UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/b26
B26Birmingham, England
House prices in B26, Birmingham
Homes in B26 sold for a median of £245,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 891 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 | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 52 | £333,000 | £295,000 to £371,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 548 | £253,000 | £228,000 to £282,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 182 | £230,500 | £196,000 to £257,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 109 | £148,000 | £120,000 to £185,000 | Too few |
Only 30 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Most homes sold here were semi-detached houses, at 62% of sales.
Flats here sold for a median of £148,000, 26% more than the £117,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
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Where prices are higher in B26
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in B26 1, around Birmingham and Yardley, with a median of £250,000, and lowest in B26 3, around Sheldon and Birmingham, at £240,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in B26 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 144 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| B26 2AG | £400,000 | 3 |
| B26 1QP | £354,000 | 4 |
| B26 2AD | £352,500 | 4 |
| B26 3ER | £350,000 | 5 |
| B26 1PS | £330,000 | 7 |
| B26 3SJ | £330,000 | 4 |
| B26 1SE | £325,000 | 3 |
| B26 1PN | £320,000 | 4 |
| B26 1PF | £318,000 | 5 |
| B26 1TT | £314,000 | 5 |
| B26 1QH | £310,000 | 3 |
| B26 2QP | £310,000 | 3 |
| B26 3ND | £305,000 | 4 |
| B26 2AF | £302,500 | 4 |
| B26 3LB | £296,000 | 4 |
| B26 1LS | £295,000 | 3 |
| B26 3AS | £295,000 | 3 |
| B26 3RP | £295,000 | 3 |
| B26 2AE | £290,000 | 5 |
| B26 1JS | £285,000 | 3 |
| B26 2NT | £285,000 | 3 |
| B26 1HJ | £282,500 | 5 |
| B26 1SQ | £282,500 | 3 |
| B26 1LL | £282,000 | 8 |
| B26 2EU | £280,000 | 3 |
| B26 3LZ | £280,000 | 3 |
| B26 3SX | £278,000 | 5 |
| B26 2HW | £277,000 | 6 |
| B26 3GB | £276,000 | 5 |
| B26 1AR | £275,000 | 3 |
| B26 1TX | £275,000 | 3 |
| B26 3JY | £273,000 | 3 |
| B26 3UH | £273,000 | 3 |
| B26 1PB | £272,500 | 3 |
| B26 3DA | £272,500 | 4 |
| B26 2LD | £270,000 | 7 |
| B26 2LS | £268,000 | 3 |
| B26 2LR | £267,500 | 4 |
| B26 3RE | £267,500 | 4 |
| B26 2QH | £265,000 | 7 |
| B26 3HS | £265,000 | 5 |
| B26 3RD | £265,000 | 5 |
| B26 3SQ | £265,000 | 3 |
| B26 3UL | £263,000 | 5 |
| B26 3SL | £261,000 | 6 |
| B26 2NE | £260,500 | 4 |
| B26 1ES | £260,000 | 5 |
| B26 2DD | £260,000 | 5 |
| B26 2NG | £260,000 | 4 |
| B26 3AR | £260,000 | 7 |
| B26 3RS | £260,000 | 3 |
| B26 1PA | £257,500 | 3 |
| B26 3GD | £257,500 | 3 |
| B26 1JY | £257,000 | 3 |
| B26 1NE | £257,000 | 5 |
| B26 3LE | £257,000 | 4 |
| B26 2TS | £255,500 | 3 |
| B26 2LL | £255,000 | 3 |
| B26 1JB | £253,500 | 4 |
| B26 2HR | £253,500 | 4 |
| B26 1JT | £253,000 | 3 |
| B26 3DB | £253,000 | 4 |
| B26 3LD | £253,000 | 3 |
| B26 1PJ | £252,500 | 3 |
| B26 3GA | £252,500 | 4 |
| B26 3RN | £252,000 | 5 |
| B26 1JP | £250,500 | 4 |
| B26 1HN | £250,000 | 4 |
| B26 1LR | £250,000 | 3 |
| B26 1PL | £250,000 | 5 |
| B26 1QG | £250,000 | 3 |
| B26 2DP | £250,000 | 3 |
| B26 3UT | £250,000 | 5 |
| B26 3YW | £250,000 | 13 |
| B26 2HY | £248,000 | 4 |
| B26 1DY | £247,500 | 3 |
| B26 3RG | £246,500 | 4 |
| B26 2RR | £246,000 | 3 |
| B26 3JX | £245,500 | 4 |
| B26 1NF | £245,000 | 3 |
| B26 1EY | £242,500 | 5 |
| B26 3HT | £242,500 | 4 |
| B26 1LT | £240,000 | 4 |
| B26 2DL | £240,000 | 3 |
| B26 2EX | £240,000 | 3 |
| B26 2LG | £240,000 | 4 |
| B26 3UU | £240,000 | 9 |
| B26 1ER | £238,500 | 5 |
| B26 3LJ | £237,000 | 6 |
| B26 1HR | £236,500 | 3 |
| B26 2HA | £236,500 | 3 |
| B26 2JD | £236,000 | 5 |
| B26 3BA | £236,000 | 6 |
