B68 8SD
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Property report — B68 8SD
Open-data due diligence for B68 8SD and the area around it.
B68 8SD in brief: 42 recorded sales (£14,750–£169,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for B68 8SD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | £125,000 | 21 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2024-07-29 | £169,000 | 9 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-08-30 | £125,000 | 11 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-11-30 | £100,000 | 1 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-09-15 | £92,000 | 25 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2020-07-10 | £110,000 | 24 SHIRLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-06-29 | £91,000 | 8 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-05-24 | £100,000 | 10 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-05-13 | £106,000 | 11 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-09-14 | £130,000 | 26 SHIRLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-06-23 | £84,000 | 4 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-07-15 | £115,000 | 32 SHIRLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-03-18 | £70,000 | 23 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2010-04-27 | £60,000 | 16 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-04-25 | £92,000 | 18 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-05-31 | £94,950 | 5 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-04-21 | £90,000 | 18 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-12-02 | £81,000 | 17 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-11-25 | £87,000 | 13 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-10-07 | £87,000 | 8 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-05-24 | £85,000 | 5 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-03-21 | £80,500 | 11 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2004-02-12 | £67,500 | 3 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-12-22 | £77,000 | 18 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-11-12 | £53,000 | 23 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-09-02 | £45,000 | 1 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-08-22 | £60,500 | 5 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-02-24 | £48,000 | 23 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-02-05 | £45,000 | 27 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-11-21 | £80,000 | 38 SHIRLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-06-17 | £42,500 | 18 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-06-26 | £20,666 | 21 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-06-26 | £20,667 | 19 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-06-26 | £20,667 | 7 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-07-30 | £37,500 | 30 SHIRLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-12-18 | £35,500 | 11 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-01-15 | £35,000 | 34 SHIRLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-09-26 | £29,950 | 6 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 1997-09-01 | £32,000 | 5 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 1997-01-24 | £14,750 | 6 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-10-10 | £25,000 | 8 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-09-08 | £26,500 | 12 SHIRLEY ROAD | Terraced |
42 recorded sales on B68 8SD. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rood End Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| George Betts Primary Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Holly Lodge High School College of Science | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Langley Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Q3 Academy Langley | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 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: ROOD END MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.2 mi) · DOG KENNEL LANE SURGERY (0.5 mi) · WARLEY ROAD SURGERY (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: MIDLAND METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (2.2 mi) · SKIN HOSPITAL (2.2 mi) · SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Rood End War Memorial (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · ENGINE HOUSE ADJOINING TOP LOCK OF OLDBURY LOCKS, SOUTH OF ENGINE STREET BIRMINGHAM CANAL TITFORD BRANCH (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · TOP LOCK, OLDBURY LOCKS (APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES SOUTH OF ENGINE STREET) BIRMINGHAM CANAL TITFORD BRANCH (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MASTERS PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · DUNSTONES CHEMIST (0.6 mi) · LANGLEY PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Langley Green (0.3 mi) · Smethwick Galton Bridge (0.9 mi) · Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level (0.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Eurosave Sahil Supermarket (0.1 mi) · Asda (0.9 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.9 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 8SD 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 8SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £230,477 | £213,243 | £71,218 |
| 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
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