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Four Oaks market report B74 2, Sutton Coldfield

The standing B74 2 (Four Oaks) property market report, rebuilt from the full public record every month. This page is built from the public record and nothing else: 5,530 completed sales registered with HM Land Registry in B74 2 (Sutton Coldfield) since 1995, plus current ONS rental figures. There are no valuations, estimates or asking prices in it.

Sales data to 2026. Rents: ONS, May 2026. Regenerated with every monthly data refresh.

In short: a typical B74 2 (Sutton Coldfield) home changed hands for £368,000 in 2026 (median of 66 registered sales, up 15% on five years earlier), with the mean at £458,300, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £3,750 per square metre over the last five years. Source: 5,530 completed sales on the HM Land Registry record since 1995, updated with each monthly release. No valuations, no asking prices.

B74 2 is one sector of B74 (Sutton Coldfield): a handful of streets, and the most local view the sold record can give. The price of that locality is lumpier charts, because each year's median rests on fewer sales.

Where B74 2 sits

Shaded by median price on the same scale as the average prices map. Click any shape to open it on the live map with every sale plotted at its address, or zoom in past street level to see the sold homes right here.

£368,000median sold price, 2026
£3,750/m²average price per m², last 5 years
+15%cash move in five years
66homes sold, last 12 months
3.5%gross yield, estimated

What buyers actually paid in B74 2

In the B74 2 property market, the 2026 median sale price is £368,000, from 66 registered sales; the mean, the "average house price" most sites quote, is £458,300, sitting a long way above it, which tells you a few very expensive sales are pulling the average up.

B74 2 prices by floor area

By floor space, homes in B74 2 have sold for about £3,750 per square metre on average over the last five years: the like-for-like measure that lets you compare a small flat with a large house, from the Energy Performance Certificate floor areas behind each sale.

Set against the £285,000 England and Wales median, B74 2 sits 29% above the national market.

B74 2's median sold price, 1995 to 2026

The median as recorded at the time, and each year restated in today's money (ONS CPIH), the sharper test of whether homes really got dearer. Hover for the year-by-year figures; click a legend entry to isolate a series.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£125k£250k£375k£500k1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £95,500 at the time · £207,602 in today's money · 142 sales1996: £107,200 at the time · £226,080 in today's money · 166 sales1997: £78,500 at the time · £160,988 in today's money · 184 sales1998: £90,500 at the time · £182,681 in today's money · 194 sales1999: £128,000 at the time · £255,097 in today's money · 222 sales2000: £115,500 at the time · £226,669 in today's money · 182 sales2001: £133,000 at the time · £255,686 in today's money · 192 sales2002: £210,000 at the time · £395,113 in today's money · 240 sales2003: £175,000 at the time · £322,392 in today's money · 174 sales2004: £225,000 at the time · £408,644 in today's money · 205 sales2005: £239,000 at the time · £425,324 in today's money · 193 sales2006: £265,000 at the time · £460,006 in today's money · 303 sales2007: £215,000 at the time · £364,700 in today's money · 341 sales2008: £265,000 at the time · £434,391 in today's money · 125 sales2009: £245,300 at the time · £394,322 in today's money · 110 sales2010: £250,000 at the time · £392,064 in today's money · 135 sales2011: £212,500 at the time · £320,793 in today's money · 128 sales2012: £229,000 at the time · £337,059 in today's money · 120 sales2013: £195,000 at the time · £280,586 in today's money · 175 sales2014: £208,000 at the time · £295,084 in today's money · 197 sales2015: £233,800 at the time · £330,359 in today's money · 200 sales2016: £238,800 at the time · £334,084 in today's money · 166 sales2017: £267,000 at the time · £364,161 in today's money · 202 sales2018: £297,500 at the time · £396,573 in today's money · 156 sales2019: £260,000 at the time · £340,798 in today's money · 151 sales2020: £315,000 at the time · £408,719 in today's money · 135 sales2021: £320,000 at the time · £405,161 in today's money · 182 sales2022: £320,000 at the time · £375,237 in today's money · 170 sales2023: £338,000 at the time · £371,379 in today's money · 124 sales2024: £372,500 at the time · £396,044 in today's money · 112 sales2025: £376,500 at the time · £385,503 in today's money · 138 sales2026: £368,000 at the time · £368,000 in today's money · 66 sales
See this chart as a table
YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£368,000£368,00066
2025£376,500£385,503138
2024£372,500£396,044112
2023£338,000£371,379124
2022£320,000£375,237170
2021£320,000£405,161182
2020£315,000£408,719135
2019£260,000£340,798151
2018£297,500£396,573156
2017£267,000£364,161202
2016£238,800£334,084166
2015£233,800£330,359200
2014£208,000£295,084197
2013£195,000£280,586175
2012£229,000£337,059120
2011£212,500£320,793128
2010£250,000£392,064135
2009£245,300£394,322110
2008£265,000£434,391125
2007£215,000£364,700341
2006£265,000£460,006303
2005£239,000£425,324193
2004£225,000£408,644205
2003£175,000£322,392174
2002£210,000£395,113240
2001£133,000£255,686192
2000£115,500£226,669182
1999£128,000£255,097222
1998£90,500£182,681194
1997£78,500£160,988184
1996£107,200£226,080166
1995£95,500£207,602142

