B42 2JR
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Property report — B42 2JR
Open-data due diligence for B42 2JR and the area around it.
B42 2JR in brief: 48 recorded sales (£30,000–£307,500) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for B42 2JR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the B42 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£210,308
Population
25,154
Crimes recorded
49
Schools
8
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in B42 2, 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 (51 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | £263,500 | 16 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2025-09-23 | £307,500 | 8 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2025-07-02 | £245,000 | 42 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-04-12 | £230,000 | 64 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-01-13 | £161,500 | 26 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-01-13 | £161,500 | 26 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2022-11-18 | £162,500 | 26 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-07-29 | £176,500 | 4 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Terraced |
| 2020-10-23 | £180,000 | 60 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-08-07 | £185,000 | 10 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-08-02 | £160,000 | 50 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-05-24 | £169,500 | 80 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-02-22 | £176,000 | 20 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-06-17 | £150,101 | 16 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2014-12-05 | £134,950 | 10 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-11-22 | £130,000 | 68 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-07-10 | £124,000 | 54 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-07-10 | £124,000 | 54 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-06-21 | £124,500 | 24 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2012-11-09 | £125,000 | 42 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-09-23 | £123,100 | 16 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-06-18 | £123,500 | 24 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2009-10-09 | £107,500 | 38 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Detached |
| 2009-09-18 | £118,000 | 10 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-11-30 | £112,000 | 18 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-03-03 | £124,000 | 22 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2005-09-23 | £130,500 | 68 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-08-22 | £105,000 | 68 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-06-18 | £106,300 | 74 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-02-21 | £91,950 | 20 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-01-17 | £95,000 | 66 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-06-19 | £73,500 | 10 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-28 | £72,500 | 4 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-01-17 | £95,000 | 66 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-11-30 | £54,950 | 24 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-02-08 | £43,000 | 48 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-12-17 | £43,000 | 16 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-11-26 | £66,000 | 78 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-11-26 | £66,000 | 78 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-09-24 | £51,500 | 66 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-07-03 | £53,000 | 40 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-02-27 | £49,500 | 6 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Terraced |
| 1997-12-12 | £30,000 | 20 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-05-30 | £50,000 | 52 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-15 | £38,000 | 32 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-02 | £52,500 | 74 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1995-12-10 | £36,300 | 22 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1995-08-11 | £58,000 | 8 SOMERCOTES ROAD | Semi-detached |
48 recorded sales on B42 2JR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenmead Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Beeches Junior School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Beeches Infant School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Arena Academy | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Fortis Academy | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
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: COTMORE SURGERY (0.3 mi) · TOWER HILL PARTNERSHIP (0.8 mi) · GREAT BARR PRACTICE (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NORTHCROFT HOSPITAL (2.2 mi) · BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY (3.1 mi) · BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (CAMHS) (3.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: YEW TREE COTTAGES (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · PERRY BARR LOCKS BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MW PHILLIPS CHEMISTS (0.3 mi) · BEECHES PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · M W PHILLIPS CHEMISTS (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Hamstead (Birmingham) (1.3 mi) · Perry Barr (1.6 mi) · Witton (West Midlands) (2.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: VR Supermarket (0.7 mi) · Heron Foods (0.7 mi) · The Co-operative Food (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 38
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 34%
- Households
- 9,860
Owned 69% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), for B42 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in B42 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 57/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for B42 2JR 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 2 | PostcodeB42 2JR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £218,201 | £210,308 | £117,930 |
| Population | 38,082 | 25,154 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 154 | 49 | — |
| Schools | 10 | 8 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 97% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (B42 2); 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 1 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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