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Buying a home in B72, Sutton Coldfield. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£400kmost £352k–£470k
Houses per m²£4,157flats £2,755
Sold last year88572 in five years
Prices in Birmingham+2.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B72 sold for £400,171 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £351,509 and £469,811, for about 97 m² of space. That is 4% more than the same home across Sutton Coldfield (£383,000).

88 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £101k 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 £1,825 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £80,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.

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House prices in B72 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£272,800£246k–£298k68 m²69
3£400,171£352k–£470k97 m²176
4£476,258£422k–£549k118 m²81
5+£624,404£514k–£757k163 m²106

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£273k£400k£476k£624k
Detached—£356k£461k£493k£665k
Semi-detached—£298k£380k£434k£489k
Terraced—£259k£322k——
Flats£101k£167k£259k——

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

Schools near B72

Best state primary within 2 kmWylde Green Primary School84% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%9 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Arthur Terry School61.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%18 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

B73 Sutton Coldfield · 1 km3-bed house £391kB76 Sutton Coldfield · 3 km3-bed house £353kB23 Birmingham · 3 km3-bed house £220kB75 Sutton Coldfield · 3 km3-bed house £378kB24 Birmingham · 3 km3-bed house £253kB35 Birmingham · 4 km3-bed house £202kB44 Birmingham · 4 km3-bed house £222kB74 Sutton Coldfield · 5 km3-bed house £397k

Questions about B72

Is B72 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 4% more than across Sutton Coldfield; prices in Birmingham are up 2.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (84% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (61.1% against 43.8%); 88 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 B72?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B72 sold for £400,171 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £351,509 and £469,811.

Is B72 expensive for Sutton Coldfield?

A 3-bedroom house in B72 costs 4% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Sutton Coldfield (£383,000).

How many homes sell in B72 each year?

88 homes sold in the last year and 572 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near B72?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Wylde Green Primary School, where 84% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near B72?

For a 3-bedroom house, B76 (£353k, 3 km), B23 (£220k, 3 km), B24 (£253k, 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.