In cash terms the typical B74 2 home went from £95,500 in 1995 to £368,000 in 2026, roughly 3.9 times the price. Inflation explains only part of it: in today's money the rise is still about 77%, a genuine increase in what a home here costs. In inflation-adjusted terms the high-water mark was 2006. The market now sits about 20% below it, so a peak-time purchase has yet to recover its real value.

Year-on-year change in the B74 2 median

Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.

+100% -50% 0% 1996 · +12.3% on the year before1997 · −26.8% on the year before1998 · +15.3% on the year before1999 · +41.4% on the year before2000 · −9.8% on the year before2001 · +15.2% on the year before2002 · +57.9% on the year before2003 · −16.7% on the year before2004 · +28.6% on the year before2005 · +6.2% on the year before2006 · +10.9% on the year before2007 · −18.9% on the year before2008 · +23.3% on the year before2009 · −7.4% on the year before2010 · +1.9% on the year before2011 · −15.0% on the year before2012 · +7.8% on the year before2013 · −14.8% on the year before2014 · +6.7% on the year before2015 · +12.4% on the year before2016 · +2.1% on the year before2017 · +11.8% on the year before2018 · +11.4% on the year before2019 · −12.6% on the year before2020 · +21.2% on the year before2021 · +1.6% on the year before2022 · +0.0% on the year before2023 · +5.6% on the year before2024 · +10.2% on the year before2025 · +1.1% on the year before2026 · −2.3% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 2002 (+57.9% on the year before); the weakest, 1997 (−26.8%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

The long view: annualised growth

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)−2.3%−4.5%
5 years (since 2021)+2.8%−1.9%
10 years (since 2016)+4.4%+1.0%
20 years (since 2006)+1.7%−1.1%

The table annualises median growth over each period, with the real column deflated by ONS CPIH. Smoothing hides the cycle (see the chart above for it), and none of this forecasts: it is the record.

The turnover behind the prices

How many homes change hands

Annual recorded sales. The post-2008 trough is the financial crisis; treat the final bar as provisional while registrations catch up.

125250375500 1995: 142 sales1996: 166 sales1997: 184 sales1998: 194 sales1999: 222 sales2000: 182 sales2001: 192 sales2002: 240 sales2003: 174 sales2004: 205 sales2005: 193 sales2006: 303 sales2007: 341 sales2008: 125 sales2009: 110 sales2010: 135 sales2011: 128 sales2012: 120 sales2013: 175 sales2014: 197 sales2015: 200 sales2016: 166 sales2017: 202 sales2018: 156 sales2019: 151 sales2020: 135 sales2021: 182 sales2022: 170 sales2023: 124 sales2024: 112 sales2025: 138 sales2026: 66 sales1995200020052010201520202026

Over the last twelve months of data, 66 sales completed in B74 2. Like most of England and Wales, turnover never fully recovered from 2008: the market here averaged 229 sales a year before the financial crisis and 122 a year over the last five. Volume matters as much as price: when few homes change hands, the median gets jumpy and a single street can move the figure. The most recent year is always still filling in, because sales appear in the Land Registry weeks or months after completion.

The rental side of B74 2

B74 2 falls under Birmingham, where the ONS puts the average private rent at £1,088 a month (May 2026 figures). The spread runs from £821 a month for a typical one-bed to £1,563 at four-plus bedrooms, which is size doing most of the pricing.

Average monthly rent by size, Birmingham

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.

1 bed: £821 a month£8211 bed2 bed: £993 a month£9932 bed3 bed: £1,121 a month£1,1213 bed4+ bed: £1,563 a month£1,5634+ bed

Against the £368,000 median purchase price, a rent of £1,088 a month (£13,056 a year) works out at a 3.5% gross yield, a ceiling figure that ignores letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax. Because rents are local-authority statistics, districts sharing the authority share the figure.

