Buying a home in B73, Sutton Coldfield. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£391kmost £326k–£452k
Houses per m²£4,124flats £2,796
Sold last year2151,353 in five years
Prices in Birmingham+2.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in B73 sold for £391,098 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £325,612 and £451,655, for about 94 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Sutton Coldfield (£383,000).

215 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £121k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B73 5 (£4,054) and the most in B73 6 (£4,213).

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 £1,783 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £78,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.

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House prices in B73 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£353,297£170k–£447k87 m²11
2£276,942£247k–£320k72 m²139
3£391,098£326k–£452k94 m²534
4£467,410£410k–£538k118 m²222
5+£578,126£484k–£702k148 m²223

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£353k£277k£391k£467k£578k
Detached—£355k£438k£519k£652k
Semi-detached£353k£279k£395k£438k£543k
Terraced—£267k£320k£402k£450k
Flats£121k£165k£211k£275k—

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

Price per m² across B73

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
B73 5£4,054£2,650
B73 6£4,213£2,954

Schools near B73

Best state primary within 2 kmWylde Green Primary School84% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 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%19 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about B73

Is B73 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as 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%); 215 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 B73?

A typical 3-bedroom house in B73 sold for £391,098 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £325,612 and £451,655.

Is B73 expensive for Sutton Coldfield?

A 3-bedroom house in B73 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Sutton Coldfield (£383,000).

How many homes sell in B73 each year?

215 homes sold in the last year and 1,353 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near B73?

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 B73?

For a 3-bedroom house, B23 (£220k, 3 km), B44 (£222k, 3 km), B24 (£253k, 4 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.