B68 8ES
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Property report — B68 8ES
Open-data due diligence for B68 8ES and the area around it.
B68 8ES in brief: 29 recorded sales (£64,000–£355,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for B68 8ES itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the B68 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£213,243
Population
22,081
Crimes recorded
95
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
99%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in B68 8, 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 (27 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-09 | £320,000 | 36 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-12-13 | £355,000 | 17 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-04-28 | £249,000 | 8 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-10-28 | £290,000 | 16 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2020-09-28 | £300,000 | 10 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2020-06-05 | £255,000 | 50 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-09-29 | £202,000 | 17 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-04-12 | £246,000 | 31 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2015-03-05 | £175,000 | 18 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2014-06-27 | £180,000 | 29 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2012-04-20 | £170,000 | 26 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-02-21 | £228,000 | 30 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-07 | £168,000 | 8 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-07-12 | £240,000 | 33 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-03-17 | £240,000 | 7 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2005-12-02 | £155,000 | 42 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2005-04-25 | £155,500 | 48 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-05-16 | £177,000 | 4 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-04-01 | £160,000 | 52 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-04-01 | £160,000 | 52 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-03-27 | £185,000 | 31 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-08-14 | £138,500 | 50 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2000-04-28 | £95,000 | 21 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-04-11 | £87,000 | 54 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-09-03 | £91,000 | 32 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-07-15 | £70,000 | 8 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-07-03 | £87,500 | 30 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-12-13 | £84,500 | 52 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-09 | £64,000 | 8 BARNFORDHILL CLOSE | Detached |
29 recorded sales on B68 8ES. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 Academy Langley | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Moat Farm Junior School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Moat Farm Infant School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bristnall Hall Academy | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Oldbury Academy | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Good (2021) |
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: DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY (0.4 mi) · CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY (0.4 mi) · WARLEY ROAD SURGERY (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ROWLEY REGIS HOSPITAL (2.0 mi) · ROWLEY REGIS HOSPITAL - DGFT (2.0 mi) · MIDLAND METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (2.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: LANGLEY HALL (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · STATION ROAD BRIDGE BIRMINGHAM CANAL TITFORD BRANCH (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · LANGLEY MALTINGS (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: LANGLEY PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · MASTERS PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · OLDBURY PHARMACY (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Langley Green (0.5 mi) · Rowley Regis (1.3 mi) · Smethwick Galton Bridge (1.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Eurosave Sahil Supermarket (0.6 mi) · Asda (0.6 mi) · Aldi (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 37
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 33%
- Households
- 8,390
Owned 57% · Social rent 22% · Private rent 20%
Census 2021 (ONS), for B68 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in B68 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 108/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for B68 8ES 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 | DistrictB68 | SectorB68 8 | PostcodeB68 8ES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £230,477 | £213,243 | £183,724 |
| Population | 44,098 | 22,081 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 236 | 95 | — |
| Schools | 15 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 98% | 99% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (B68 8); 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 3 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.