UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/b5
B5Birmingham, England
House prices in B5, Birmingham
Homes in B5 sold for a median of £222,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 185 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 15 | £281,000 | £233,000 to £328,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 160 | £215,500 | £155,000 to £279,000 |
B5 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 B5's, it was £3,191 per m² from 1,385 linked sales.
Most homes sold here were flats and maisonettes, at 87% of sales. 44% 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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Where prices are higher in B5
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in B5 4, around Birmingham, with a median of £253,500, and lowest in B5 7, around Birmingham, at £228,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in B5 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 14 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| B5 7FX | £313,000 | 13 |
| B5 4BY | £312,500 | 22 |
| B5 7FW | £285,500 | 17 |
| B5 4BX | £263,000 | 29 |
| B5 7FY | £237,000 | 15 |
| B5 7UU | £220,000 | 3 |
| B5 7FN | £210,000 | 3 |
| B5 7UX | £210,000 | 3 |
| B5 7BU | £197,500 | 6 |
| B5 4TU | £163,000 | 3 |
| B5 6AB | £151,000 | 4 |
| B5 4SG | £118,000 | 3 |
| B5 7RT | £111,000 | 3 |
| B5 4TT | £75,000 | 4 |
Prices over time
The median rose 48%, from £150,000 in 2016 to £221,500 in 2025, the same as the 48% rise for a typical district in the West Midlands.
Sales picked up in 2025: 114 standard sales in B5, 46% more than the 78 in 2024.
Leasehold homes
88% of sales in B5 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.
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. B5 is the sixteenth cheapest. B5 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- 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
- B5 Birmingham, this district£222,500
- B42 Birmingham£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
All 38 districts in Birmingham, ranked
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 19 | |
| C | 150 | |
| D | 56 | |
| E | 10 | |
| F | 5 | |
| G | 1 |
70% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | ||
| 13 | ||
| 30 | ||
| 16 | ||
| 60 | ||
| 24 | ||
| 86 | ||
| 10 |
40% of homes put up for sale were built in 1996 or later, against 18% across England and Wales.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £80,000 for a flat on Upper Dean Street to £472,000 for a detached house on Pavenham Drive.
The latest standard sales recorded in B5. 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 407, Dean House, 38 Upper Dean StreetSold for £80,000
- Apartment 369, Southside St Johns WalkSold for £150,000
- 10 Fitters Mill CloseSold for £265,500
- 24 Pavenham DriveSold for £472,000
- Apartment 5, Kier House, 255 Sherlock StreetSold for £136,500
- Barber Mews, 103A Bristol RoadSold for £370,000
- Flat 25, Griffin Court West DriveSold for £102,000
- 73 Odell PlaceSold for £175,000
- Apartment 2, Smithfield House, 22 Belgrave MiddlewaySold for £132,000
- 9 Viceroy CloseSold for £255,000
Living in B5
Crime
304 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 76% of homes can get it
Lower 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 B5, from the sales in B5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Bordesley & Highgate 146 sales£237,000
- Edgbaston 38 sales£199,500
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Balsall Heath West and Ladywood.
Coal mining
None of the 429 live postcodes in B5 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 185 standard sales in B5, the latest on 28 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.