B42 1HU
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Property report — B42 1HU
Open-data due diligence for B42 1HU and the area around it.
B42 1HU in brief: 21 recorded sales (£60,000–£205,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for B42 1HU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the B42 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£227,410
Population
24,689
Crimes recorded
54
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
96%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in B42 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (28 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-09 | £170,000 | 386 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-04-12 | £205,000 | 400 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2022-02-18 | £200,000 | 396 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-08-18 | £175,000 | 406 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-07-05 | £150,000 | 414 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-12-07 | £168,000 | 408 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-09-12 | £158,000 | 382 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-04-16 | £151,000 | 392 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-11-30 | £137,854 | 390 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-11-04 | £118,000 | 402 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-08-26 | £112,000 | 388 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-10-15 | £122,000 | 404 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-09-08 | £165,000 | 420 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-03-03 | £151,641 | 420 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-01-20 | £135,000 | 398 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-11-14 | £126,500 | 390 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-10-31 | £109,950 | 384 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-05-31 | £63,750 | 398 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Detached |
| 1998-06-26 | £62,000 | 394 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-11-21 | £60,000 | 384 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1995-12-08 | £76,500 | 420 OLD WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
21 recorded sales on B42 1HU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferndale Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Holy Name Catholic Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Calshot Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Whitecrest Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hamstead Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE (0.5 mi) · GREAT BARR PRACTICE (0.8 mi) · TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SKIN HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · ROWLEY REGIS HOSPITAL (2.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: ANGLICAN CHURCH OF ST PAUL (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · Hamstead War Memorial (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · SPOUTHOUSE AQUEDUCT, SPOUTHOUSE LANE TAME VALLEY CANAL (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: SCOTT ARMS PHARMACY AND TRAVEL CLINIC (0.3 mi) · HEARTS PHARMACY SCOTT ARMS (0.5 mi) · WELL (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Hamstead (Birmingham) (0.7 mi) · Perry Barr (2.0 mi) · Tame Bridge Parkway (2.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: BAL Super Store (0.4 mi) · Co-op Food (0.4 mi) · ALDI (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 38
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 35%
- Households
- 9,012
Owned 69% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 21%
Census 2021 (ONS), for B42 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in B42 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 61/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for B42 1HU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictB42 | SectorB42 1 | PostcodeB42 1HU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £218,201 | £227,410 | £134,152 |
| Population | 38,082 | 24,689 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 154 | 54 | — |
| Schools | 10 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 97% | 96% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (B42 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.