B18 house prices, schools and flood risk.

62 homes sold in B18 in the last 12 months at a median of £173,500. Semi-detached homes typically sold for £245,000, terraceds for £169,000.

Covers Ladywood, Newtown, North Edgbaston, Soho & Jewellery Quarter, Soho & Victoria.

Median sold price

£174k

Last 12 months

Change on year

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Not enough sales

Homes sold

62

Last 12 months

New builds

2%

Of recent sales

Prices

What homes sell for in B18

Semi-detached

£245k

3 sales

Terraced

£169k

40 sales

Flat

£182k

19 sales

Median sold price by year

All home types

£131k£157k£183k201620182020202220242026
Median sold price by year in B18
2016£166k (230 sales)
2017£147k (142 sales)
2018£165k (129 sales)
2019£164k (118 sales)
2020£140k (67 sales)
2021£131k (72 sales)
2022£160k (99 sales)
2023£159k (68 sales)
2024£183k (81 sales)
2025£170k (73 sales)
2026£178k (37 sales, year so far)

HM Land Registry price paid data, standard sales only, to September 2026. Sales take a few weeks to be registered.

Streets

Where prices are highest and lowest

Median sold price over five years, streets with four or more sales.

Highest

Great Hampton StreetB18 6EU · Mostly flats
£270,00019 sales
QuaysideB18 5SQ · Mixed homes
£250,0005 sales
Spencer StreetB18 6JT · Mostly flats
£230,0006 sales
Warstone LaneB18 6HU · Mostly flats
£215,00041 sales
South RoadB18 5LE · Mixed homes
£200,0009 sales

Most affordable

Keepers CloseB18 5SN · Mostly flats
£119,0005 sales
Bacchus RoadB18 4RB · Mostly terraced
£120,0007 sales
James Turner StreetB18 4NF · Mostly terraced
£120,0007 sales
Navigation WayB18 5RW · Mostly flats
£121,0004 sales
Preston RoadB18 4PL · Mostly terraced
£122,00011 sales

Sold recently

Latest recorded sales

101 New Spring StreetB18 7LZ · Terraced · 79 m² · 5 rooms · 11 Sept 2026
£212,000£2,680/m²
3 Anchor CrescentB18 5SL · Semi-detached · 99 m² · 5 rooms · 25 Aug 2026
£270,000£2,730/m²
40 Handsworth New RoadB18 4QH · Terraced · 75 m² · 4 rooms · 17 Aug 2026
£124,000£1,650/m²
Flat 75, Heritage Court, 15, Warstone LaneB18 6HU · Flat · 60 m² · 3 rooms · 7 Aug 2026
£142,500£2,380/m²
Flat 7, Point Four, 72, Branston StreetB18 6BP · Flat · 22 Jul 2026
£195,000
18 College StreetB18 7PD · Terraced · 117 m² · 5 rooms · 20 Jul 2026
£220,000£1,880/m²
17 Musgrave RoadB18 5HH · Flat · 53 m² · 3 rooms · 17 Jul 2026
£90,000£1,700/m²
35 Eva RoadB18 4NH · Terraced · 70 m² · 5 rooms · 10 Jul 2026
£155,000£2,210/m²

Floor area and rooms from each home's energy certificate. Rooms counts bedrooms and living rooms, not kitchens or bathrooms.

Living here

Schools, crime and flood risk

Schools within 2 miles

Brookfields Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.3 mi from the B18 centre
Good
St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.3 mi from the B18 centre
Requires improvement
Oasis Academy BensonPrimary · 0.5 mi from the B18 centre
Inadequate
Benson Community SchoolPrimary · 0.5 mi from the B18 centre
Good
Barford Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.6 mi from the B18 centre
Good
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, HandsworthPrimary · 0.7 mi from the B18 centre
Outstanding
Summerfield Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.7 mi from the B18 centre
Requires improvement
Summerfield Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · 0.7 mi from the B18 centre
Requires improvement

Latest Ofsted ratings. Schools inspected since late 2025 show their report-card Achievement grade.

Crime

Above average

Reported in August 2026

815

Within a mile of the district centre

Violence
369
Criminal damage & arson
84
Vehicle crime
68
Other theft
62

data.police.uk, compared with the England average for a one-mile area.

Flood warning areas

The Environment Agency issues flood alerts for these areas in and around B18. Being near one doesn't mean a home floods; check the exact address.

River Cole
River Rea at Highgate, Deritend and Digbeth
River Rea
Upper Tame
River Tame at Witton and Salford Park
River Tame at Perry Barr

B18 questions

What is the average house price in B18?

The median sold price in B18 over the last 12 months was £173,500, across 62 sales recorded by HM Land Registry. By type: semi-detached £245,000, terraced £169,000, flat £182,000.

What is the most expensive street in B18?

Great Hampton Street has the highest median sold price in B18 over the last five years: £270,000 across 19 sales.

How do I know if a home in B18 is fairly priced?

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