UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/b4
B4Birmingham, England
House prices in B4, Birmingham
Homes in B4 sold for a median of £295,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 96 standard sales.
That is 23% above the £240,000 median for the Birmingham council area.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 96 | £295,500 | £243,000 to £343,000 | £5,671/m²from 28 sales |
Only 28 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 flats and maisonettes, at 100% of sales. 91% 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.
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- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
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Where prices are higher in B4
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in B4 6, around Birmingham, with a median of £300,000, and lowest in B4 7, around Birmingham, at £280,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in B4 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 8 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Prices over time
The median rose 35%, from £222,500 in 2017 to £300,000 in 2025, less than the 48% rise for a typical district in the West Midlands.
Sales picked up in 2025: 73 standard sales in B4, 40% more than the 52 in 2024.
Leasehold homes
100% of sales in B4 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.
Flats here sold for a median of £295,500, 37% more than the £215,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £144,000 for a flat on Clive Passage to £343,800 for a flat on Pitt Street.
The latest standard sales recorded in B4. 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.
- Apartment 601, 62 Shadwell StreetSold for £305,000
- Apartment 203, 64 Shadwell StreetSold for £270,000
- Apartment 103, Hub, 1 Clive PassageSold for £175,000
- Apartment 107, 63 Shadwell StreetSold for £281,000
- Apartment 34, Hub, 1 Clive PassageSold for £144,000
- Apartment 5, 62 Shadwell StreetSold for £190,000
- Apartment 103, 1 Pitt StreetSold for £220,000
- Apartment 113, 1 Pitt StreetSold for £223,500
- Apartment 703, 1 Pitt StreetSold for £343,800
- Apartment 608, 1 Pitt StreetSold for £245,912
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Pitt Street, Birmingham£280,50062 sales
- Price Street, Birmingham£272,50026 sales
- Shadwell Street, Birmingham£332,50018 sales
Living in B4
Crime
251 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 97 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 58% of homes can get it
Lower than 88 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 B4, from the sales in B4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Newtown 48 sales£300,000
- Nechells 62 sales£280,500
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Ladywood.
Coal mining
None of the 203 live postcodes in B4 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 96 standard sales in B4, the latest on 20 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.