B42 1UB
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Property report — B42 1UB
Open-data due diligence for B42 1UB and the area around it.
B42 1UB in brief: 41 recorded sales (£56,000–£755,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for B42 1UB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | £400,000 | 296 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2024-06-25 | £309,000 | 302 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2024-02-23 | £249,000 | 246 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-06-30 | £410,000 | 254 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2023-05-02 | £465,000 | 252 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2022-12-02 | £200,000 | 278 WALSALL ROAD | Detached |
| 2022-03-31 | £755,000 | 310 WALSALL ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-08-13 | £420,000 | 292 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-06-30 | £230,000 | 300 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-02-27 | £65,500 | 246 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-02-27 | £149,999 | 246 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-08-17 | £175,000 | 294 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-01-12 | £235,000 | 298 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-12-01 | £265,000 | 268 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2017-07-19 | £235,000 | 234 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2017-05-19 | £220,000 | 232 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-07-08 | £220,000 | 244 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-09-26 | £188,000 | 280 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2014-04-11 | £182,000 | 270 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2013-11-18 | £227,500 | 250 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2012-01-19 | £212,000 | 248 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2012-01-18 | £198,000 | 290 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-03-04 | £184,950 | 264 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-01-15 | £195,000 | 294 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2008-06-06 | £229,950 | 292 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-12-15 | £192,000 | 264 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2005-08-19 | £233,500 | 306 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-04-01 | £250,000 | 272 WALSALL ROAD | Detached |
| 2005-02-18 | £225,000 | 304 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-04-08 | £179,950 | 304 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-02-06 | £169,000 | 242 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-07-04 | £171,000 | 288 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-03 | £165,000 | 238 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-06-21 | £56,000 | 232 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-01-04 | £103,000 | 252 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-06-15 | £105,000 | 262 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-06-08 | £115,000 | 308 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-07-06 | £70,000 | 236 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-04-16 | £65,000 | 300 WALSALL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1995-07-07 | £64,000 | 240 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-07-07 | £64,000 | 240 WALSALL ROAD | Terraced |
41 recorded sales on B42 1UB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Albert High School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
| Eden Boys' School, Birmingham | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Cherry Orchard Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Dorrington Academy | 0.8 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2019) |
| Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth) | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Broadway Academy | 0.9 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
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: PERRY PARK SURGERY (0.0 mi) · TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP (0.4 mi) · THE SLIEVE SURGERY (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NORTHCROFT HOSPITAL (2.1 mi) · BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY (2.1 mi) · BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (CAMHS) (2.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: GATES AND GATEPIERS TO THE CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · ANGLICAN CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 2/15, 17 AND 15, CHURCH ROAD (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: STAR PHARMACY (0.0 mi) · TOWER HILL PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Perry Barr (0.6 mi) · Hamstead (Birmingham) (1.1 mi) · Witton (West Midlands) (1.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.5 mi) · The Food Warehouse (0.5 mi) · Heron Foods (0.5 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 1UB 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 1UB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £218,201 | £227,410 | £215,813 |
| 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
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