October 2026 report
Area reports · West Midlands · Birmingham
West Midlands · Local authority district

Birmingham

How Birmingham compares with the 316 districts of England and Wales on prices, market activity, people, homes, transport and safety, from the same data our valuations use.

Price per m²
£3,293
+0.3% on the year
HPAI Property Index
57/100
Ranked 100th of 316 districts
Sales a month
598
-31% on the year
Recorded crime
113 per 1,000
Median district 71

HPAI Swatch

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Top row: how things areBottom row: which way they are moving
Band1 low8 high (always best)

Price per m²

£3,293/m²

Median price per square metre over the last 12 months, all property types.

Band 4/8Score 8/20 Weight in the index 15%

Areas alike

Districts with the most similar character to Birmingham: price level, sales, energy efficiency, density, rail use, crime and carbon, from the HPAI Swatch. Useful if you like this area but want to compare options.

Leeds
89% alike
Same band for price, sales, rail use, crime
Less dense: 1,547/km²More energy-efficient homes
Sheffield
85% alike
Same band for sales, rail use, carbon
More energy-efficient homesLess dense: 1,564/km²Prices falling there (-2.0%)
Nottingham
84% alike
Same band for density, crime
Cheaper: £2,718/m²More energy-efficient homesPrices falling there (-1.6%)
Leicester
83% alike
Same band for price, energy efficiency, density, crime
Smaller market: 158 sales a monthFewer rail journeys
Stockport
81% alike
Same band for sales, energy efficiency
Lower crime: 75 per 1,000Pricier: £3,964/m²Prices falling there (-1.6%)
Bolton
81% alike
Same band for carbon
Fewer rail journeysMore energy-efficient homesPrices falling there (-3.1%)

Alike but cheaper

Similar character, at least 15% lower price per m² than Birmingham's £3,293

Nottingham
85% alike
Same band for density, crime
Cheaper: £2,718/m²More energy-efficient homesPrices falling there (-1.6%)
Bolton
81% alike
Same band for carbon
Fewer rail journeysMore energy-efficient homesPrices falling there (-3.1%)
Liverpool
80% alike
Same band for sales, density, rail use, crime
More energy-efficient homesCheaper: £2,554/m²
Stoke-on-Trent
78% alike
Same band for energy efficiency, crime, carbon
Fewer rail journeysCheaper: £2,223/m²

Buying costs

At today's 5.36% five-year fixed mortgage rate (August 2026), a typical semi-detached house in Birmingham (£308,750) costs about £1,403 a month with a 25% deposit over 25 years. With inflation at 3.1%, prices are down 2.7% on the year in real terms.

Market conditions

Latest published, August 2026

5.36%5-year fixed mortgage rate (75% loan-to-value, Bank of England) +0.50 points on a year ago
3.1%Inflation (CPI, ONS) 3.8% a year ago

Repayment calculator

Starts from the median price of each property type in Birmingham (last 12 months). Change any figure.

£1,403a month
Loan
£231,562
Deposit
£77,188
Total interest
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Income lenders may look for (4.5×)
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A guide only: repayment mortgage at a fixed rate for the whole term; lenders' rates, fees and criteria vary.

Prices

Homes in Birmingham sell for £3,293 per m² (12-month median, all property types), 3% above the West Midlands median. Prices rose 0.3% over the last year.

Price per m², last 10 years

12-month median, all property types, against the region and the median district in England and Wales

By property type

Last 12 months

Type£/m²YearMedian price
Detached3,859 +4.3%£380,000
Semi-detached3,254 +2.4%£308,750
Terraced2,787 +2.8%£230,000
Flat2,638 -11.3%£121,500

Market

About 7,178 homes sold in the last 12 months, 37% of them semi-detacheds. Activity is down 31% on a year ago.

Sales a month

Open-market sales registered with HM Land Registry; the line is the 12-month average

What sells

Sales by property type, last 12 months

People & homes

1,196,039 people live in Birmingham, 4,467 per km² across 267.8 km². The population changed by +0.9% in the last year.

Population

ONS mid-year estimates (projected after the latest year)

Homes and energy

Energy Performance Certificates and ONS

64Average EPC scoreBand 2 of 8
3.8 tCO₂ a home a yearBand 5 of 8
4,467Residents per km²Band 8 of 8

Transport

34 rail stations with 67.1 million entries and exits in 2025. Birmingham New Street accounts for 55%.

Rail stations

Entries and exits, 2025 (Office of Rail and Road), with the change on the previous year

Safety

113 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year (Apr 2025 - Mar 2026), higher than 92% of districts; the median district has 71. Crime is down 0.8% on the year.

Recorded crime, 12 months to each March

Home Office police recorded crime; anti-social behaviour isn't recorded crime

Main types

Recorded crimes, Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Schools

340 schools take primary-age pupils and 152 secondary-age, 203,232 pupils in all. Distances to a particular home, and admissions rules, are in each valuation report.

Latest inspection outcomes

Ofsted, in Ofsted's own terms; report cards (from November 2025) have no overall grade; Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn

How hard it is to get in

First-choice applications and offers, latest entry year (DfE, England)

Value a home in Birmingham

Free instant valuation using the same data as this report: recent sales, local price trends and the HPAI Swatch.

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October 2026 report: as up to date as it can be. Every figure is the latest each source has published. Where an official source runs behind (population, rail passengers), we project it forward to today from its own trend and mark it as projected. Latest periods:

  • Sales and prices: to August 2026 (HM Land Registry)
  • Recorded crime: year to March 2026 (Home Office)
  • Population: mid-2025 estimates, projected to date (ONS)
  • Rail passengers: year to March 2025, projected after that (Office of Rail and Road)
  • Schools: latest published inspections and admissions (Ofsted, DfE)
  • Energy and homes: certificates lodged to date (EPC register)

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