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Buying a home in B47, Birmingham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£378kmost £344k–£433k
Houses per m²£4,117flats £2,863
Sold last year92578 in five years
Prices in Bromsgrove+2.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B47 sold for £377,893 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £343,795 and £432,874, for about 90 m² of space. That is 48% more than the same home across Birmingham (£256,000).

92 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £178k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B47 5 (£4,091) and the most in B47 6 (£4,194).

Across Bromsgrove, prices are up 2.3% on a year ago and up 14.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,091 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,723 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £76,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.

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House prices in B47 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£303,487£261k–£343k67 m²111
3£377,893£344k–£433k90 m²261
4£451,600£388k–£504k112 m²97
5+£572,856£482k–£687k148 m²92

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£303k£378k£452k£573k
Detached—£352k£435k£490k£616k
Semi-detached—£310k£373k£422k£475k
Terraced—£272k£344k£386k£473k
Flats—£178k———

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

Price per m² across B47

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
B47 5£4,091£2,120
B47 6£4,194£3,007

Schools near B47

Best state primary within 2 kmCoppice Primary School78% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmWheelers Lane Technology College57.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%7 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

B14 Birmingham · 4 km3-bed house £273kB90 Solihull · 4 km3-bed house £370kB38 Birmingham · 4 km3-bed house £244kB30 Birmingham · 5 km3-bed house £295kB28 Birmingham · 5 km3-bed house £316kB48 Birmingham · 6 km3-bed house £404kB13 Birmingham · 6 km3-bed house £322kB31 Birmingham · 7 km3-bed house £252k

Questions about B47

Is B47 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 48% more than across Birmingham; prices in Bromsgrove are up 2.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (78% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (57.3% against 43.8%); 92 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 B47?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B47 sold for £377,893 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £343,795 and £432,874.

Is B47 expensive for Birmingham?

A 3-bedroom house in B47 costs 48% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Birmingham (£256,000).

How many homes sell in B47 each year?

92 homes sold in the last year and 578 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near B47?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Coppice Primary School, where 78% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near B47?

For a 3-bedroom house, B14 (£273k, 4 km), B38 (£244k, 4 km), B30 (£295k, 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.