Typical 3-bedroom house£322kmost £255k–£361k
Houses per m²£3,899flats £4,011
Sold last year27227 in five years
Prices in Birmingham+2.5%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in B5 sold for £322,374 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £255,240 and £360,506, for about 88 m² of space. That is 26% more than the same home across Birmingham (£256,000).
27 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Flats start at around £129k for one bedroom.
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 £1,470 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £64,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.
Questions about B5
Is B5 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 26% 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 (86% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82% against 43.8%); 27 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 B5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in B5 sold for £322,374 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £255,240 and £360,506.
Is B5 expensive for Birmingham?
A 3-bedroom house in B5 costs 26% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Birmingham (£256,000).
How many homes sell in B5 each year?
27 homes sold in the last year and 227 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.
What are the schools like near B5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Lift Percy Shurmer, where 86% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near B5?
For a 3-bedroom house, B12 (£195k, 1 km), B1 (£238k, 1 km), B16 (£264k, 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.