UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/b12
B12Birmingham, England
House prices in B12, Birmingham
Homes in B12 sold for a median of £212,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 281 standard sales.
That is 12% below the £240,000 median for the Birmingham council area.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 79 | £196,000 | £158,000 to £305,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 191 | £214,000 | £198,000 to £266,000 |
B12 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the B postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of B12's, it was £3,191 per m² from 1,385 linked sales.
Most homes sold here were flats and maisonettes, at 68% of sales. 27% of sales were new builds, so ask about estate management charges, how much of the new home warranty is left and whether the roads are adopted.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in B12
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in B12 9, around Balsall Heath, with a median of £227,000, and lowest in B12 8, around Birmingham, at £172,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in B12 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 20 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| B12 9AR | £395,000 | 12 |
| B12 9AF | £390,000 | 5 |
| B12 9AJ | £390,000 | 5 |
| B12 0SU | £285,000 | 4 |
| B12 0EX | £271,000 | 19 |
| B12 9BF | £251,000 | 16 |
| B12 0BA | £250,000 | 4 |
| B12 0QD | £240,000 | 3 |
| B12 0TW | £233,000 | 7 |
| B12 9BB | £229,000 | 11 |
| B12 0PY | £228,500 | 3 |
| B12 0TQ | £227,500 | 14 |
| B12 9BD | £223,500 | 26 |
| B12 9AX | £209,000 | 27 |
| B12 0EW | £207,000 | 26 |
| B12 9LQ | £177,500 | 3 |
| B12 0NW | £160,000 | 3 |
| B12 0NS | £157,000 | 3 |
| B12 0NX | £155,000 | 5 |
| B12 9HF | £70,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 83%, from £125,000 in 2016 to £228,500 in 2025, the fourth biggest rise of the 212 districts in the West Midlands.
Fewer homes sold in B12 in 2025: 152 standard sales, down 19% on the 188 in 2024.
Postcode districts in the Birmingham council area
Median sale price of the 38 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. B12 is the twelfth cheapest. B12 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- B32 Birmingham£230,000
- B1 Birmingham£225,000
- B27 Birmingham£225,000
- B5 Birmingham£222,500
- B42 Birmingham£222,500
- B3 Birmingham£220,000
- B34 Birmingham£215,000
- B12 Birmingham, this district£212,000
- B33 Birmingham£210,000
- B44 Birmingham£209,000
- B25 Birmingham£207,500
- B10 Birmingham£200,000
- B23 Birmingham£200,000
- B35 Birmingham£195,000
- B8 Birmingham£190,000
All 38 districts in Birmingham, ranked
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | |
| C | 137 | |
| D | 70 | |
| E | 3 | |
| F | 2 |
67% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.
Leasehold homes
69% of sales in B12 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Most are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £130,000 for a terraced house on Ketley Croft to £345,000 for a terraced house on Willows Crescent.
The latest standard sales recorded in B12. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 2 Fir AvenueSold for £285,250
- 71 Court RoadSold for £190,000
- 99 Cannon Hill RoadSold for £200,000
- 69 Court RoadSold for £170,000
- 75 Harbury RoadSold for £235,000
- 91 Willows CrescentSold for £345,000
- Apartment 15, Rea House, 109 Bradford StreetSold for £157,000
- 72 Lincoln StreetSold for £210,000
- 24 Ketley CroftSold for £130,000
- 10 Lapworth GroveSold for £250,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Griffiths Close, Balsall Heath£213,00080 sales
- Green Street, Birmingham£230,00045 sales
- Darwin Street, Birmingham£231,00021 sales
- Eden Avenue, Balsall Heath£395,00012 sales
Living in B12
Crime
149 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 92 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 94% of homes can get it
Higher than 71 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,363 a year in Birmingham for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 65 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of B12, from the sales in B12, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Balsall Heath West 138 sales£227,000
- Bordesley & Highgate 107 sales£225,000
- Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East 35 sales£163,500
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | ||
| 81 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 34 | ||
| 27 | ||
| 52 | ||
| 1 |
Coal mining
None of the 476 live postcodes in B12 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 41% of postcodes in the West Midlands are.
About these figures
The figures come from 281 standard sales in B12, the latest on 25 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.