Typical 3-bedroom house£240kmost £208k–£274k
Houses per m²£2,943flats £1,841
Sold last year1491,195 in five years
Prices in Sandwell-0.5%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in B71 sold for £240,140 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £207,597 and £274,245, for about 85 m² of space. That is 3% more than the same home across West Bromwich (£233,000).
149 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £88k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B71 1 (£2,778) and the most in B71 3 (£3,177).
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 £1,095 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £48,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.
Questions about B71
Is B71 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% more than across West Bromwich; prices in Sandwell are down 0.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (83% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (51.3% against 43.8%); 149 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 B71?
A typical 3-bedroom house in B71 sold for £240,140 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £207,597 and £274,245.
Is B71 expensive for West Bromwich?
A 3-bedroom house in B71 costs 3% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across West Bromwich (£233,000).
How many homes sell in B71 each year?
149 homes sold in the last year and 1,195 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near B71?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, where 83% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near B71?
For a 3-bedroom house, B21 (£181k, 5 km), WS1 (£191k, 5 km), B66 (£195k, 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.