| B26 2JA | £235,500 | 6 |
| B26 2PY | £235,000 | 3 |
| B26 2US | £234,000 | 4 |
| B26 2LW | £233,000 | 4 |
| B26 3YG | £233,000 | 3 |
| B26 2LN | £231,500 | 4 |
| B26 1HS | £230,000 | 5 |
| B26 1TN | £230,000 | 3 |
| B26 1LA | £227,500 | 10 |
| B26 3RH | £227,500 | 7 |
| B26 3RB | £226,000 | 5 |
| B26 2PB | £225,000 | 3 |
| B26 3ST | £224,000 | 4 |
| B26 3SP | £222,500 | 4 |
| B26 1BY | £221,000 | 4 |
| B26 3YH | £220,000 | 3 |
| B26 3YR | £220,000 | 3 |
| B26 3YA | £218,500 | 6 |
| B26 3LH | £218,000 | 9 |
| B26 2JG | £217,500 | 4 |
| B26 2UA | £217,500 | 4 |
| B26 3RL | £217,500 | 5 |
| B26 2EB | £217,000 | 3 |
| B26 2UR | £215,000 | 4 |
| B26 3AB | £215,000 | 3 |
| B26 3UX | £215,000 | 5 |
| B26 2QU | £212,500 | 4 |
| B26 3TW | £210,000 | 3 |
| B26 2DB | £205,000 | 3 |
| B26 3YY | £199,500 | 12 |
| B26 1TJ | £195,500 | 4 |
| B26 1AP | £195,000 | 4 |
| B26 2BT | £193,000 | 4 |
| B26 1TD | £190,000 | 5 |
| B26 2PP | £190,000 | 3 |
| B26 1BU | £186,000 | 5 |
| B26 1BT | £180,000 | 3 |
| B26 1TF | £180,000 | 3 |
| B26 3JA | £179,500 | 11 |
| B26 2QS | £162,500 | 4 |
| B26 3HB | £162,000 | 5 |
| B26 1SH | £160,000 | 3 |
| B26 3TR | £150,000 | 9 |
| B26 1EN | £144,500 | 4 |
| B26 3LR | £138,500 | 4 |
| B26 3PN | £135,000 | 3 |
| B26 1DR | £122,000 | 7 |
| B26 3PG | £100,000 | 3 |
| B26 2DQ | £97,500 | 3 |
| B26 3BB | £87,500 | 6 |
| B26 1SA | £67,500 | 4 |
Prices over time
The median rose 53%, from £160,000 in 2016 to £245,000 in 2025, more than the 48% rise for a typical district in the West Midlands.
Sales picked up in 2025: 509 standard sales in B26, 25% more than the 407 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. B26 is the fourteenth most expensive. B26 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- B28 Birmingham£304,500
- 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, this district£245,000
- B20 Birmingham£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
All 38 districts in Birmingham, ranked
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | |
| C | 269 | |
| D | 617 | |
| E | 74 | |
| F | 15 | |
| G | 7 |
Only 28% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. D was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £45,000 for a flat on Barrows Lane to £395,000 for a detached house on Eaton Wood Drive.
The latest standard sales recorded in B26. 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.
- 85 Manor House LaneSold for £330,000
- 130 Yew Tree LaneSold for £300,000
- 10 Barrows LaneSold for £45,000
- 42 Romford CloseSold for £168,000
- 50 Eaton Wood DriveSold for £395,000
- 220 Parkdale RoadSold for £220,000
- 100 Common LaneSold for £357,500
- 73 Keble GroveSold for £265,000
- 23 Welford AvenueSold for £250,000
- 93 Horse Shoes LaneSold for £265,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Coventry Road, Sheldon£202,00056 sales
- Barrows Lane, Birmingham£282,00027 sales
- Whitecroft Road, Sheldon£256,50020 sales
- Parkdale Road, Birmingham£226,50019 sales
- Clay Lane, Birmingham£260,00018 sales
Living in B26
Crime
113 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 84 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 99% of homes can get it
Higher than 96 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 B26, from the sales in B26, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Yardley East 158 sales£258,000
- Sheldon 551 sales£250,000
- South Yardley 155 sales£232,000
- Garretts Green 56 sales£227,500
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | ||
| 51 | ||
| 597 | ||
| 178 | ||
| 71 | ||
| 27 | ||
| 33 | ||
| 27 |
Coal mining
None of the 575 live postcodes in B26 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 891 standard sales in B26, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 12% 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.