Typical 3-bedroom house£248kmost £213k–£285k
Houses per m²£3,010flats £1,878
Sold last year1761,348 in five years
Prices in Sandwell-0.5%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in B68 sold for £247,976 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £213,346 and £284,991, for about 84 m² of space. That is 5% more than the same home across Oldbury (£237,000).
176 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £87k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B68 8 (£2,849) and the most in B68 0 (£3,178).
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 £1,131 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £50,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.
Questions about B68
Is B68 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 5% more than across Oldbury; prices in Sandwell are down 0.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (81% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82% against 43.8%); 176 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 B68?
A typical 3-bedroom house in B68 sold for £247,976 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £213,346 and £284,991.
Is B68 expensive for Oldbury?
A 3-bedroom house in B68 costs 5% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Oldbury (£237,000).
How many homes sell in B68 each year?
176 homes sold in the last year and 1,348 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near B68?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Langley Primary School, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near B68?
For a 3-bedroom house, B66 (£195k, 3 km), B69 (£223k, 3 km), B70 (£219k, 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.