UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/b20
B20Birmingham, England
House prices in B20, Birmingham
Homes in B20 sold for a median of £243,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 292 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 71 B postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 59 | £360,000 | £293,000 to £438,000 |
| Semi-detached | 104 | £271,500 | £218,000 to £321,000 |
| Terraced | 108 | £200,000 | £160,000 to £251,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 21 | £102,500 | £80,000 to £120,000 |
B20 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 B20's, it was £3,191 per m² from 1,385 linked sales.
Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 37% and 36% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.5 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £102,500, 38% less than the £164,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
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Where prices are higher in B20
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in B20 1, around Birmingham, with a median of £300,500, and lowest in B20 3, around Birmingham, at £205,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in B20 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 22 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| B20 1LA | £375,000 | 3 |
| B20 3UD | £341,000 | 4 |
| B20 1JT | £320,000 | 3 |
| B20 2ND | £318,000 | 3 |
| B20 1HY | £305,000 | 3 |
| B20 1EW | £295,000 | 3 |
| B20 1LX | £294,000 | 3 |
| B20 3WG | £277,500 | 4 |
| B20 2PQ | £275,000 | 4 |
| B20 1EA | £265,000 | 3 |
| B20 2EH | £232,500 | 4 |
| B20 1HD | £227,500 | 3 |
| B20 1EG | £225,000 | 3 |
| B20 3BD | £225,000 | 3 |
| B20 1LT | £210,000 | 3 |
| B20 3RB | £187,000 | 3 |
| B20 3HR | £180,000 | 3 |
| B20 2HY | £150,000 | 5 |
| B20 2EA | £130,000 | 3 |
| B20 2SU | £130,000 | 3 |
| B20 2PF | £102,500 | 3 |
| B20 2NU | £65,000 | 4 |
Prices over time
The median rose 50%, from £160,000 in 2016 to £240,000 in 2025, close to the 48% rise for a typical district in the West Midlands.
Sales picked up in 2025: 161 standard sales in B20, 19% more than the 135 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. B20 is the fifteenth most expensive. B20 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- B30 Birmingham£275,000
- B15 Birmingham£269,000
- B45 Birmingham£260,000
- B13 Birmingham£258,000
- B14 Birmingham£253,500
- B29 Birmingham£250,000
- B26 Birmingham£245,000
- B20 Birmingham, this district£243,500
- B38 Birmingham£242,000
- B16 Birmingham£240,000
- B24 Birmingham£240,000
- B31 Birmingham£235,000
- B32 Birmingham£230,000
- B1 Birmingham£225,000
- B27 Birmingham£225,000
All 38 districts in Birmingham, ranked
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £120,000 for a flat on Butlers Close to £375,000 for a detached house on Elmbank Grove.
The latest standard sales recorded in B20. 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.
- 36 Leslie RoadSold for £150,000
- 7 Ebley RoadSold for £324,000
- 62 Lea Hill RoadSold for £330,000
- 23 Lloyd RoadSold for £318,000
- 38 Greenridge RoadSold for £185,000
- 42 Craythorne AvenueSold for £264,000
- 35 Stamford GroveSold for £165,000
- 11 Butlers CloseSold for £120,000
- 54 Elmbank GroveSold for £315,000
- 5 Elmbank GroveSold for £375,000
Living in B20
Crime
116 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 85 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 97% of homes can get it
Higher than 89 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
52% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all 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 B20, from the sales in B20, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Handsworth Wood 186 sales£278,500
- Aston 39 sales£205,000
- Birchfield 66 sales£205,000
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Handsworth.
Coal mining
59% of the 533 live postcodes in B20 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area. The free check shows whether a given postcode is (what a mining report covers).
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 9 | |
| C | 201 | |
| D | 214 | |
| E | 31 | |
| F | 8 | |
| G | 7 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | ||
| 157 | ||
| 124 | ||
| 66 | ||
| 70 | ||
| 13 | ||
| 16 | ||
| 12 |
About these figures
The figures come from 292 standard sales in B20, the latest on 24 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
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.