Typical 3-bedroom house£397kmost £343k–£472k
Houses per m²£4,563flats £2,976
Sold last year3052,142 in five years
Prices in Birmingham+2.5%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in B74 sold for £397,323 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £343,330 and £472,245, for about 92 m² of space. That is 4% more than the same home across Sutton Coldfield (£383,000).
305 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £135k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B74 2 (£4,417) and the most in B74 4 (£4,710).
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 £1,812 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £79,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.
Questions about B74
Is B74 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 (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (61.1% against 43.8%); 305 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 B74?
A typical 3-bedroom house in B74 sold for £397,323 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £343,330 and £472,245.
Is B74 expensive for Sutton Coldfield?
A 3-bedroom house in B74 costs 4% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Sutton Coldfield (£383,000).
How many homes sell in B74 each year?
305 homes sold in the last year and 2,142 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near B74?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Four Oaks Primary School, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near B74?
For a 3-bedroom house, B44 (£222k, 5 km), WS9 (£315k, 5 km), B43 (£270k, 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.