Living in B72, Birmingham
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around B72 in Birmingham. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central B72 sold at a median of £385,000 across 146 recorded sales, above the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Birmingham are up 2.5% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Of the 61 schools within about 3 miles, 90% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 90% of state schools in England (Ofsted).
- The centre of B72 is in flood zone 1 (low probability), on the Environment Agency flood map for planning.
- A Band D household in Birmingham pays £2,363 in council tax for 2026-27, every precept included (MHCLG).
- Police recorded 203 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 11 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Birmingham: £234,257, up 2.5% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider West Midlands average is £236,098.
Check sold prices for a specific address in B72 →
See where B72 ranks across West Midlands →
Council tax at Band D in Birmingham: £2,363 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare B72 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for B72 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around B72
146 recorded home sales on the streets around central B72 in the last 2 years, with a median of £385,000 and a range from £92,500 to £950,000. Mostly detached houses.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 5 Hollyhurst Court, 224 Birmingham Road, B72 1DD | Flat or maisonette | £146,000 | 23 Jul 2026 |
| 29 Shooters Hill, B72 1HX | Detached | £485,000 | 17 Jul 2026 |
| 204 Maney Hill Road, B72 1JX | Detached | £685,000 | 12 Jun 2026 |
| 73 Wilkinson Close, B73 5QG | Flat or maisonette | £186,500 | 8 Jun 2026 |
| 53 Wilkinson Close, B73 5QG | Flat or maisonette | £198,000 | 3 Jun 2026 |
| 6 Padstone Drive, B72 1NJ | Semi-detached | £119,000 | 2 Jun 2026 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
61 schools within 3 miles , of which 90% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
| Nearest well-rated schools | Stage | Ofsted | Distance | Admitted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Vesey's Grammar School | Secondary | Outstanding | 1.3 mi away | no figure |
| Little Sutton Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 3.0 mi away | 0.67 mi 2023/24 |
| Maney Hill Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.3 mi away | 0.95 mi 2023/24 |
| Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls | Secondary | Good | 0.4 mi away | no figure |
| St Nicholas Catholic Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.7 mi away | no figure |
| Boldmere Infant School and Nursery | Primary | Good | 1.0 mi away | 1.57 mi 2023/24 |
Schools in B72 with a published admission distance
How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.
| School | Stage | Admitted from | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penns Primary School | Primary | 0.45 mi | 2023/24 |
| Maney Hill Primary School | Primary | 0.95 mi | 2023/24 |
Will an address here get a place? How far Birmingham schools admitted from, school by school →
38 state primary and 11 state secondary schools within range, plus 3 fee-paying schools.
Private schools
3 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Highclare School, Imedia School, The Shrubbery School Ltd.
All 3 fee-paying schools near B72, with ages and admissions →
Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 37.8% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 19.7% |
| Associate professional and technical | 13.8% |
| Administrative and secretarial | 9.1% |
| Skilled trades | 5.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How B72 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: white residents, down 7.5 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of B72 (E01009471, 1,817 residents in 2021, up 0.0% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: white residents, down 7.5 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82.0% | 81.2% | -0.8 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 14.3% | 16.5% | +2.2 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 2.0% | 2.2% | +0.2 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 13.7% | 14.9% | +1.2 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 20.5% | 24.5% | +4.0 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 41.4% | 48.6% | +7.2 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 8.9% | 9.7% | +0.8 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 82.8% | 81.7% | -1.1 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 88.4% | 80.9% | -7.5 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
203 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central B72 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.
Deprivation
This area falls in decile 8 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Birmingham's figures.
Buses from the centre of B72
Best-served stop: Vesey Road, with 11.6 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of B72 is Vesey Road: 11.6 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 4.5 in the evening and 7.4 on Sunday daytime; first bus 04:38, last 00:47 after midnight. Routes there: X4, 110, X5, X3. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
GP practices and A&E
3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of B72. The nearest, The Manor Practice, has 17,540 registered patients and 3,356 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.
| Practice | From the centre | Patients | Per qualified GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Manor Practice | 0.5 mi | 17,540 | 3,356 |
| The Hawthorns Surgery | 0.8 mi | 10,020 | 1,834 |
| Sutton Road Surgery | 1.1 mi | 3,263 | 2,549 |
Nearest A&E: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, where 61.4% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust at 83.9%.
How to read this
NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.
Source: NHS England, monthly releases
Council tax and the council's finances
A Band D household in Birmingham pays £2,363 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.3% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Birmingham, and how it compares.
| Year | Band D bill | Rise |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | £1,756 | +5.3% |
| 2022-23 | £1,816 | +3.4% |
| 2023-24 | £1,913 | +5.3% |
| 2024-25 | £2,091 | +9.3% |
| 2025-26 | £2,245 | +7.4% |
| 2026-27 | £2,363 | +5.3% |
Exceptional Financial Support. Birmingham was agreed support by government for 2025-26 (£180.0m, later revised), 2024-25 (£685.0m, later revised). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.
Section 114 notices. 5 Sep 2023 (first notice); 22 Sep 2023 (second notice). The chief finance officer's declaration that the council cannot balance its budget; it freezes new spending until a recovery plan is agreed.
How to read this
A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.
Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists
Common questions about B72
What is the average house price in B72?
The average sold price in Birmingham is £234,257 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in B72?
Prices in Birmingham are up 2.5% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in B72?
The median of 146 recorded sales around central B72 in the last 2 years is £385,000, ranging from £92,500 to £950,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
Are the schools good in B72?
61 schools sit within 3 miles of central B72, and 90% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
How much crime is there in B72?
203 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central B72 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Is B72 at risk of flooding?
Central B72 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.
Is B72 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 90% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £385,000; the area sits in decile 8 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 203 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is B72 safe?
203 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central B72 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.
Neighbouring districts
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