UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/b42
B42Birmingham, England
House prices in B42, Birmingham
Homes in B42 sold for a median of £222,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 531 standard sales.
That puts it among the cheapest third of the 71 B postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 24 | £322,500 | £310,000 to £368,000 |
| Semi-detached | 313 | £225,000 | £200,000 to £250,000 |
| Terraced | 164 | £215,000 | £195,000 to £244,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 30 | £110,000 | £90,000 to £130,000 |
B42 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 B42's, it was £3,191 per m² from 1,385 linked sales.
Most homes sold here were semi-detached houses, at 59% of sales.
Flats here sold for a median of £110,000, 15% less than the £129,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
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Where prices are higher in B42
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in B42 1, around Birmingham, with a median of £225,000, and lowest in B42 2, around Birmingham, at £222,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in B42 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 85 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| B42 1HB | £350,000 | 5 |
| B42 2LT | £330,000 | 3 |
| B42 1SW | £325,000 | 4 |
| B42 1EY | £320,000 | 3 |
| B42 2FS | £310,000 | 5 |
| B42 1UD | £308,000 | 3 |
| B42 2FY | £292,000 | 3 |
| B42 1JQ | £290,000 | 3 |
| B42 2PQ | £290,000 | 3 |
| B42 1JL | £282,500 | 4 |
| B42 2JE | £277,500 | 3 |
| B42 1LY | £269,000 | 5 |
| B42 2JR | £263,500 | 3 |
| B42 1LA | £255,000 | 3 |
| B42 1QA | £250,000 | 3 |
| B42 2JA | £249,500 | 6 |
| B42 2LS | £246,500 | 4 |
| B42 1JB | £245,000 | 3 |
| B42 1SX | £245,000 | 3 |
| B42 2PH | £245,000 | 3 |
| B42 2QL | £244,500 | 3 |
| B42 2JP | £244,000 | 4 |
| B42 1PZ | £242,000 | 3 |
| B42 1HS | £241,500 | 4 |
| B42 2DE | £235,000 | 6 |
| B42 2LF | £235,000 | 3 |
| B42 2FR | £230,000 | 3 |
| B42 2QJ | £230,000 | 3 |
| B42 2BT | £229,000 | 3 |
| B42 1PX | £228,000 | 3 |
| B42 2RY | £228,000 | 3 |
| B42 2EL | £227,000 | 4 |
| B42 1PN | £226,000 | 3 |
| B42 2AY | £225,000 | 5 |
| B42 2DG | £225,000 | 5 |
| B42 2JW | £225,000 | 3 |
| B42 2NT | £225,000 | 7 |
| B42 2RN | £225,000 | 5 |
| B42 2DU | £224,500 | 4 |
| B42 2BG | £221,500 | 4 |
| B42 1JY | £221,000 | 4 |
| B42 2EH | £220,000 | 7 |
| B42 2RR | £220,000 | 3 |
| B42 2BS | £216,500 | 4 |
| B42 2AR | £216,000 | 3 |
| B42 1JS | £215,000 | 5 |
| B42 1NL | £215,000 | 3 |
| B42 2RG | £215,000 | 3 |
| B42 2PR | £212,500 | 3 |
| B42 2BF | £212,000 | 5 |
| B42 2DT | £210,000 | 3 |
| B42 2QT | £210,000 | 5 |
| B42 1PR | £208,500 | 4 |
| B42 2EW | £208,500 | 6 |
| B42 2GB | £206,500 | 3 |
| B42 1PW | £205,000 | 3 |
| B42 1RX | £205,000 | 3 |
| B42 2AU | £205,000 | 5 |
| B42 2BH | £205,000 | 4 |
| B42 2EF | £205,000 | 3 |
| B42 1QH | £204,000 | 3 |
| B42 2QG | £201,500 | 4 |
| B42 1HF | £200,000 | 5 |
| B42 2PE | £200,000 | 4 |
| B42 1QN | £199,500 | 4 |
| B42 1QR | £199,500 | 4 |
| B42 2DJ | £198,000 | 3 |
| B42 2AS | £197,500 | 5 |
| B42 1PL | £197,000 | 3 |
| B42 1QZ | £197,000 | 6 |
| B42 2RT | £196,000 | 3 |
| B42 2BY | £195,000 | 4 |
| B42 2BQ | £193,000 | 4 |
| B42 1HG | £192,000 | 3 |
| B42 1LH | £190,000 | 3 |
| B42 2AN | £190,000 | 3 |
| B42 2RD | £190,000 | 5 |
| B42 1JH | £185,000 | 3 |
| B42 1NF | £182,500 | 3 |
| B42 2RB | £180,000 | 5 |
| B42 1NE | £171,500 | 4 |
| B42 2TA | £154,000 | 4 |
| B42 1TF | £132,000 | 5 |
| B42 2EX | £105,000 | 5 |
| B42 1UH | £75,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 57%, from £140,500 in 2016 to £220,000 in 2025, more than the 48% rise for a typical district in the West Midlands.
Sales picked up in 2025: 324 standard sales in B42, 23% more than the 264 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. B42 is the fifteenth cheapest. B42 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- B16 Birmingham£240,000
- B24 Birmingham£240,000
- B31 Birmingham£235,000
- B32 Birmingham£230,000
- B1 Birmingham£225,000
- B27 Birmingham£225,000
- B5 Birmingham£222,500
- B42 Birmingham, this district£222,500
- B3 Birmingham£220,000
- B34 Birmingham£215,000
- B12 Birmingham£212,000
- B33 Birmingham£210,000
- B44 Birmingham£209,000
- B25 Birmingham£207,500
- B10 Birmingham£200,000
All 38 districts in Birmingham, ranked
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 3 | |
| C | 181 | |
| D | 335 | |
| E | 34 | |
| F | 9 | |
| G | 5 |
Only 33% 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 £105,000 for a flat on Walsall Road to £375,000 for a semi-detached house on Rocky Lane.
The latest standard sales recorded in B42. 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.
- 26 Rocky LaneSold for £375,000
- 133 Wensleydale RoadSold for £207,500
- 128 Foden RoadSold for £240,000
- 175 Cramlington RoadSold for £258,000
- 71 Coleraine RoadSold for £230,000
- 19 Longstone RoadSold for £215,000
- Flat 2, Molhay Gardens, 808 Walsall RoadSold for £105,000
- 16 Northolt GroveSold for £315,000
- 69 Yateley CrescentSold for £115,000
- 47 Hobhouse CloseSold for £330,210
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Foden Road, Birmingham£220,00019 sales
- Perry Wood Road, Great Barr£215,00016 sales
- Walsall Road, Great Barr£273,00016 sales
- Mildenhall Road, Birmingham£230,00015 sales
- Rocky Lane, Perry Barr£210,00015 sales
Living in B42
Crime
133 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 90 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 97 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
94% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 72 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 B42, from the sales in B42, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Oscott 107 sales£225,000
- Perry Barr 427 sales£222,500
Coal mining
96% of the 438 live postcodes in B42 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).
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | ||
| 21 | ||
| 289 | ||
| 183 | ||
| 41 | ||
| 14 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 5 |
About these figures
The figures come from 531 standard sales in B42, the latest on 28 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.