← B7 area guide Side by side

B7 or B9?

Two neighbouring postcode districts compared on sold prices, energy, flood risk, crime and deprivation, all from the same official sources as every report on this site.

The short version
B7
Birmingham
B9
Birmingham
Median home sale nearby £198,000
from 10 sales
£173,000
from 72 sales
Average sold price £296,666 £325,000
Area price growth (YoY) +2.2% (Birmingham) +2.2% (Birmingham)
Dwelling type
Floor area
Built
Energy rating
Heating cost (EPC est.)
Flood zone Zone 1 (low probability) Zone 1 (low probability)
Crime nearby 383 recorded 673 recorded
Deprivation decile 1 of 10 1 of 10

Common questions

Is B7 or B9 cheaper?

B9 is the cheaper of the two. Homes around B7 sell for about £198,000 and around B9 for about £173,000, from HM Land Registry records of what actually changed hands.

Which has less crime, B7 or B9?

B7 recorded fewer crimes in the same period (383 in B7 against 673 in B9, Police.uk). Busier places record more, so read this alongside how built-up each area is rather than on its own.

Is B7 or B9 the more affluent area?

On the Index of Multiple Deprivation, B7 sits in decile 1 of 10 and B9 in decile 1, where 10 is the least deprived.

Should I buy in B7 or B9?

That depends on what you need, and no dataset answers it. What this page gives you is the evidence side by side: what homes actually sell for, the energy ratings, the flood zone, recorded crime and deprivation, each traced to the body that published it.

A quick side-by-side snapshot only. Open each property's full report for the complete picture.