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House prices in Birmingham

A typical home in Birmingham sold for £255,500: the count-weighted median of the 47,862 sales recorded by HM Land Registry across the B postcode area between 2024 and 2026. Sold prices, not asking prices or estimates.

£259,000median sold price, 2026
+13%five-year change
7,212sales recorded in 2026
821,835sales since 1995
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In 2026 the Birmingham property market's median sold price, across the B postcode area, was £259,000, from 7,212 recorded sales. Five years earlier, in 2021, it was £230,000. That is a rise of 13%, about 2.4% a year.

Against the England and Wales median of £285,000, the latest Birmingham median is 9% lower.

Figures on this page cover the B postcode area, the postal geography centred on Birmingham. Postcode areas are drawn wider than council boundaries, so nearby towns on B postcodes are counted too.

Birmingham median sold prices by year

YearMedianAverageSales
2026£259,000£299,3007,212
2025£255,500£300,00020,708
2024£250,000£292,00019,942
2023£245,000£290,90018,724
2022£242,000£287,10024,180
2021£230,000£276,60028,092
2020£215,000£255,20019,973
2019£200,000£237,40024,555
2018£190,000£233,10025,772
2017£180,000£221,90025,561
2016£168,000£206,20025,535
2015£160,000£199,60024,999
2014£153,000£187,50024,555
2013£147,000£177,70020,489
2012£140,000£171,60017,314
2011£139,000£169,70017,592
2010£145,000£176,80017,849
2009£138,000£163,50016,481
2008£140,000£170,20019,338
2007£146,000£175,60036,898

Medians are the middle sold price of the year's recorded sales. The average (mean) can sit well above the median when a few expensive homes change hands.

The priciest parts of Birmingham

Typical price is the count-weighted median over the last three recorded years. Only districts with at least 30 sales in that window are ranked, which keeps low-volume business postcodes out of these tables.

DistrictTypical priceSales, 3 yearsIn depth
B94 Hockley Heath, Earlswood£615,000189Report
B93 Baddesley Clinton, Bentley Heath£560,000677Report
B91 Solihull, Blossomfield£455,0001,137Report
B95 Henley-in-Arden, Wooton Wawen£442,500231Report
B96 Feckenham, Astwood Bank£428,500168Report

Best value in Birmingham

DistrictTypical priceSales, 3 yearsIn depth
B6 Aston£161,000118Report
B18 Jewellery Quarter, Hockley£174,000176Report
B9 Bordesley Green£175,000221Report
B21 Handsworth£180,000264Report
B19 Lozells, Newtown£180,00086Report

Frequently asked questions

What is the average house price in Birmingham?
A typical Birmingham home sold for £255,500: the count-weighted median of the 47,862 sales recorded across the B postcode area between 2024 and 2026. In 2026 alone the median was £259,000 from 7,212 sales.
Are house prices in Birmingham rising or falling?
Over five years the median across the B postcode area has risen 13%, from £230,000 in 2021 to £259,000 in 2026, which works out at about 2.4% a year.
Where are the most and least expensive parts of Birmingham?
Among Birmingham districts with at least 30 sales in the last three recorded years, B94 (Hockley Heath, Earlswood) has the highest typical price at £615,000, and B6 (Aston) the lowest at £161,000.
Which postcodes do the Birmingham figures cover?
Figures on this page cover the B postcode area, the postal geography centred on Birmingham. Postcode areas are drawn wider than council boundaries, so nearby towns on B postcodes are counted too.
How much did a house sell for in Birmingham?
Land Registry recorded 7,212 sales in Birmingham in 2026, with a median sold price of £259,000. Every one is free to view at its exact address on the HomesIndex map.
Is Birmingham a good place to live?
Birmingham sold prices are up 13% over five years. This report weighs growth, affordability and volume against neighbouring areas using only recorded sales.

Keep exploring

Compare Birmingham with every other major city on the house prices by city index, zoom from neighbourhood prices down to individual sold homes on the house price heat map, or get a free market report for any Birmingham postcode. Each district above links to Birmingham house prices by postcode, with its own price history and standing local report.