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 B45?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St James Catholic Primary School, where 93% 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.