Buying a home in B48, Birmingham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£404kmost £342k–£469k

Houses per m²£4,251flats £4,190

Sold last year32290 in five years

Prices in Bromsgrove+2.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B48 sold for £403,831 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £341,993 and £469,411, for about 90 m² of space. That is 58% more than the same home across Birmingham (£256,000).

32 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

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 £1,842 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £81,000 for that mortgage: what £85,000 buys.

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House prices in B48 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£294,481	£249k–£325k	62 m²	71
3	£403,831	£342k–£469k	90 m²	122
4	£477,791	£424k–£591k	118 m²	45
5+	£710,601	£497k–£964k	171 m²	52

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£294k	£404k	£478k	£711k
Detached	—	—	£492k	£642k	£847k
Semi-detached	—	£300k	£404k	£431k	£477k
Terraced	—	£273k	£341k	£464k	—

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

Schools near B48

Best state secondary within 5 kmArk Kings Academy28% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%3 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

B38 Birmingham · 5 km3-bed house £244k B45 Birmingham · 6 km3-bed house £263k B47 Birmingham · 6 km3-bed house £378k B97 Redditch · 6 km3-bed house £283k B31 Birmingham · 6 km3-bed house £252k B98 Redditch · 6 km3-bed house £228k B30 Birmingham · 8 km3-bed house £295k B60 Bromsgrove · 8 km3-bed house £338k

Questions about B48

Is B48 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 58% more than across Birmingham; prices in Bromsgrove are up 2.3% on a year ago; the best secondary is below it (28% against 43.8%); 32 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 B48?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B48 sold for £403,831 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £341,993 and £469,411.

Is B48 expensive for Birmingham?

A 3-bedroom house in B48 costs 58% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Birmingham (£256,000).

How many homes sell in B48 each year?

32 homes sold in the last year and 290 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

Where is cheaper near B48?

For a 3-bedroom house, B38 (£244k, 5 km), B45 (£263k, 6 km), B97 (£283k, 6 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.