Reading the B74 2 market

Expect volatility in the annual figures: swings past ten per cent show up repeatedly above, and they usually reflect the mix of homes sold in a given year rather than genuine repricing.

Common questions on B74 2 (Four Oaks)

Is B74 2 (Four Oaks) a good place to buy a house?
B74 2 (Four Oaks) sold prices are up 15% over five years. This report weighs growth, affordability and volume against neighbouring areas using only recorded sales.
How much did a house sell for in B74 2 (Four Oaks)?
Land Registry recorded 66 sales in B74 2 (Four Oaks) in 2026, with a median sold price of £368,000. Every one is free to view at its exact address on the HomesIndex map.
Are property prices falling in B74 2 (Four Oaks)?
In B74 2 (Four Oaks) the median moved down 2% year on year; over five years it is up 15%. The full year-by-year table since 1995 is on this page.

Searches that land here, answered

People often arrive here having searched an exact postcode, such as B74 2LA. No public median exists at that scale (a full postcode is only a dozen-odd homes), but every registered sale at those addresses is plotted on the live map, with this page as the wider context.

Search phrases quoted verbatim from Google Search Console for this site (last 16 months); each is answered from the page's own Land Registry figures.

What happens to B74 2 prices now?

Prediction is not this page's business. Its business is the record, which says: the median is up 15% over five years in cash but down 9% after inflation. Read the volume chart with the price chart before acting on either, remembering that registrations trail the deals themselves by weeks.

On the market in B74 today

Turning to what is actually available: 48 homes on the market right now, from 7 agents publishing to HomesIndex.

These cover the whole B74 district, not just B74 2: live asking prices are collected per district.

£475,000Typical asking price now (B74 district)
12 below what sold nearby21 in line with nearby sales7 above nearby sales8 well above nearby sales

25% of what is on the market here is asking below what comparable homes actually sold for. The comparison behind each listing uses recent recorded sales of similar homes close by.

"Under comparable sales" means the asking price sits below what similar homes nearby actually fetched. Treat it as the start of a conversation, never a valuation, and always view the home.

See every B74 home for sale on the map →

Refreshed every Monday and Thursday from agents' own feeds to HomesIndex, so a sample of the market rather than all of it. An asking price remains an ask, not a sale.

Moving up a bedroom in B: the cost

The Land Registry record, split by size: what each kind of home actually sold for across the B area. The jump between sizes is local: in some areas a third bedroom adds a quarter to the price, in others nearly four fifths, so a national rule of thumb will mislead you here.

Type1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5 bed
Detached£306,000£425,000 (+39%)£665,000 (+56%)£950,000 (+43%)
Semi-detached£210,000£240,000 (+14%)£300,000 (+25%)£418,250 (+39%)£535,000 (+28%)
Terraced£187,500£200,000 (+7%)£235,000 (+18%)£315,000 (+34%)£397,000 (+26%)
Flat£130,000£179,500 (+38%)£299,000 (+67%)£500,000 (+67%)

Medians of recorded sales over the last four years, by built form and bedroom count. Sold homes carry no advertised bedroom count, so sizes are estimated from their EPC records; a small number of homes will sit one size out. Where too few homes exist to say anything meaningful, the cell is blank.

The risers and the fallers

The spread across the B area is the point: the same five years treated these districts very differently.

Other sectors in B74

A few minutes' walk can separate two very different markets. Here are B74's other sectors, each with its own report:

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
B74 3£375,00053
B74 4£415,00065

Zoom out to the full B74 district report for the type split, monthly volumes and how B74 compares with its neighbours.

Selling in B74 2? Start from the sold record

Ground the asking price in real sold prices first. The average prices map gives a rough value in a minute: start at B74 2's shading and zoom to the sold homes on the street itself. Agents work from this same Land Registry record when they value; this page puts it in front of you before they arrive.

Local estate agents: one agent per district gets the featured spot on this report, free for founding agents. Claim B74 2.

Keep digging

Behind the answers sits the same Land Registry record as this page, with B74 2 already set as the subject. Free, one click sign in.

Two maps carry on from here: every B74 2 sale at its exact address, and the average prices map from area shading down to single homes. The report tool answers a specific question in writing, and each sale's mortgage and rent calculator prices a real purchase.

Method, briefly: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0) supplies every sale, geocoded to address level; CPIH from the ONS restates prices in today's money; ONS local-authority figures supply the rents. Medians of real sales, not valuations. No part of this page is financial advice.