Birmingham property guide
Britain's second city, with one of the busiest property markets outside London.
This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for Birmingham, West Midlands. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of June 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register. Trains from New Street reach London Euston in about 1 hour 25 minutes.
About Birmingham
Birmingham's stock spans Victorian terraces, interwar semis in Hall Green and Erdington, and a fast-growing city core around the Jewellery Quarter and Digbeth.
Five universities, HS2's Curzon Street terminus and a large professional-services sector underpin demand. Harborne, Moseley and Sutton Coldfield lead the top end of the market.
House prices in Birmingham
The median sale price in Birmingham over the last 12 months was £224,000, across 5,737 recorded transactions.
Terraced homes were the most-traded type in Birmingham, accounting for 2,323 of the period's sales at a median of £210,000.
Median price by property type, last 12 months
| Type | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £390,000 | 469 |
| Semi-detached | £253,000 | 1,940 |
| Terraced | £210,000 | 2,323 |
| Flat | £135,000 | 856 |
| Other | £250,000 | 149 |
Schools in Birmingham
Birmingham has 580 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 342 primary, 94 secondary and 104 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.
Nearest secondary schools to Birmingham centre
| School | Postcode | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Catholic School | B10 0AX | 0.6 km |
| Small Heath Leadership Academy | B10 9RX | 0.9 km |
| Ark St Alban's Academy | B12 0YH | 1.5 km |
| Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form | B9 4TR | 1.5 km |
| BOA Digital Technologies Academy | B7 4EU | 1.7 km |
Crime in Birmingham
In Birmingham, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (33.6%), vehicle crime (10.9%) and criminal damage and arson (9.1%).
Largest reported categories, last 12 months
| Category | Share |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 33.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 10.9% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8.9% |
| Other theft | 7.1% |
Postcode districts in Birmingham
Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the Birmingham boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.
| Postcode district | Reports (12m) |
|---|---|
| B12 | 118,501 |
| B13 | 118,501 |
| B14 | 118,501 |
| B15 | 118,501 |
| B16 | 118,501 |
Frequently asked questions about Birmingham
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